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Afraid of Cycling Next to Cars? A New Handlebar Sensor Could Help Map Safer Bike Routes

Biking has plenty of benefits — but the thought of riding next to drivers who aren’t always watching the road may prevent some bike owners from taking advantage of the pros. That was the driving force (no pun intended) behind a new system developed by University of Washington researchers that could help cyclists choose the […]

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How to Save Years of Priceless Memories: 4 Secure Ways to Back Up Your Phone’s Photos

Whether you’re documenting your best friend’s wedding, the day you brought home your puppy, or your grandkid’s first steps, photos are priceless — and with today’s technology, you can freeze more of your special moments in time than ever before. Most of us stop at simply snapping the images (or perhaps sorting them into digital

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Morocco’s High-Speed Railway — the Only One in Africa — Is Extending to 3 Gorgeous Cities

Bullet trains have been all the rage in recent years. California has a project in the works, Europe is developing another line connecting Germany and France, and now, Morocco is extending its own high-speed railway — the only one in Africa.  The coastal country has made some major infrastructure upgrades in the past two decades, Business

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This Dad Built a Smartwatch From Scratch to Monitor His Son’s Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes care has made huge strides in recent decades. Not too long ago, testing your blood sugar required pricking a finger several times a day; now, small devices with sensors that are inserted under the skin can monitor glucose continuously. While at one point, insulin injections had to be administered multiple times a

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Futuristic Suspension Bridge in Taiwan Set to Be Longest of Its Kind in the World

A decade after avant-garde Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid won an international competition to design a bridge over the mouth of Taiwan’s Tamsui River, her vision is coming to life. Set to open in early 2026, the futuristic Danjiang Bridge in Taipei will be the longest of its kind in the world.  It was one of

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The Next Time You’re at a Yellow Traffic Light, Thank Garrett Morgan

Like a maestro guiding an orchestra through the movements of a symphony, the traffic light ushers drivers through the motions of transit, from the decrescendo of yellow to the precipitato of green. You might not think twice about three-phase signals on your daily commute, but they’ve saved countless lives since their inception over a century

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Amtrak Set to Debut Country’s New High-Speed Electric Trains in Spring 2025

In the U.S., Amtrak is practically synonymous with long-distance trains, the way Kleenex is with tissues and Tupperware with food storage containers. There’s good reason for Amtrak’s popularity: Not only is it the country’s sole high-speed rail operator, but it deploys over 300 trains every day in 46 states.     But now it’s expanding its services

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The World’s First “Flying” Electric Ferry Is Coming to Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe is famous for its mesmerizingly clear opal water and the pine and fir trees lining its rim, all against a backdrop of snowcapped mountains. But soon, you may see an (arguably) even more impressive sight darting across the lake’s surface: the first-ever “flying” ferry. Thanks to a partnership between local organization FlyTahoe and

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