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With recent premieres like the Grounded G2, Tesla Cybertruck Camp365 and VW ID. Buzz Peace mini-camper, the American market has been slowly catching up with Europe on the all-electric RV front. But it still lacks plug-in hybrid RV options, which many buyers would consider a necessary intermediary step for an RV. Camper giant Thor Industries and electric commercial chassis builder Harbinger Motors are looking...

At its core, this system developed at Yamagata University in Japan uses a "simple" cross-spherical gear paired with a monopole gear to control pitch, roll, and yaw. Essentially, the same full range of movement you'd see in a rotator cuff (the shoulder) of a human. With clever gearing, coupling, and sliding motions, the ABENICS gear is extremely precise in its movements.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Robots,...

While cable machines do allow users to perform a wide variety of weight training exercises, the devices can cost up to several thousand dollars. The $75 Hyperbell Cable system, however, reportedly lets you do those same exercises using your existing dumbbells.Continue ReadingCategory: Sports, LifestyleTags: Weight, Exercise, Fitness, Kickstarter

Traveling to Coos Bay, Oregon, I recently experienced the new lineup of RZR Pro side-by-side models from Polaris. On the sand, in the dunes, and on the beach, every 2025 RZR Pro showed what it can do.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Polaris, utv, Off-road, Side-by-side

California-based ebike company Blix has launched a folding commuter that can haul over 300 lb, and comes with auto power/gear shifting for optimum riding, can ride as Class 2 or 3, and includes a 70-mile battery.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Foldable bike, Folding

Asteroids can devastate the planet in an instant – just ask the dinosaurs. Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have now demonstrated a proof of concept method to deflect a potential Earthbound asteroid using a blast of X-rays.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Asteroid, Asteroid Redirect Mission, NASA, Sandia Labs, X-ray, Earth

A study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University shows that playing the popular video game Tetris can significantly reduce flashbacks in people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Continue ReadingCategory: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: PTSD, mental health, Games, Gaming, Uppsala University

The Sea Chord is a compact but fully featured tiny house that's suitable for use as a vacation home or permanent residence. Featuring a utilitarian space-saving interior that's full of storage space, the tiny house can run on or off-the-grid.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

When on vacation, you probably don't want to heft around a 10-lb vintage Les Paul. A compact travel guitar could be an attractive alternative, but will you need to compromise on built-in tech? Not with the latest model from Mogabi.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Kickstarter, Travel, Guitar

Bandit9’s EVE Odyssey V2 looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. With a top speed of 68 mph and fuel efficiency of 156 mpg, it is compact, efficient, handcrafted, and... Probably about as comfy whichever way you sit on it.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Custom Bikes, Motorcycle, Futuristic

After comparing the long-term effects of the psychedelic psilocybin and a commonly prescribed antidepressant, new research found that both significantly reduced depression. However, psilocybin provided something more: a significant boost to quality of life.Continue ReadingCategory: Psychedelics, Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Psychedelic Medicine, psilocybin, antidepressant, Depression, Imperial College

A humble little lizard has developed a clever escape route from predators – it blows a bubble over its nostrils and scuba dives to safety for 20 minutes or more. Now, a biologist has explored exactly how it works.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Animal science, Animals, Reptile, Water, Breathing, Binghamton University

In a remarkable topical twofer, not only is Microsoft turning to nuclear power to run its data centers, it's commissioned the restarting of the infamous Three Mile Island station – the site of the worst commercial nuclear accident in US history.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Microsoft, Nuclear, Data Center

From a baby tardigrade riding a nematode, to water droplets evaporating from the wing scales of a peacock butterfly, the winners of this year's Nikon Small World In Motion video microscopy competition let you see the unseen in astounding detail.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Nikon, Nikon Small World, Microscopes, Competition, Awards, Imaging

In what shouldn't really come as a surprise, there are now a few different companies offering electric inline skates (aka rollerblades). The AtmosGear skates are unique, however, in that their battery is worn on the user's waist.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Rollerblades, Electric, Kickstarter

Researchers at the University of Michigan have come up with a clever way of turning darkness into night vision with a new OLED approach thinner than paper – all while using off-the-shelf parts and existing OLED manufacturing processes.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Night Vision, OLED, Photon

German off-road camper van builder Terracamper has long kept things in-country, building its uncommonly capable campers on vehicles from Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz. But with recent shifts in the van landscape, it's now launched a Ford Transit Custom-based camper van that's every bit as rugged and gnarly as its other offerings. The innovative new Ford Tecamp has a modular interior meant to go from camping...

While clay is widely used to build basic structures such as huts, we typically don't see it being utilized in large-scale construction projects. That could soon change, however, thanks to a recently developed process known as impact printing.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, LifestyleTags: ETH Zurich, Building and Construction, Materials, Sustainable

We've already seen multitools with features such as pry bars, adjustable wrenches, ratcheting drive sockets and "everlasting" pens. The PryMax 2.0 combines all of things and more in one compact titanium package.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, Titanium, Kickstarter, Wrench

Using a 3D printer that works with molten glass, researchers forged LEGO-like glass bricks with a strength comparable to concrete. The bricks could have a role in circular construction in which materials are used over and over again.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Glass, Building and Construction, Construction, MIT, 3D Printing, additive manufacturing

Vincent Callebaut Architectures' (VCA) eye-catching twisting residential tower takes the form of a DNA's double helix in Taipei, Taiwan. It boasts impressive sustainability features and thousands of plants and trees on – and around – its exterior, helping create a pleasant experience for residents while enlivening the surrounding area.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Vincent Callebaut, sustainable design, Skyscrapers, Residential towers

We've got a feast for your eyes today, and it's some of the most mesmerizing footage we've seen through a microscope this year.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Microscopes, Video

Cargo ebikes are often pitched as alternatives to the family car, but limited range can be tiresome. If you'd rather be riding than charging, Engwe has launched a fat-tire model that could provide motor assist for more than 200 miles before needing a top up.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, cargo bike, Pedal-assisted

T cells are our first line of defense against cancer, but the battle tends to exhaust them. Now, scientists have found a way to give them extra “batteries” to keep them fighting longer, with promising early results in mice.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Cancer, The Immune System, Immunotherapy, Cells, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Tumor, Tumors