Following more than a decade of impressive work creating small camper vans for the Korean market, Unicamp has been quickly building up a US presence with a growing lineup of affordable minivan pop-tops. Last year, it entered the market with the Kia Carnival pop-top, launched in c … | Continue reading
The Sirius Jet will fly up to 1,150 miles (1,851 km) at speeds up to 323 mph (520 km/h) on a clean liquid-hydrogen powertrain. It'll rise vertically off a pad thanks to a deflected vectored thrust system using 20 smallish electric ducted fans.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, T … | Continue reading
For the first time, scientists have uncovered how the brain's Behavioral Activation System can override other cognitive functions and subdue external stimuli when we experience romantic love, driving that all-consuming focus on the other person. It’s another step towards unlockin … | Continue reading
Thought only to infect the respiratory tract, new research has proved for the first time that the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), very common in young children, can also penetrate nerve cells directly, triggering excessive inflammation and potentially leading to nerve damage. … | Continue reading
NASA's next Moon landing may have been put back a year, but that hasn't stopped Axiom from showing off the practical version of its Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU). Better known as a space suit, it will protect next-gen Moonwalkers.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Scie … | Continue reading
The US Army is swapping out its Cold War fleet of prop-driven recon planes with ones based on a business jet. Under a new contract, the Army is buying a Global 6500 jet aircraft from Bombardier with options for two more for development prototypes.Continue ReadingCategory: Militar … | Continue reading
Of the dozens of gear-hauler trailers we've looked at over the years – from low-riding exo-frames, to bolt-and-build cargo boxes, to fold-a-tent tubs, to tiny wagon-wheelers – none have struck us as immediately lovable as the Ushi. Designed and built in North Carolina, the new tr … | Continue reading
Although we should try to keep as little of our organic waste as possible from going to the landfill, not everyone has the outdoor space for a compost heap. The Puresky Waste Composter is designed to help, by moving the composting indoors.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home … | Continue reading
Have you always liked the Suzuki Sidekick/Geo Tracker, but wished it was an EV? Well, VinFast's soon-to-be-available VF 3 may fill that niche for you. The automaker has also unveiled its VF Wild electric pickup truck concept.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: El … | Continue reading
Before you hop on your next Zoom call, you might want to tailor your background in a very particular way, says a new study. Doing so could make everyone else on the call perceive you as being more competent – whether or not you really are.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, … | Continue reading
Budget smartwatch maker Amazfit has unveiled the Helio Ring, a smart wearable that's designed to monitor the health metrics that athletes need to maximize performance.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, TechnologyTags: Health, Tracking, Monitoring, Sports, CES 2024 | Continue reading
Chinese projector company XGIMI has teased the first details of an upcoming long-throw projector that's built around its latest Dual Light Technology, and will also roll out with IMAX Enhanced certification.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: CES 2024, X … | Continue reading
Late last year, San-Fran's Humane launched a wearable AI gadget called the Ai Pin. Now tech startup Rabbit has partnered with Teenage Engineering for a bright orange personal assistant for your pocket called the R1.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Artificial Intelligence … | Continue reading
Plans for an ambitious new supertall skyscraper have been revealed for Oklahoma City. Assuming the project goes ahead as expected, it will be the second-tallest skyscraper in the United States – as well as the second-tallest in the entire Western Hemisphere.Continue ReadingCatego … | Continue reading
This charmingly Japanese robot acts as a gaming buddy, taking the other controller and playing against you while chatting about what's happening on screen. It's designed to stave off loneliness, and teach increasingly isolated gamers to be social.Continue ReadingCategory: Games, … | Continue reading
What did the spot of land you’re currently on look like 1,000 years ago? Well, people in the year 3023 might have the luxury of finding out, thanks to an art/science project called the Millennium Camera, which will take an extremely long-exposure photo of the Arizona desert.Conti … | Continue reading
Smartphones versus personal computers. One tends to be used more for ‘play,’ while the other is favored for work. A new study has found that the way we process deceptive online information very much depends on the device we’re using to view it.Continue ReadingCategory: Technology … | Continue reading
In a major breakthrough, scientists have identified a rather elusive protein involved in the production of ‘good’ fat, brown fat, and found it can even boost the formation of these cells in white fat. Understanding how to ‘switch on’ the creation of this type of energy-burning ce … | Continue reading
New research has linked the death of a sibling early in life to a 17% increased risk of cardiovascular disease, with most being early-onset. The findings highlight the profound impact of bereavement on heart health and the need to provide extra support to grieving siblings to red … | Continue reading
Slowing down the dreaded aging process is something that everybody’s interested in, and now scientists have uncovered a new pathway to doing so. The team identified a feedback loop in the brain, and found that ramping up its activity helped mice live longer and healthier.Continue … | Continue reading
A new study has found that a smartphone app that uses a chatbot to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy can significantly reduce the distress caused by tinnitus, as well as the anxiety and depression that often accompanies it. The tool provides an easy way of accessing treatment … | Continue reading
Hyundai's electric aircraft spinout has presented the eVTOL air taxi design it believes will "set the gold standard for Advanced Air Mobility." Supernal pulled the covers off its handsome S-A2 prototype at CES, built on a new airframe architecture.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircra … | Continue reading
NASA announced today that its next two crewed Artemis missions to the Moon have been set back at least a year. The Artemis II lunar orbiter mission will now launch in September 2025 and the Artemis III lander mission is set for September 2026.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Scie … | Continue reading
Honda has never been what we'd consider a pioneer in the electric vehicle space, but when it does go electric, it goes big. That was previously evidenced by the gorgeously retro Honda e, and it's now being further evidenced by two very different concepts revealed at CES 2024. Par … | Continue reading
America's plan to send its first lander to the Moon since 1972 has ended prematurely after the private owner and operator of the robotic Peregrine spacecraft announced that a massive propellant leak has made a lunar landing impossible.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: … | Continue reading
To address the prospect of parched astronauts on Mars, NASA is considering a new proposal. The agency may develop a method of using synthetic biology to remove toxic perchlorates from Martian ice deposits, thus making water from those deposits suitable for drinking by humans.Cont … | Continue reading
When LG introduced the unique "Dukebox" ahead of CES 2024, it seemed a bit on the esoteric side but still within the brand's usual consumer electronics sphere. But a teardrop trailer designed to serve as a personal space beyond the four walls of home? That's just out there for th … | Continue reading
People looking for an ebike alternative can already choose between electric scooters, skateboards and roller skates. With the debut of the Skwheel One system, they now have another option – electric skis.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Skis, Indiegogo | Continue reading
Tired of losing your remote, or having to use multiple remotes for multiple Apple devices? Well, the Mudra Band allows you to wirelessly wrangle all your iOS/Mac gadgets via a single gesture-control wristband on your Apple Watch.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, TechnologyTags … | Continue reading
Although most smartphones are now waterproof to a certain extent, you definitely shouldn't take them snorkeling without an underwater housing. The Universal Lite is one such device that fits a wide range of phones, allowing them to serve as underwater cameras.Continue ReadingCate … | Continue reading
Chinese/Austrian mobility company Horwin has announced its entry into the US motorcycle market with the launch of a futuristic-looking "urban adventure vehicle" in the shape of the Senmenti 0 e-moto, along with two electric concepts.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, Transpor … | Continue reading
Back in mid-2014, LG unveiled its first experimental transparent OLED display panel. That measured just 18 diagonal inches, but now the company has revealed a 77-inch transparent OLED television that's almost completely wireless.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Techn … | Continue reading
The journey from having a neat idea to actually realizing it can be long and arduous, as shown by the + Pool. Some 13 years after we first saw it, the plan to creating a floating and self-filtering swimming pool that helps New Yorkers cool off is finally set to go ahead.Continue … | Continue reading
Back at CES 2020, Samsung rolled out a bright yellow robot companion called Ballie, which was designed to help out around the home. Now an updated version featuring projection capabilities has been revealed at this year's event.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, Lifestyle … | Continue reading
Chinese scientists have developed a cost-effective method of converting coal into protein, which they say could feed livestock much more efficiently than natural plants, while using a tiny fraction of the land.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Agriculture, Chinese Academy of … | Continue reading
It’s not often that space throws something entirely new at you, but in 2019 that’s exactly what happened when astronomers discovered a completely unknown phenomenon they called odd radio circles (ORCs). Now, more data may have revealed just how these rare objects form.Continue Re … | Continue reading
Stanford and Google DeepMind researchers have presented an open-source housekeeping robot, and trained it relatively quickly to sauté shrimp, rinse out pans, put pots away in a kitchen cabinet, and clean up wine spills – but it has greater ambitions.Continue ReadingCategory: Robo … | Continue reading
A new study has found that people with obesity who underwent weight-loss – bariatric – surgery had stable cognition two years after, and their executive function improved. Although further research is needed, the researchers are counting their findings as a win, given the associa … | Continue reading
A house made of mucus may not sound like a desirable abode, yet researchers have found that the crafty animal creating such an unappealing structure may help engineers design cheaper and more efficient pumps for vital industrial applications like water filtration.Continue Reading … | Continue reading
Researchers have combined physics and biology in a study that provides the first direct evidence explaining why we sleep. Viewing the brain like a biological computer whose resources are drained during waking, they demonstrated that sleep resets the brain’s ‘operating system,’ re … | Continue reading
For the first time, scientists have found that measuring airborne allergen levels, instead of the traditional method of pollen count, will dramatically help hay-fever sufferers pre-empt risk and combat debilitating symptoms.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleT … | Continue reading
A new form of immunotherapy helps immune cells “armor” themselves against exhaustion by releasing their own medicine to keep them going in the fight against cancer. In a small ongoing trial, 100% of patients have achieved complete remission, and the new method is faster and cheap … | Continue reading
The lenses in our eyes stiffen as we age, making it harder to switch focus between different distances. But autofocus systems are now getting so compact and efficient that they fit in a set of glasses – provided you don't mind looking a bit dorky.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearabl … | Continue reading
Researchers have developed a deep learning-based AI algorithm that automatically analyzes chest X-rays to rapidly detect COVID-19 infection with more than 98% accuracy, distinguishing between normal X-rays and X-rays from people with pneumonia, which often presents with the same … | Continue reading
America's privately owned and operated Peregrine lunar landing mission may be in peril due to a malfunction. An anomaly in the lander's propulsion system discovered shortly after this morning's launch may require the planned February landing to be scrubbed.Continue ReadingCategor … | Continue reading
A team of scientists from the University of Oxford has concluded that our popular ideas about the colors of the planets Uranus and Neptune are all wrong. Far from being two distinct shades, they are, in fact, nearly the same shade of greenish blue.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, … | Continue reading
A newly published study from researchers at Ohio State University has found the recently emerged BA.2.86 variant of SARS-CoV-2 has a greater propensity for infecting certain lung cells than any prior Omicron variant. The research suggests BA.2.86 could potentially lead to COVID d … | Continue reading
Instead of dragging us along with a drawn-out teaser campaign, Westfalia is returning to the North American market in a hurry. The company announced the return last year and immediately followed up by previewing the van to industry folks at the Elkhart RV Dealer Open House in Sep … | Continue reading