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When it comes to the pressure of mountain and gravel bike tires, a few psi either way can make a big difference in performance. The Outrider sensor was designed with that fact in mind, as it provides real-time pressure readings from within tubeless tires.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Kickstarter, Cycling, Tires

Consistency is always the focus of exercise plans, which can lead people to giving up altogether if they miss a few workouts. But a new study has found that even after a 10-week break from strength training, it took people very little time to get back to where they left off. It's revealed fascinating new insights into the mechanism of muscle memory.Continue ReadingCategory: Fitness...

A recent study has shown that nanoplastics – plastic particles smaller than 0.001 millimeters – affect the body's ability to absorb antibiotics, and may even lead to the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Microplastic, Antibiotic, Antibiotic-resistant bacteria

With its usable length of just 4.5 m (14.9 ft), the Mo.5 450 tiny house definitely isn't suitable for raising a large family. However, its small size makes it a good fit for regular travel, and it features a compact but space-saving interior that sleeps four, at a squeeze.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Despite stories of "wasps getting drunk" and "beetles consuming beer," it has been thought that alcohol consumption in the non-human animal world has not been particularly widespread, deliberate or sought out for a physiological benefit. Now, ecologists challenge this theory, saying it's far more commonplace and strategic than scientists believed.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: University of Exeter, College of Central Florida, Alcohol, Ethanol, Fermentation, Animal...

Not only have researchers identified how a common cellular protein affects aging, but they’ve tweaked the genes that produce it in fruit flies, extending healthy lifespan by 25% to 30%. The discovery opens the door to healthier aging in humans.Continue ReadingCategory: Aging WellTags: Protein, Genetic engineering, Aging, Lifespan, UCLA

Aptera Motors, based in San Diego, CA, has just successfully completed its first low-speed function test of its fully solar-powered electric vehicle (sEV). The PI2 doesn't need to be plugged in to recharge and instead gets its daily power directly from the sun.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Aptera

BenQ has launched a new 4K UHD projector, which is aimed at folks new to the projector-based home cinema universe, with AI smarts on hand to help "transform modern living spaces into theater-style settings with unparalleled ease and sophistication."Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: BenQ, Projectors, LED, Artificial Intelligence, home theater, 4K UHD

High-end turntable maker VPI Industries has announced its first Forever Series vinyl spinner. Instead of having to invest in a brand new system when something better inevitably comes along, the Model One's modular components can be upgraded.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Luxury, Audiophile, Turntables, Modular

As ferocious and unstoppable as its namesake, the all-new Panthera overland motorhome is designed to push the boundaries of RVing well beyond glamping resorts and National Park campgrounds. The all-terrain powerhouse comes from one of the most established names in the American overland industry and brings the rugged, thoughtful construction to match.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: RV, Off-road, Ford, Truck, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Off-grid

Omega and Swatch's MoonSwatch line of fashion wristwatches may not qualify as haute chronologie or a showcase of the watchmaker's craft, but they have managed to introduce what may well be a unique function in the Mission to EarthPhase watch.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Watches, Omega Watches

We've been focusing in on some of the powertrain innovations Mahle has been developing and fine-tuning for the electric car and truck market, and the company hasn't been letting its ebike offerings slide, either. This week, it launched its lightest electric bike drive series yet. The new XS system shaves over a full pound off the brand's previous lightweight champion while also freeing up...

Though primarily known for cameras and office equipment, Ricoh boasts that its lenses are the preferred choice of top projector makers around the world. So it's no surprise that its latest laser projector makes use of Ricoh glass "to deliver high-quality, color-rich 4K images from just centimeters away."Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Ricoh, 4K UHD, Laser, Projectors

Most of us do it, be it romantic, familial, friendly or formal, but kissing among humans and where and how it originated is still hotly debated among historians and anthropologists. Now a new theory has been put forward: That our evolutionary loss of body hair is at the root of this behavior's origins and how it's changed over the hundreds of thousands of years...

Work is currently underway on an extremely slim new skyscraper in Dubai. Despite its supertall height of 380 m (1,246 ft), the tower will be just one apartment wide – or 22.5 m (73 ft).Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Skyscrapers, Dubai

An app will accurately detect if your milk has gone bad using an off-the-shelf smartphone’s built-in vibration motor – and you don’t need to open the carton. According to the researchers behind the tech, it could help prevent sickness and liters of the white stuff being poured down the drain.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Apps, Smartphone diagnostics, Vibrators, University of New South Wales

Traversing the width of Scotland in a canoe would be a challenge in and of itself, as would traversing it on a recumbent tricycle. Well, British adventurer Ben Kilner recently canoed the trip in one direction then triked it in the other, using the same amphibious vehicle for both legs of the journey.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, LifestyleTags: Amphibious, Canoe, Tricycle, Pedal-powered, Inventors, Scotland

Pythons have famously cartoonish eating habits, and they might be even better at it than we thought. A new study has found that Burmese pythons can eat even larger prey than was thought mathematically possible.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Animal science, Animals, Snakes, Reptile, University of Cincinnati, Ecosystem

Back in the early 1960s, veteran US bike maker Schwinn tapped into the spirit of chopper-style motorcycles for a kids bike called the Sting-Ray. More than a decade later, the company blew up another storm with the similarly-themed Hurricane. Now that model has been reborn as an ebike.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Retro, ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Vintage, Kids

Scientists in Canada have demonstrated a promising new device that can purify a gallon of water a day, for just a few cents per gallon. Better yet, it’s made of old tires, and can even generate small amounts of electricity.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Water, Purification, Dalhousie University, Sunlight, Thermoelectricity, Drinking

Emerging startup Physical Intelligence has no interest in building robots. Instead, the team has something better in mind: powering the hardware with the continuously learning generalist 'brains' of AI software, so existing machines will be able to autonomously carry out a growing amount of tasks that require precise movements and dexterity – including housework.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Physical Intelligence, Open AI, Artificial Intelligence, LLM...

Along with Schrödinger’s Cat, the Infinite Monkeys Theorem is one of the most famous thought experiments. A new study, with tongue firmly in cheek, has calculated that you might be waiting seven googol years for your Shakespeare.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Mathematics, Orange Monkey, Monkeys, Text, Universe, University of Technology Sydney, Writing

A major player in aerospace innovation has bitten the dust. Reaction Engines, a developer of hypersonic engine technology since 1989, has gone into administration and its closure is having a major impact on the hypersonic weapons program of Britain and others.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Reaction Engines, BAE Systems, Rolls Royce, Hypersonic, Aviation

Portuguese woodworking specialist Madeiguincho recently completed a new model that once again showcases the firm's expertise with all things wood. Named the Morena, it features an eye-catching timber exterior made using a traditional Japanese charring technique plus a spacious and open interior that sleeps up to two people in comfort.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Timber, Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home