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The winners of the sixth annual Minimalist Photography Awards have been announced. These stunning images span 12 categories that capture the beauty and wonder in simplicity.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, TechnologyTags: Photo, Photographers, Minimalist, Awards, Art, Gallery, Images

Slicing huge cruise ships in half, then welding in an extra segment to lengthen them, is more or less a license to print money for cruise operators – so this 'jumboization' surgery is becoming very common. Let's take a look at how it's done.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Engineering, Cruise, Ships, Crazy, Luxury

The ill-fated Starliner spacecraft has returned from Earth at the end of a 93-day mission that was only supposed to last eight days. The empty capsule landed safely on September 7, 2024 at 12:01 am EDT at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Starliner, NASA, Boeing, International Space Station

Germany's SpaceCamper prides itself on pushing the boundaries of what a camper can be, to the point of building an unexpected amalgamation of tent camper, e-cargo bike and micro-motorhome. So perhaps it's not surprising to see it introduce the wildest pop-up camper van at the 2024 Düsseldorf Caravan Salon. And yet, it still is. SpaceCamper's Volkswagen Multivan pop-up concept is unlike anything we've ever...

XGIMI has announced the launch of the next generation of its Aura ultra-short-throw 4K laser projector. The Aura 2 boasts a new light engine, can throw 100-inch visuals from just 7 inches away, and sports a nifty dust cover to protect the optics.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: XGIMI, Projectors, Laser TV, Streaming, All-in-one, Harman Kardon, Android TV

The Mocha, by Modern Tiny Living, is a relatively low-cost tiny house envisioned as a vacation home, or even a full-time residence. Though it has a length of just 20 ft (6 m), it features a comfortable interior with a lot of storage space for its size.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: House, Home, Micro-House, Tiny Footprint, Building and Construction

Houston-based Aeromine Technologies has fitted a bunch of silent and motionless wind energy harnessing airfoils on the roof of BMW's MINI manufacturing plant in Oxford, UK. They're meant to complement the factory's solar panels to produce clean energy, while taking up a lot less space.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Wind, Wind turbine, Wind Power Innovations, BMW, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy

Seeing a wombat in the wild in Australia is not a rare experience, but when ecologists managed to capture this particular one emerging from a den and casually wandering past a motion-sensor camera in the middle of the night, there was serious cause for celebration.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Australia, Ecology, Animal science, Extinction

I'm fascinated by products you didn't know you wanted, until you saw them. One of my favorite examples is the Honda Motocompo, a cute, foldable motorcycle designed to fit in the trunk of the compact Honda City car from the 1980s. It was a neat little multi-mode two-stage transport idea – drive into town, park where it's cheap, pull out your mini-scooter for the...

In an effort to do the right thing for their health, around 17 million US adults could actually be getting poor blood pressure readings from at-home kits that aren't fitted correctly. This potentially has serious implications for nearly 7% of American adults.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Johns Hopkins Medicine, Blood Pressure, Consumer Electronics, Health

You might soon be buying anti-aging skincare products containing fish guts, thanks to a new study that found that the innards of two species of seabream possess compounds that fight wrinkles and age spots.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Aging, anti-aging, Fish, Gut Bacteria

With interchangeable lenses, a magnetic mount, and a magnetic charger, GoPro Hero 13’s biggest upgrades are on the outside. But that’s not to say nothing has changed on the inside; it gets a bigger battery with new power delivery and is priced at US$399.Continue ReadingCategory: Electronics, ScienceTags: GoPro, Cameras, Actioncam

A scooter with a roof. This idea doesn't really scream novel – especially in Asia. BMW even toyed with this idea (and failed) at the turn of the century. We'll excuse you if you don't remember the C1, which never even made it to the US. Its peculiar design, in which its windscreen extended all the way to its curving roof, may have been...

Ever since the introduction of the Victrinox Swiss Champ in 1985, multitool makers have been striving to fit as many tools as possible into the neatest package. With its key form factor, Screwpop's Toolkey II is as minimalist as they come. Featuring a rare earth neodymium magnet (N52) and 17 tools, it's a perfect 'just in case' multitool: pop it on your keyring and...

A diet low in carbs and high in fat, which has gained popularity as a way of shedding weight, can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 20%, according to a new study. The research team behind the study says their findings highlight the need to eat a balanced diet.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Diabetes, Diet, Monash University, RMIT University

In the world of fitness, weight training can be an intimidating, confusing and cumbersome way of working out, but studies have proven that even light strength-work can speed up metabolism for weight loss, help stave off muscle deterioration as we age and give us a better night's sleep than cardiovascular activities.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Kickstarter, Weight, Weight Loss, anti-aging, Smart, Training, Home...

The WindFloat Atlantic project – the world's first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Portugal with only three turbines – has exceeded expectations over the last four years of operation, generating a total of 320 GWh of electricity. That's enough to power about 25,000 homes each year.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Floating offshore wind, Wind turbine, Wind Power, Electricity

Fender's original Mustang Micro was an impressive little headphone amplifier for silent practice and recording – but the brand-new Plus version is a remarkable upgrade that puts a ludicrous range of tone options at your fingertips.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, TechnologyTags: Fender, Guitar Effects, Guitar, Amplifiers, Reviews

If you're looking to enter the drone market without needing a pilot license or even knowing how to actually fly a drone, DJI now has a palm-sized, inexpensive, simple, yet incredibly capable drone for you that doesn't even require a controller.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, TechnologyTags: DJI Innovations, Camera drone, Video

In an effort to enhance the research abilities of biologists, Stanford University researchers have discovered that applying a popular food coloring to the skin of mice allowed them to see through to the rodents' internal organs and other structures.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Mice, Stanford University, Neurological, blood vessel, Transparency

If you're looking to zip through the city and beyond, Segway has launched a new ZT series of electric kickscooters at IFA 2024. First up is the ZT3 Pro model, which has been "engineered for both urban adventures and off-road excursions."Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Segway, Scooter, Off-road, Electric Vehicles, IFA 2024

The budget-friendly projector company that successfully crowdfunded a phone-sized movie thrower in 2022 has landed at IFA 2024 to launch the flagship K3 Pro. The smart entertainment hub features Google TV and a sound system with satisfying low end.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: Projectors, Subwoofer, HD, Google TV, IFA 2024

Atomic clocks are the most accurate timekeepers we have, losing only seconds across billions of years. But apparently that’s not accurate enough – nuclear clocks could steal their thunder, speeding up GPS and the internet, among other things. Now, scientists have built and tested the first prototype nuclear clock.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: Atoms, Clock, Time, Nucleus, Nuclear, NIST, JILA, TU Wien

A new two-step process that safely rewarms frozen tissues using nanoscale magnetic rods could help preserve donor organs long-term. The procedure provides an alternative to current time-limited methods and paves the way for more life-saving transplantations.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Organ donation, Nanoparticle, Magnetic field, University of Minnesota, University of California Riverside