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Although lumber does show promise as a renewable alternative to structural materials such as steel and concrete, it still tends to be a bit weaker than those substances. Scientists have now set about addressing that shortcoming, by strengthening wood with added iron.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Wood, Iron, Florida Atlantic University

Onyx Boox has launched a color ePaper version of its 13.3-inch Tab X productivity slate, which can be used with the new stylus input or optioned with a keyboard case for a laptop-like experience.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: E-Ink, Tablet, Colors, Productivity

It may not be visible to the rest of the world, but there's a revolution going on in China right now that will almost certainly have repercussions for everyone.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction

NASA and Boeing have effectively cancelled the X-66 Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) concept demonstrator aircraft. Officially described as a "pause," development of the thin-wing airplane is being halted in favor of ground-based testing.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: NASA, Boeing, Aircraft, X-Plane, Transonic

A mainstay diabetes medication reduced pain and stiffness and improved function in overweight people with knee osteoarthritis, a new study has found. Effective pain reduction and improved mobility may mean that people with the condition can delay invasive knee replacement surgery.Continue ReadingCategory: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Osteoarthritis, Knee, Chronic pain, Analgesics, Monash University

Bugatti is known for going all in when it begins a project. The Tourbillon hypercar was no exception with its incredible ... well, everything. Bugatti went so far as to do away with its iconic quad-turbo W16 engine and built an entirely bespoke naturally aspirated 8.3-liter V16 fire-breather with the help of Cosworth.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Bugatti, Jacob & Co, Watches, Tourbillon

Billed as the world's slimmest hardshell rooftop tent (RTT), the all-new Aeroblade from Mars Adventure Gear looks to minimize impact on driving range and fuel economy while offering robust year-round protection at camp.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: roof-top tent, Tent, Camping, Cybertruck

Unless you're some boring, unimaginative schmuck, chances are you've sometimes wondered what the world looks like from a tiny creature's point of view. Well, the Goby robot will show you, as you remotely control it via a simple online dashboard.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Kickstarter, Telepresence, Remote Control

There are times when a car is more of a vehicle than you need, but even a three-wheeled single-seat velomobile is just a little too … little. That's where the pedal-electric Acticycle comes in, with its four wheels, two seats, and top speed of up to 45 km/h (28 mph).Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Velomobile, Pedal-assisted, Quadricycle

Back in January, Samsung gave CES attendees a first look at what was claimed to be the "world's most compact triple-laser ultra-short-throw projector and touch interaction device." The Premiere 5 has now launched in the company's home turf.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Samsung, Projectors, HD, Touch-enabled

From tiny houses to apartment buildings, art galleries and more, architects never seem to tire of experimenting with shipping containers. This neat example of the metal boxes' versatility consists of three heavily customized containers which create a spacious home with multiple outdoor areas.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, shipping containers, House, Home

Two groups that are particularly prone to social isolation – older adults and international students – felt much less lonely when they engaged in pet-focused activities, according to a new study. The cost-effective approach also boosted health and well-being.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Loneliness, Social isolation, Well-being, Health, Monash University

We all know the many health effects that a diet high in saturated fat and refined sugar has on our bodies. Now, in the first study of its kind on humans, scientists find that it appears to also negatively impact a specific part of our brains.Continue ReadingCategory: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: University of Sydney, Brain, Memory, Neuroscience, Diet,...

Cyclist and popular YouTuber Ryan Van Duzer sought feedback from the adventure community for the development of a new gear hauler from Priority Bicycles. The Bruzer is the result, and is designed to open up bikepacking "to riders who may feel intimidated by either the activity or the price of a quality ride."Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Bikepacking, Adventure Bikes, Off-road, Bikes, Accessibility

For ages, Earth has been known as a blue planet, a vision largely shaped by the vast oceans that cover three-quarters of its surface. But what if this wasn't always the case, and our oceans used to be green? That's the surprising claim in a new study published in Nature Geology & Evolution.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Geology, Ocean, Nagoya University

Ultra-deep tech startup Nirvanic put on a fairly humble-looking robotics demo at Jeff Bezos's private MARS 2025 conference – but it may go down as a landmark moment both in AI robotics, and in our understanding of consciousness itself.Continue ReadingCategory: AI & Humanoids, TechnologyTags: Interviews, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Consciousness, LLM (Large Language Model), Nirvanic Consciousness Technologies

If you’re looking for an affordable and effective cordless wet and dry stick vacuum, Roborock has well and truly got you covered. A step up from its F25 model, the F25 ACE delivers more suck for your buck, from its powerful suction and anti-tangle tech to its auto-dispensing detergent tank and self-cleaning function.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Reviews, Wet and dry vacuum cleaner,...

The Quantum SE tiny house is a relatively spacious model that includes an open and light-filled interior and a downstairs bedroom. The towable home also maximizes space by offering a neat rooftop terrace area.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, House, Home, Micro-House

New research has compared whether food waste is reduced more by consumers who are driven by sustainability or those driven by nutrition and health. With somewhat unexpected findings, the study highlights the need to reconsider our approach to addressing the issue of food waste.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Food, Food waste, Food security, Sustainability, University of Adelaide

If you didn't know already, Harley-Davidson is in trouble. It all started when Harley’s annual report for 2024 revealed a revenue decline of more than 60%. Of course, media and public scrutiny followed thereafter, and this in turn set off a chain of events that have been hard to ignore since.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Harley Davidson, livewire, Harley, Financial

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world – by some accounts, the most popular of all. With that popularity comes literal tons of waste each year. We've seen a variety of strategies for recycling and repurposing coffee waste, much of it focused on used grounds. Morii Outdoors travels a bit farther back in coffee's life cycle, reusing the byproducts of...

It's nice to have a protective case with custom foam cutouts for your specific bits of gear, but that sliced-up foam isn't gonna be much good for protecting anything else. That's where Pelican's Re-Set padding system comes in, as it can be altered for each individual use.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Pelican, Cases, Protection, adaptive

By using a compound derived from a Himalayan fungus and used for centuries in Chinese medicine as a jumping off point, scientists have developed a new chemotherapy drug with powerful anti-cancer effects. Doing so involved chemically altering the compound to better infiltrate cancerous cells, which proved to boost its potency by up to 40 times.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Cancer,...

The sea of tomorrow might be about as difficult to traverse stealthily as an elephant stomping through a room full of mousetraps thanks to Anduril's Seabed Sentry undersea sensor network that uses AI to autonomously track ocean traffic.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Anduril, Submarine, Underwater drones

There's no replacement for displacement. An adage that's been around as long as the combustion engine, really. But these age-old sayings don't really apply anymore when it comes to electric motors.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Koenigsegg, Dark Matter, Motor, Electric Motors

The middleweight adventure motorcycle segment is filled right to the brim with one capable offering after another. To create a solid fanbase in a stuffed market isn’t easy. Moto Morini said yes to that challenge, and what we have here is its bravest attempt yet: the X-Cape 700.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Moto Morini, Adventure Bikes, Off-road, Yamaha

Though it started out as a futuristic-sounding niche proposition, 3D-printed construction is really taking off throughout the United States and the variety of projects being printed is remarkable. Following the construction of a Walmart extension, a Marine barracks, and even an experimental Mars habitat, the latest example of the cutting-edge technology comes from the USA's first 3D-printed Starbucks coffee shop.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Starbucks,...

Volkswagen's first plug-in hybrid camper van went on sale in Continental Europe last fall and is now making its way to the UK. The new California ran behind the Ford Nugget and one or two other camper vans in getting its own a clean, quiet electrified powertrain option, but now that it's arrived, it brings increased driving range and performance to the segment, plus...

If you’ve been keeping an eye on electric motorcycles of late, you will surely have heard of Verge's hubless e-moto sporting a donut-shaped rear wheel. It divides opinions: most folk either love it or hate it.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Hubless, Electric Motorcycles, Electric Motors, Hub Motors

What’s going to be made in the US, is battery-electric, will cost less than US$20,000, come as either a basic two-seat pickup or five-seat SUV, and has a reservation price of just $50? The new Slate from Slate Auto.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Truck, Electric truck, Electric Vehicles, Pickup

Even the nimblest of quadcopters still struggle to halt their lateral momentum when moving fast, limiting their maneuverability. An experimental drone addresses that problem in a bio-inspired fashion, by extending flying-squirrel-like membranous wings as needed.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Postech, Biomimicry, Flight, Quadcopter

The Vorsa from San Diego's Ride1Up has been designed to be the "most versatile and customizable ebike on the market." The do-it-all ride can haul up to 440 lb, provide smooth assist to 28 mph, covers between 30 and 60 miles between top-ups, and even comes with AirTag tracking.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, cargo bike

The brand Astell&Kern will likely be very familiar to audiophiles, particularly those who like to groove on the move. The company's latest high-end digital audio player comes with a docking cradle that allows it to serve as a home music streamer.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Portable Audio, Audiophile, Hi-fi, Digital music, Music Streaming

The world's largest wooden structure has been completed. Aptly named the Grand Ring, it takes the form of a massive circular loop with a walkway on top and has a circumference of approximately 2 km (1.2 miles).Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Timber, Japan, Building and Construction, World's Largest

Urine doesn't belong on the floor, and it definitely doesn't belong on our clothes. An experimental new urinal design could help keep it from getting to those locations, by virtually eliminating the evils of "splashback."Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, LifestyleTags: Urinals, Hygiene, Bathroom, University of Waterloo

Autonomous warships have moved into the large fast-attack league as Eureka Naval Craft announces what it describes as the most advanced autonomous naval attack vessel in the world. It can carry 40 tonnes and reach speeds of up to 50 knots (57 mph, 92 km/h).Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Autonomous, Robotics, Marine Innovations, Ships

Perhaps one of the most pervasive longstanding technology conspiracy theories is that your smartphone is constantly listening in on your private conversations. Almost everyone at some point has felt the eerie synchronicity of seeing an ad served up on a social media platform that exactly corresponds to a recent conversation. It’s certainly unnerving, and the most simple explanation is one of direct surveillance. Of...

For years now, the Mercedes-Benz brass and brains have been trickling out details about the future VAN.EA commercial and passenger van platform. They're now giving the world its first look at Auto Shanghai 2025. The all-new Vision V shows a particularly extreme form of e-MPV that plays with avant-garde styling and wild luxury features in a preview of a new class of van living...

It's not uncommon for patients to hide their true emotions from their caregivers – or even from their own conscious selves. An experimental new facial "sticker" could help, by detecting and relaying information on its wearer's present state of mind.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Pennsylvania State University, Wearable, Emotions, Facial

Back in 2023, tech startup Sightful developed a hardware/software system that put a huge virtual computer screen in front of your eyes. Now the company has dropped the hardware component and tweaked the software to work with AI laptops.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Laptop, Augmented Reality, Windows, Productivity, wearable computing, wearable screen, Computers

Anker's just taken the wraps off its latest outdoor projector, the Nebula X1. This one promises to get plenty bright for "cinema-grade" picture quality, simplify the setup process, and deliver immersive sound for US$3,000.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Projectors, Outdoors and Camping, 4K UHD, Cinema, Portable

Last time we checked in with Whisper Aero, we found this aviation-focused company deep into a side quest, building and demonstrating a leaf blower that moves 40% more air, using 40% less power, and making half the perceived noise of a range of standard blowers.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Electric Aircraft, gliders, Acoustics, Ultralight aircraft

Challenging the belief that animal protein is the superior type for building muscle, scientists have shown that there is actually no difference in eating meat and dairy or plant sources following a workout.Continue ReadingCategory: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: University of Illinois, Protein, Muscle, Synthesis, Weight, Exercise, Fitness

Looking like something out of Minecraft, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has released a new image of its latest electromagnetic railgun being developed by the Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics Agency (ATLA) to counter hypersonic missiles.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Japan, JMSDF, Electromagnetic Railgun, Hypersonic

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), the largest battery manufacturer in the world with a 38% share of the global market, has just announced some fairly significant breakthroughs in battery tech that aren't just theoretical; they're already hitting the market.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, Battery Technology, Battery Electric Vehicles, CATL

Hyperlite Mountain Gear joins fellow ultralight backpacking gear makers like Durston and Six Moons Design in adding a little bit of extra usability and comfort to its lineup of low weight shelters. Introduced on Tuesday, the all-new Crosspeak 2 stands tall amongst the brand's offerings as its only freestanding shelter, a low-profile dome tent that still hovers near an even 2 lb (907 g)...

It's never a good thing when harmful bacteria are present on surfaces in hospitals, as they can cause life-threatening infections in already immunocompromised patients. A new paint could help keep that from happening, by quickly killing any microbes that land on it.Continue ReadingCategory: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: University of Nottingham, Antibacterial, Paint, Coatings

For those looking to leave the car in the driveway yet still take the kids to school or do the weekly shop, Dutch e-mobility outfit Tenways has added another cargo hauler to its family – following last year's front loader with a longtail model called the Duo.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, cargo bike

Though it looks unassuming from the outside, the aptly named Funhouse has a playful interior design. The towable home is centered around a large living room with a climbing wall section that provides access to a neat netted hangout area.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, Indoor climbing, House, Home

If you've had to move house often, or needed to live in compact spaces, you'll love this. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a way to produce flat-pack furniture using a robotic quilting machine, which folds from lightweight cloth-covered panels into functional pieces for your home.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Furniture, Carnegie Mellon, DIY, Design Engineering