Handheld "wand" to speed up spinal surgery

Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a handheld "wand" optical tracking system which it says makes back surgery faster, safer and cheaper. Described as "a Google Maps for the body," the system provides real-time 3-dimensional tracking to help guide the surgeon as they operate.

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Category: Medical

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• Imaging
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Coastal Craftsman tiny house doesn't break the bank

Handcrafted Movement, the firm behind the Urban Craftsman, recently completed a new tiny house called the Coastal Craftsman. Featuring an attractive exterior and a relatively spacious-looking interior layout, the 28 ft (8.5 m)-long towable dwelling is also inexpensive to run.

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Category: Tiny Houses

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Snapchat Spectacles v2 bring photo support, waterproofing, and more style

It was September 2016 when the Snapchat Spectacles were first announced, smart glasses capable of shooting video straight to the Snapchat app. By all accounts, sales haven't been huge, but Snapchat owner Snap isn't giving up – it just launched Snapchat Spectacles v2.

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Category: Wearables

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Cajon playing beat-bot bashes out rhythms for solo performers

A few years back we tried out a "drummer in a stomp" system called the BeatBuddy, designed to offer real-sounding, foot-controllable percussion accompaniment for solo performers and bedroom jammers alike. A robotic Cajon player called the Cabot follows along the same lines, but is aimed at acoustic players.

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Category: Music

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Scientists drum up quantum entanglement at the macro scale

To us living our lives on the macroscale, the tiny world of quantum mechanics seems weird and nonsensical. Take, for instance, quantum entanglement – the idea that two objects can become so entwined that changes to one can instantly affect the other, no matter how far apart they are. This has been regularly proven to be possible with atoms and molecules, but now scientists have managed to demonstrate it on a much larger scale, which is beginning to cross over into our everyday world.

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Category: Physics

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• Macro
• Physics
• Quantum
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Volvo puts a price on its Polestar 1 luxury hybrid GT

Following an initial launch in October last year and a full reveal at the Geneva Motor Show last month, Volvo has now given its Polestar 1 grand tourer a price tag during this week's Auto China 2018 in Beijing.

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World’s fastest EV charger gives drivers 120 miles in 8 minutes

Swiss company ABB has launched its Terra High Power DC fast charger, which can put out an impressive 350 kilowatts, charging at nearly three times the rate of Tesla's Superchargers. It'll enable super fast car charging – but only once cars are ready to handle it.

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Category: Automotive

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