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Adidas "Super Shoes" Help Tigist Assefa Shatter Women's Marathon World Record

On September 23, 2023, 26-year-old Tigist Assefa shattered the Women's Marathon World Record in Berlin, Germany. The Ethiopian runner completed the 26.2-mile race (42 km) in 2hrs 11min 53 seconds — 2min 11sec faster than the previous record set by Brigid Kosgei in 2019. The achievement is even more impressive when considering that Assefa began her career running short distances on track. She only started running marathons in 2022....

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Adidas "Super Shoes" Help Tigist Assefa Shatter Women's Marathon World Record

Vibrating Haptic Suit Allows Deaf People To Experience Live Music In A New Way

Live concerts can be challenging for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. While they sometimes have access to an interpreter, their sensory experience is limited to tricks like holding a balloon or standing close to the speakers to feel the vibrations. Now, thanks to the innovative haptic suits created by Not Impossible Labs, deaf people will be able to "feel" music in a whole new way....

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Vibrating Haptic Suit Allows Deaf People To Experience Live Music In A New Way

McLaren's Solus GT Is Based On A Video Game

Fans of the Gran Turismo video game series have likely spent countless hours conquering tracks in the virtual world with the McLaren Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo, or VGT. The British luxury carmaker has now turned the fantasy into a reality with the introduction of the McLaren Solus GT....

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McLaren's Solus GT Is Based On A Video Game

Lonely Pet Parrots Make Friends Through Video Chat

Parrots are highly social creatures. They need the companionship of other birds for their well-being. This is easy enough in the wild, where they live in large flocks. However, the parrots that live in captivity as pets are often bored and isolated. But a new study has found that modern technology may help alleviate the birds' loneliness....

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Lonely Pet Parrots Make Friends Through Video Chat

Aptera's Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle May Never Need To Be Charged!

Electric vehicle (EV) sales have seen a significant increase in the last three years. But their global market share is still very low. It varies from 16 percent in China to about 4.5 percent in the US. One of the biggest obstacles to the widespread adoption of EVs is the shortage of public charging stations. California-based Aptera Motors hopes to alleviate the issue with its new, solar-powered EV....

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Aptera's Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle May Never Need To Be Charged!