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One of the rarest, most bizarre and most sought after Vespa scooters of all time is for sale ... at around half the price it usually sells for.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Scooter, Warfare

Bayonne, France-based DAB Motors has embraced the idea of motorcycles as fashion items and has produced a quirky, game-console-inspired translucent electric motorcycle.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: DAB, Electric Motorcycles, Fashion, Video Games

ExxonMobil just signed a lease for 271,068 acres of undersea land off the coast of Galveston, Texas to capture and permanently inject carbon emissions (CO2) into the underwater rock bed, making what will be the largest CO2 dump in the United States' short history.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Carbon capture, Carbon Dioxide, Environmental, Global Warming

Ordinarily, the 3D printing of multi-colored, multi-textured objects is a relatively complex and inefficient process. That could soon change, however, thanks to a clever new technique in which a temperature-sensitive print media gets "ironed" after being extruded.Continue ReadingCategory: 3D Printing, Manufacturing, TechnologyTags: MIT, Delft University of Technology, Color

Way back in 2016, Yamaha built an actuator into its new TransAcoustic line of acoustic guitars that produced reverb and chorus through the sound hole. The second generation has just launched, and now includes a built-in looper.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Yamaha, Acoustics, Guitar, Guitar Effects

Nestled in the dense Amazonian rainforest of Ecuador, A Lodging in the Pigüe by Mestizo Estudio Arquitectura embodies a connection between architecture and nature. The tiny 484-sq-ft (45-sq-m) cabin has been designed to incorporate an existing Pigüe tree, allowing the structure to rise around it rather than disrupt it.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Amazon, Treehouses, Tiny Footprint, Cabins

The ANYmal quadruped robot not only walks on four legs, it can also roll on four wheels, stand up, throw boxes, and make its way up and down stairs. As if all that wasn't enough, the thing can now also climb ladders.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: ETH Zurich, Quadruped, Climbing

On New York's Long Island, scientists are building an ambitious machine to tease apart the mysteries held inside atomic nuclei. A major component of that system is the world's highest voltage electron gun and it's just aced a six-month test.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Particle accelerator, Particle physics, Electron Microscopes

We often associate Mint Tiny House Company with massive models like the Canada Goose. However, with its Loft Ruby Edition, the company has created a tiny house that is a more manageable size, while maintaining an impressive capacity to sleep up to six people in comfort.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Last year, Dasung launched what was claimed to be the world's first color E Ink monitor, whcih was available with curved or flat panels. Now the company has updated the formula for a similar-sized model boasting a super-fast (for E Ink) refresh rate of 33 Hz.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: E-Ink, Color, Monitor, Display

China's Sany Renewable Energy claims it has just erected the world's largest onshore wind turbine. The 15MW prototype was installed earlier this week in northeast China's Jilin Province.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Wind turbine, Wind Power, Wind, Renewable Energy

High-resolution images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot have revealed that it’s not as stable as we thought. Instead, the Spot is squeezing in and out, with NASA describing it as “jiggling like a bowl of gelatin.”Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Jupiter, Hubble, NASA

In the first study of its kind, new research has shown that incorporating some running or jogging into a walking program is an acceptable form of exercise for many people who suffer from chronic lower back pain. Traditionally, this higher-impact exercise has been advised against, in favor of activities like swimming, cycling and, of course, just walking.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body &...

It’s straight out of a comic book: a shot of liquid silk quickly hardens into a sticky, strong fiber that can lift objects 80 times heavier. Sound familiar? Researchers have described the Spider-Man-inspired tech in a new study.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: nature, Biomimetic, Spider-Man, Silk, Tufts University

The US Space Force's secret-but-not-really-secret spaceplane will carry out a novel maneuver called aerobraking to change its orbit. Instead of using thrusters, the robotic spacecraft will dip into the Earth's atmosphere to change its trajectory.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: X-37B, US Space Force, Flight, Unmanned

Researchers may have identified the long-debated cause of creaking, popping and clicking knees – common at any age, with or without an underlying knee injury – and whether it's something to be concerned about.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: Knee, Knee injury, Osteoarthritis, La Trobe University

Elon Musk has unveiled Tesla's fully autonomous Cybercab robotaxi in a showy event at Warner Brothers. He also debuted a 20-seat Robovan that's expected to follow, and sent a small fleet of Optimus humanoids out to party with the crowd.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Tesla, Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, Autonomous Vehicles, Self driving cars

Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet took its fifth test flight out of Mojave Air & Space Port on Oct 7th, 2024 setting a few new records in the process. The XB-1 is the one-third-scale platform that Boom is using as the foundation for its eventual Overture aircraft that aims to bring back commercialized supersonic passenger flight.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Supersonic, Boom, Flight Tests, Airlines

Military drones are moving into the heavy-hitting league, as Stedicopter shows off its Golden Eagle HS (Heavy Strike) Rotary Unmanned Aerial System (RUAS). It's a 50-kg (110-lb) autonomous helicopter that can carry a heavy anti-tank missile.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: drones

Colorado-based Radica hit the pickup camping topper scene a couple years ago with the introduction of the original Moonlander, a truck cap that splits the difference between basic security shell and overnight pickup camper like nothing else out there. With the new Moonlander X, the company appears at first to go more traditional with an alcove-style camper, but one needs to step inside to...

Although treadmills do let you vary your running speed, you have to repeatedly reach down and hit the controls in order to do so. The Kickr Run offers a more natural hands-free alternative, in that it automatically adjusts its belt speed to match your running speed.Continue ReadingCategory: Sports, LifestyleTags: Treadmill, Running, Fitness, Exercise

For the 60th year in a row, the Natural History Museum of London has held its Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. And for the 60th year in a row, the images are guaranteed to stir your love of the natural world and the animals that live in it.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Wildlife, Photographers, Animals, Insect, Fungus, Birds, nature

Following a trade show preview last month, Valerion has now launched a funding campaign on Kickstarter for a triple-laser long-throw projector. The VisionMaster Max boasts high-brightness 4K visuals, Google TV and support for super-wide IMAX.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Kickstarter, 4K UHD, Projectors, Cinema, Google TV, Imax

Following its Bond Tower and Klan TV Headquarters, Portugal's OODA continues to remake the skyline in Tirana, Albania, with another remarkable skyscraper. Named Hora Vertikale, it will reach a height of 140 m (459 ft) and will take the form of 13 stacked staggered cubes that resemble oversized toy blocks carelessly placed into position.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tirana, Skyscrapers, Residential towers