We've seen a number of pedal-assist bikes over the years that ride a fine line between ebike and low-powered moto. The latest from California's Juiced Bikes is an absolute beast, and marks the company's entry into the folding bike space. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles, Trans … | Continue reading
Envisioned as a huge boulder rising out of an artificial sand dune, ZJA's Silt is now complete. The extraordinary building draws inspiration from the Belgian coastal landscape, and is designed to withstand a severe beating from nature, even in the face of rising seas and extreme … | Continue reading
An expedition to underwater mountains off the coast of Chile has led to the discovery of 160 species not known to live in the region, at least 50 of which are new to science. The information will inform marine protection strategies for important biodiverse regions situated in int … | Continue reading
Elon Musk is doubling down on his commitment to the colonization of Mars. In an address at SpaceX's Starbase facility at Boca Chica, Texas, he gave an update on how the advances in the company's Starship rocket and plummeting launch costs could one day see thousands of ships at a … | Continue reading
IM motors has decided that semi solid-state batteries are ready for prime time. In an omen of what Western automakers will need to contend with, it's now launched a futuristic luxury coupe with a next-gen battery pack and crab-walking capability. Continue Reading Category: Automo … | Continue reading
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers have developed H2O – Human2HumanOid – a reinforcement learning-based framework that allows a full-sized humanoid robot to be teleoperated by a human in real-time using only an RGB camera. Which begs the question: will manual labor soon … | Continue reading
Northrop Grumman introduces its first completed prototype Manta Ray Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) that it is developing for DARPA. The extra-large submarine glider is designed to carry out long-range undersea missions without human assistance. Continue Reading Category: Milit … | Continue reading
A tiny, towable nugget ready to explore the natural world behind a passenger car, ATV or snowmobile, the versatile Genimax HR is an affordable tent-top camper built for four seasons of adventure hunting. The pint-sized base-camp-in-a-box unfurls into a small but capable living sp … | Continue reading
Pens, flashlights and pry bars are all useful, and the BoltLite modular multi-tool packs all three into a waterproof titanium body. It can be carried as one solid unit or pulled into pieces as the situation dictates. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors, Lifestyle Tags: Multitools … | Continue reading
Unlike most other ROVs, the Luna is designed specifically for underwater filmmaking. It records video at a maximum resolution of 8K/30fps and can descend as deep as 1,000 m (3,281 ft) – so all you giant squids out there, get ready for your close-up. Continue Reading Category: Mar … | Continue reading
In the textbooks, they’ll tell you that branding can profoundly impact consumer perception, foster customer loyalty and ultimately benefit the bottom line. I watched a real time demonstration of those marketing fundamentals play out at the release of the “Hello Kitty” Lumin at th … | Continue reading
Two years after entering the utility ebike space with the T1 Cargo, Fiido has added a longtail model to its gear-hauling family. The T2 ships with a 68-mile UL-certified battery, front squish and chunky fat tires, and offers pedal-assist up to 28 mph. Continue Reading Category: B … | Continue reading
Three-row utility buyers haven’t had a lot of non-truck options, especially from Toyota. Now that three-row fever is satiated with the new Toyota Grand Highlander, which debuts for the 2024 model year. Continue Reading Category: Automotive, Transport Tags: Toyota, Crossover, SUV, … | Continue reading
Magnetic levitation is used to float everything from lightbulbs to trains, with varying levels of success, but usually it requires a power source. Now, scientists in Japan have developed a way to make a floating platform that requires no external power, out of regular old graphit … | Continue reading
Dietary fiber is known to reduce blood pressure, but there’ve been no guides on how much you need to eat to reap the rewards – until now. A new study confirmed that dietary fiber lowered blood pressure independently of medication and quantified how much of it would lower high blo … | Continue reading
Professor Peter Higgs has died aged 94. The theoretical physicist was best known for his prediction of a key elementary particle, the Higgs boson, which earned him the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics soon after its discovery. Continue Reading Category: Physics, Science Tags: Higgs bo … | Continue reading
NASA engineers have narrowed down the problem with the Voyager 1 deep space probe to a single faulty chip. It may now be possible to work around the corrupted memory and return the 47-year old interstellar spacecraft to an operational condition. Continue Reading Category: Space, … | Continue reading
Toyota has been developing an all-electric Hilux pickup in Thailand for over a year, and the prototype truck has now been turned into a slick, little passenger-mover. Like a classic Land Cruiser Troopy, the new mini-bus seats two rows of passengers in back, taking advantage of th … | Continue reading
Detecting the first stages of heart failure could soon be as simple as placing a smartphone on a patient's chest. That's the conclusion of an ongoing study, which is aimed at developing an app for diagnosing the potentially lethal condition as early as possible. Continue Reading … | Continue reading
The Exoquad four-wheeler is designed to let wheelchair users independently explore the gnarliest of outdoor environments. And while it packs multiple motors, it has an unpowered sibling that's made for no-holds-barred downhill descents. Continue Reading Category: Outdoors, Lifest … | Continue reading
An energy supplier in Finland has announced the upcoming construction of an underground seasonal thermal energy storage facility about the size of two Madison Square Gardens that could meet the heating demands of a medium-sized city for up to a year. Continue Reading Category: En … | Continue reading
Inspired to downsize after seeing Baluchon's Scandinavian-inspired Sauvage model from 2022, a couple commissioned the French firm to create something similar. The result is the Sherpa, which also features a modern exterior design, while incorporating a new well thought-out space- … | Continue reading
Harvard engineers have created a strange new “metafluid” – a liquid that can be programmed to change properties, like its compressibility, transparency, viscosity and even whether it’s Newtonian or not. Continue Reading Category: Materials, Science Tags: Fluid, Fluid Dynamics, Me … | Continue reading
The popular pain-killing drug paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen, has always been made from chemicals derived from environmentally damaging coal tar or crude oil. Now researchers have devised a greener way of producing the drug using wood from the poplar tree. Continue Read … | Continue reading
How did we miss this one? This Spanish eVTOL has been flying in prototype form for a number of years now, using a unique 4x4-prop FlyFree tilting mechanism designed to keep the cabin level – and a new five-seat design takes things up a level. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft, … | Continue reading
Astronomers have produced the largest 3D map of the universe, which can be explored in an interactive VR video. In the process, they’ve uncovered some tantalizing hints that our understanding of physics, including the ultimate fate of the cosmos, could be wrong. Continue Reading … | Continue reading
Demonstrating that semi-autonomous weapons are the mainstay of the future and not an oddity, the US Navy and Lockheed Martin have completed a test of four Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) simultaneously in flight with minimal human guidance. Continue Reading Category: Milita … | Continue reading
A recently developed system could revolutionize the world of 3D printing, by streamlining the adoption of new print media. Such materials could include ones made from all-renewable ingredients, or that are more recyclable than current options. Continue Reading Category: 3D Printi … | Continue reading
A new experimental drone can fly in the air as needed, then morph into a motorized wheel and roll on the ground to save energy. It could one day find use in applications such as searching disaster sites for victims trapped in the rubble. Continue Reading Category: Drones, Technol … | Continue reading
Colorado-based high-performance ebike maker Optibike has launched a Class 1 version of its powerful R17 carbon-framed off-road ebike that's aimed at riders over 50, and is "built for durability and rock-solid handling." Continue Reading Category: Bicycles, Transport Tags: ebikes, … | Continue reading
Given the mind-boggling size of Saudi Arabia's planned 170-km (105 mile)-long skyscraper the Line, perhaps it was inevitable that there would be some kind of reality check. Now a new report suggests that the initial phase of the project will be much more modest than originally pl … | Continue reading
Luca Curci Architects has proposed a unique symbol of environmental awareness and sustainability where "where the history of glass meets the contemporary experimentation." The Floating Glass Museum has been created in collaboration with Giulia Tassi Design along with architects a … | Continue reading
Thanks to Albert Einstein, the US Government wants to establish an official time zone for the Moon. It has less to do with jet lag and more to do with how gravity affects time and can throw a lot of very precise technologies seriously off track. Continue Reading Category: Space, … | Continue reading
As common as asthma is, exactly how it starts remains murky. Scientists have now identified a new root cause, and importantly a new angle for treating the disease that can prevent the main symptoms. Continue Reading Category: Medical, Science Tags: King's College London, Asthma, … | Continue reading
When it comes to toilet etiquette, do you put the lid down before you flush or leave it up? If you said leave it up, the results of a new study by researchers at the Asan Medical Center in South Korea might have you questioning your practices. Continue Reading Category: Health & … | Continue reading
An oral spray vaccine against recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) prevented the condition from returning for up to nine years in more than half of study participants, new research has shown. It offers a safe, effective method of UTI prevention and an alternative to antibiot … | Continue reading
We love a BIG idea, and they don't come much bigger than this. Helixx Technologies has begun taking registrations in Southeast Asia for its electric car and van subscription service and we're about to see a fascinating roll-out of what appears to be a thoroughly excellent and pot … | Continue reading
That's right, the freakin' HOG ZILLA. It's a pickup camper like no other pickup camper we've seen before, a straightforward flatbed canopy on the road, a blown-out-the-back, multi-room indoor/outdoor living complex when parked on a flattish patch of wilderness floor. Developed by … | Continue reading
Battery life wouldn't be an issue for drones if they could just recharge on power lines as needed. That's exactly what an experimental new quadcopter can now do, allowing it to stay aloft pretty much indefinitely. Continue Reading Category: Drones, Technology Tags: University of … | Continue reading
Designer of Vertical Forests Stefano Boeri Architetti has been commissioned to create a new technology museum in Xi'an, China. The upcoming building will form a kind of tree-covered man-made mountain, inviting visitors to explore on top of it and enjoy a little nature within the … | Continue reading
Keeping bike paths and roads clear of debris is a necessary but thankless task for sanitation workers. The Robosweeper S1 from WeRide can work alongside street crews, or can work alone to quietly clean up day or night. Continue Reading Category: Urban Transport, Transport Tags: E … | Continue reading
The SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center) National Accelerator Laboratory has announced the completion of the LSST Camera, which is capable of capturing 3,200-megapixel images, and will now be installed on a telescope in Chile to help unravel some of the biggest mysteries in … | Continue reading
Skyscraper design is already in vogue with luxury car makers like Bentley and Aston Martin, and now an upmarket fashion house is looking to get in on the action too. Italy's Dolce & Gabbana has revealed plans for a new supertall that will be the joint-tallest skyscraper in Miami. … | Continue reading
Assisted by quantum physics and machine learning, researchers have developed a transparent window coating that lets in visible light but blocks heat-producing UV and infrared. The coating not only reduces room temperature but also the energy consumption related to cooling, regard … | Continue reading
French electric marine drive specialist BlueNav is preparing to put a more natural spin in its lineup. The all-new Whale Design propeller features blades that follow the contours of a whale to improve system efficiency. The unique propeller is set to debut in the company's electr … | Continue reading
If you wished your lightsaber could tell the time, Urwerk has got your back. It's released its limited edition SpaceTime Blade clock that uses good old Nixie tubes to display a quirky collection of time and astronomical measurements. Continue Reading Category: Technology Tags: Ur … | Continue reading
An experimental new helmet could save drivers of construction vehicles from serious injuries. The device measures the extent to which its wearer is being shaken up while driving, and sounds an alert when the shaking gets to be too much. Continue Reading Category: Wearables, Techn … | Continue reading
Bacteria-produced leather is already an eco-friendly alternative to its cow-derived counterpart, but it could soon be even eco-friendlier. Scientists have derived a method of getting the microbes to color the stuff themselves, eliminating the need for toxic dyes. Continue Reading … | Continue reading