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Jan 24, 2025
BMW Motorrad has an impressively wide range of offerings in its stable. From the single-cylinder 310cc G 310 GS to the mammoth 1,802cc R18, there's a bike in there for every kind of buyer … and every kind of market, too.
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Motorcycles, Transport
BMW, BMW Motorrad, KTM,
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Jan 24, 2025
Online multiplayer cycling platforms can be a lot of fun, but that fun is definitely diminished if you can't keep up with the other riders. That's where the Smash Your Fitness system comes in, as it prioritizes cycling skill over muscle strength.
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Bicycles, Transport
Fitness, Cycling,
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Jan 24, 2025
Electric-bike brand Heybike has launched a competitively priced adventure ebike. The Alpha sports chunky fat tires for city riding and beyond, terrain-soaking adjustable front squish and a mid-mount motor with torque sensor.
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Bicycles, Transport
ebikes, Off-road, Pedal-assisted, CES 2025
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Jan 24, 2025
Ammonia has enormous potential as a fuel of the future, but most current production methods make it a dirty source of energy. Yet a new method from MIT that would derive the compound using the Earth's rocks and natural heat cleans it up considerably.
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Energy, Technology
Ammonia, Clean Energy, MIT,
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Jan 24, 2025
The struggle is very real for folks learning to play piano, so much so that many abandon study when faced with painfully slow progress. Music tech company Roli is offering new hope with the introduction of the Roli Piano with integrated generative AI coaching.
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Music, Consumer Tech, Technology
Piano, Learning,
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Jan 24, 2025
If you're one of the 13% of American adults who has taken a GLP-1 drug for weight loss, you may know that while fat seemingly melts away, so too does muscle. And if you're not one for weights, or have other conditions preventing a new training regimen, there's not a whole lot you can do about it.
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Jan 24, 2025
A breakthrough new AI model is able to detect the presence of different lung diseases from ultrasound videos, with 96.57% accuracy, and it is even able to distinguish whether the abnormalities are due to pneumonia, COVID-19 or other conditions.
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AI in Health, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Personalized Medicine,
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Jan 24, 2025
A coughing, sneezing, 3D-printed model of the human nose and upper airway has provided researchers with a better understanding of how airborne infections are transmitted. The knowledge will aid in developing effective ways of reducing that spread.
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Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Airborne, Infections,
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Jan 23, 2025
Hobby's Beachy RV lineup has been recapturing the surfy, sun-soaked coastal vibes on which the original Volkswagen T2 camper vans built their long, storied history of global adoration. In fact, we'd say Beachy caravans and camper vans better encapsulate those vibes than anything Volkswagen has made in years. The newest Beachy 420 adds even more verve to the family, using a multifunctional floor plan with false walls to adjust interior space around the changing needs of each day.
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Jan 23, 2025
Hobby's Beachy RV lineup has been recapturing the surfy, sun-soaked coastal vibes on which the original Volkswagen T2 camper vans built their long, storied history of global adoration. In fact, we'd say Beachy caravans and camper vans better encapsulate those vibes than anything Volkswagen has made in years. The newest Beachy 420 adds even more verve to the family, using a multifunctional floor plan with false walls to adjust interior space around the changing needs of each day.
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Jan 23, 2025
Starlink isn't the only American company trying to offer direct-to-cell satellite connectivity. AST SpaceMobile has been working at it for years. In fact, AST was the very first company in the world to "phone home" from space. Now it's looking to provide 100% coverage of the US through a partnership with AT&T and Verizon before going global.
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Telecommunications, Technology
Satellite,
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Jan 23, 2025
Cafe racers are a work of art. These motorcycles originated in Britain in the early 1960s as modified sports production models. Since then, they've become a mainstay in the stable of most manufacturers … except Honda. That may soon change, however, as the Japanese giant recently filed real photographs of a prototype cafe racer.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Honda Motorcycles,
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Jan 23, 2025
Your GoPro may be all very well and good, but can it shoot in two directions at once? The Soocoo S50 can, allowing it to serve as a cycling actioncam, rearview camera, and accident-recording dashcam.
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Bicycles, Transport
Actioncam, Video Cameras, Cycling, Kickstarter
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Jan 23, 2025
The electric mobility specialists at Tomofree have launched on Kickstarter to fund production of a "sleek, dynamic marvel" called the BEE Electric Scooter. The sit/stand e-scoot can get up to 31 mph, features dual suspension and rolls for 28 miles per charge.
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Urban Transport, Transport
Scooter, Electric Vehicles, Kickstarter
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Jan 23, 2025
Next time you're driving around on Mars and need to get your tire replaced, chances are good it'll look something like a revolutionary new version made by NASA and Goodyear. The mesh cage design can take a beating and roll right on.
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Materials, Science
NASA, Goodyear, Space exploration,
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Jan 23, 2025
The latest gadget that fuses biotechnology and wellness is about to hit the shelves, in form of a pair of US$139 brainwave-synching earbuds that uses your own body's data to shape your quality of sleep. Whether it's a peaceful night's sleep or helping you to nap when you want, where you want, they could be a game-changer for anyone who has trouble getting enough shut-eye naturally.
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Consumer Tech,
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Jan 23, 2025
New details have been revealed on what is arguably Saudi Arabia's most ambitious current architecture project: the world's new tallest skyscraper, which will rise to an incredible height of over 1 km (0.62 miles) in the Red Sea port city Jeddah.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
Building and Construction
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Jan 23, 2025
In 2019 a startling article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers tracked brain changes in nine polar scientists after 14 months isolated at a remote station in Antarctica. The data revealed striking structural brain changes, with a number of crucial regions actually shrinking during their time spent alone at the distant outpost.
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Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
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Jan 23, 2025
If you were the sort of kid who got an expensive Christmas present and spent the whole day playing with the box it came in, the Swiss clockmaker L'Epée 1839 has your dream package - and it doesn't even have anything in it, yet costs US$12,000.
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Lifestyle
Watches, Luxury
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Jan 22, 2025
As 3D-printed architecture continues to mature from niche proposition to disruptive technology, housing developments are beginning to roll out worldwide. Following pioneering projects like Wolf Ranch and the Community First! Village in the US comes another in Ireland, which was printed in impressive time.
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Architecture, Li
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Jan 22, 2025
More than just a world-renowned manufacturer of reliable cars, Honda declares itself the world's largest engine manufacturer. Yet, despite a deep, seven-decade history of building engines for everything from small lawn tools to aircraft, the marque has long been just as well-known for a common engine it didn't build: the V8. That all changed a year ago when Honda put its
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Jan 22, 2025
More than just a world-renowned manufacturer of reliable cars, Honda declares itself the world's largest engine manufacturer. Yet, despite a deep, seven-decade history of building engines for everything from small lawn tools to aircraft, the marque has long been just as well-known for a common engine it didn't build: the V8. That all changed a year ago when Honda put its
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Jan 22, 2025
As science wrestles with the thorny job of proving, defining and understanding human consciousness, one pioneering startup aims to apply cutting-edge theories of consciousness to AI models - and create the first sentient AI. This is wild stuff.
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AI & Humanoids, Technology
Consciousness,
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Jan 22, 2025
Benda had one of the most promising stalls at last year's EICMA, with its 250cc NapoleonBob bobber hailed as one of the biggest attractions. I covered its outlandish inline-four naked LFS 700 a while back too - the company has a seriously wide range of bikes on offer.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Benda, China,
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Jan 22, 2025
Titaner's new Mix 3.0 ain't your average ruler. The clever dual-scale device boasts attributes such as an extendable measurement system, a measuring caliper, a magnetically retained pen, and a slide rule for performing calculations.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
Multitools, Titanium, Kickstarter
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Jan 22, 2025
Abu Dhabi will soon be home to a 5.2-GW solar farm - snagging the top spo
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Jan 22, 2025
There are large tiny houses and then there's the Dogwood. This enormous residence makes a mockery of the word tiny and is easily the biggest small dwelling we've seen to date, with a floorspace of 750 sq ft (almost 70 sq m).
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
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Jan 22, 2025
There are large tiny houses and then there's the Dogwood. This enormous residence makes a mockery of the word tiny and is easily the biggest small dwelling we've seen to date, with a floorspace of 750 sq ft (almost 70 sq m).
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
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Jan 22, 2025
Though best known for its music gear, Korg scratched its way into new territory last year with a tribute to the Handy Trax portable turntable. Now the company has added more flavors to its Handytraxx family, to meet the demands of DJs, rippers and audiophiles.
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Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Korg, NAMM,
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Jan 21, 2025
Researchers have discovered that proteins found in oyster blood have bacteria-killing properties and can boost the effectiveness of some common antibiotics whose use has been negatively affected by the global rise in drug resistance.
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Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
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Jan 21, 2025
One of the most buzzworthy new automaker camper vans of 2024 is getting even better in 2025. Ford has debuted a new long-wheelbase variant of its small, efficient Nugget camper van, and this one packs a fully installed toilet ... as well as the kitchen sink. The new indoor toilet room joins existing Nugget features like a multi-room design, PHEV powertrain and all-wheel drive to make the new Nugget family better than ever before, more than capable of giving the new VW California a run for its money.
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Automotive,
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Jan 21, 2025
For a few years now, New Atlas has picked some of its favorite pictures from the grueling, multi-thousand-mile desert race called the Dakar Rally. Dozens of professional photographers from around the world compete to take the most iconic and most amazing desert images from this most amazing and most iconic desert competition.
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Jan 21, 2025
Beijing-based architecture firm Aedas has unveiled its design for the Yohoo Museum, which will be located on an artificial island in Hangzhou, China. Designed to embody the flow of the Yangtze River, the museum will feature an undulating facade that will appear to float above the ground, setting it apart as a cultural landmark.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
Museum,
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Jan 21, 2025
There are wireless computer mice, touchpads, TV remotes, and laser pointers … and then there's the Xring D13. It combines all of those tools in one wireless device, which could be yours for US$109.
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Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology
Mouse,
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Jan 21, 2025
If you like to scribble thoughts on paper but are looking for something less wasteful and more modern, an e-note can be a great option. BOOX has just launched its 13.3-inch Note Max, an ePaper tablet featuring E Ink Carta 1300 for sharp visuals.
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Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
E-Ink,
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Jan 21, 2025
After raising more than $10 million in crowdfunded cash last year, Valerion has announced the official consumer launch of its VisionMaster Pro 2 triple-laser long-throw smart projector - with Google TV loaded in for streaming entertainment.
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Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
4K UHD, Laser,
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Jan 21, 2025
The TinyPlex is an unusually large towable dwelling. It consists of not just one but two homes, each of which measures 200 sq ft (18.6 sq m) and has an open and light-filled layout that sleeps up to two people.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Building and Construction,
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Jan 21, 2025
If you want to understand the cataclysmic impact generative AI is about to have on the film industry, this one short video should make it very clear. Only one shot is 'real' - and that includes the 'behind-the-scenes footage.'
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AI & Humanoids, Technology
Creative AI, AI Art and Music,
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Jan 21, 2025
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power the spacecraft of the future. The trials verify that the fuel can survive the harsh environment of a nuclear rocket reactor.
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Space, Science
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Nuclear Rocket, Fuel, Rocket
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Jan 20, 2025
Electric motorcycles have gotten wild in recent times. We've seen some whacky concepts … from a transparent electric motorcycle that looks like a Nintendo console to a folding electric motorcycle. Now, the India-based TVS motor has whipped up a rather funky cube-inspired electric scooter concept.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Scooter, TVS Motor, Electric Motorcycles,
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Jan 20, 2025
It was two years ago that we first heard about the HydroBlade, a unique electric hydrofoil (e-foil) board that sports a set of handlebars. Well, its designers are now accepting preorders for the just-revealed production model, which should ship later this year.
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Marine, Transport
eFoil, Watercraft,
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Jan 20, 2025
Having to stand for long periods of time can be a drag, but so can carrying a full-size folding chair everywhere you go. The Sitpack Zen offers a telescoping one-legged alternative, and it's now being offered in a new-and-improved form.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
Chair, Collapsible,
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Jan 20, 2025
While some ebikes just stick to being bikes with motors, others really lean into the electronic bells and whistles. With features such as a camera, lights and a power bank, the carbon fiber Infini X1 definitely falls into the latter pack.
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Bicycles, Transport
ebikes, Carbon Fibre, Cycling, Kickstarter
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Jan 20, 2025
Carved into the rugged Hejaz Mountains in Saudi Arabia, Desert Rock is the latest part of the country's ambitious Red Sea giga-project to be realized. It provides a luxurious getaway for well-heeled tourists, and includes cliff-hanging villas and private retreats.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
Saudi Arabia, Building and Construction,
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Jan 20, 2025
Trying to zoom in on distant feathered friends using regular binoculars can be a shaky proposition. Fujifilm has launched some binoculars aimed at birdwatchers that have built-in image stabilization to help keep things steady.
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Jan 20, 2025
Most people know that body fat stored around the midsection can spell disaster for cardiovascular health. But Harvard researchers have now discovered another problematic fat-storage location in the body that's been largely overlooked.
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Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Cardiovascular
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Jan 20, 2025
Indian two-wheeler manufacturer TVS seems to be on a roll at the Bharat Mobility Expo in India, unveiling one striking concept after another. And now it's set its eyes on the KTM 390 SMC Supermoto with the RTS X Supermoto.
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Motorcycles, Transport
TVS Motor, India, Supermoto, KTM,
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Jan 19, 2025
Two new videos from Chinese companies make it clear: it'll soon be no use trying to run from robots. Rapid upgrades in speed and agility mean robot dogs can now sprint at near-Olympic pace, and humanoids are running smoothly over tough terrain.
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AI & Humanoids, Technology
Robots,
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Jan 19, 2025
Indians have a thing for CNG two-wheelers. For one reason or another, it is seen as one of the most promising alternative fuel options in the country. We saw the world's first CNG motorcycle in the Bajaj Freedom 125 last year. Now, we see the tech carried over to the world's first CNG scooter by TVS.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Scooter, TVS Motor, CNG, Fuel
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Jan 19, 2025
If you ever wished the S2 Del Mar had been just a tad sportier with improved road manners, Livewire (Harley-Davidson's EV brand) has listened to you. Say hello to the S2 Alpinista!
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Motorcycles, Transport
Harley Davidson, livewire, Electric Motorcycles, Elect
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Jan 19, 2025
A climactic mystery about a year that gave summer a deadly pass may have been solved. Using new ice core techniques, scientists have concluded that the dark, chilly year of 1831 was due to the massive eruption of a volcano north of Japan.
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Science
St Andrews University, volcano, Weather
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Jan 19, 2025
Pebble, the California-based RV company looking to shake up the space with modern features and design, has finally revealed pricing for its Flow electric travel trailer. You're looking at $109,500 for the base model, with options going up to $175,000.
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Jan 19, 2025
The Cortes, by Rover Tiny Homes, is a spacious residence with two downstairs bedrooms and a large living room. Measuring 38 ft (11.6 m) in length, it expands its already considerable floorspace with three slide-out sections.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tiny Footprint, Micro-House,
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Jan 19, 2025
Radar systems - you've heard about them, and you've probably even seen them on a few premium motorcycles. The likes of the Ducati Multistrada V4, BMW R 1250 RT, and Yamaha Tracer 9 all come with radar systems on board. But the truth is you have to cough up serious sums of money to get your hands on one of these bikes.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Radar,
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Jan 18, 2025
Merrell has one of the deepest lineups of hiking shoes and boots on the market, so when it says it's developed something that disrupts the market and reinvents sole construction, it's worth having a look. The method to the madness behind the alien-looking SpeedArc Surge Boa is a nitrogen-injected coiled midsole that adds high-performance rebound and energy return and a dual-Boa system for tight, dialed-in zonal fit.
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Outdoors,
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Jan 18, 2025
In most hotels, if the room temperature drops below freezing, there's going to be some strong words with the manager, however Sweden's Icehotel isn't like most hotels. Each December it opens with sub-zero suites that are decorated with weird and wonderful frozen sculptures for guests to enjoy.
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Architecture, Lifestyle
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Jan 18, 2025
Swiss researchers claim to have devised a functional living battery powered by the combined efforts of two types of fungi - all in a biodegradable, non-toxic 3D-printed package. I'll give you a second to wrap your head around that outrageous statement before di
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Jan 18, 2025
A clever new set of glasses may offer new hope to people with macular degeneration. By copying the structure of a fly's eyes, the specs are claimed to "fill in" the missing section of the wearer's view of the world.
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Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Eyewear,
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Jan 18, 2025
If you suffer from any leg pain - be it temporary or chronic - you'll know how difficult it can be to treat, outside of frequent sessions on the physiotherapist's table. Now, US company Ublives wants you to have the same results, all in the comfort of your own home.
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Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology
Massage, Compression, Airbags,
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Jan 18, 2025
2024 has been a year in space that has seen successes, failures, a clutch of firsts, and some goodbyes - not to mention a long-distance probe rescue, spacesuits on the catwalk, and a couple of cosmic oddities. Let's have a look back.
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Space, Science
Moon, Voyager, Space Suit, SpaceX, Ingenuity
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Jan 18, 2025
Heart attacks are dangerous not just because of the initial event, but the long-term damage afterwards. Now scientists have discovered a dormant gene that could be reactivated to regenerate heart tissue, preventing the progression to heart failure.
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Heart Disease, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Heart,
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Jan 17, 2025
Your action movie is coming together nicely, but it needs something thrilling, like an explosive car chase - and you're nearly out of budget. We've all been there, right? Right?
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Jan 17, 2025
The incredibly sleek, space-optimized Wingamm Oasi plus-sized camper van has officially arrived in the United States. The new "micro class RV" combines Italian exterior flair with high-end European furnishings to instantly become a state-of-the-art camper van alternative for American buyers. The previously forbidden fruit isn't quite as affordable in the States as it is on the Old Continent but still offers compelling bang for the buck.
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Jan 17, 2025
General Motors - once a trusted symbol of American innovation - was outed last year for secretly collecting and selling drivers' detailed driving information without their consent, with its OnStar Smart Driver technology. Now the FTC has smacked GM with a settlement that we can live with.
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Automotive, Transport
GM, Privacy,
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Jan 17, 2025
General Motors - once a trusted symbol of American innovation - was outed last year for secretly collecting and selling drivers' detailed driving information without their consent, with its OnStar Smart Driver technology. Now the FTC has smacked GM with a settlement that we can live with.
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Automotive, Transport
GM, Privacy,
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Jan 17, 2025
General Motors - once a trusted symbol of American innovation - was outed last year for secretly collecting and selling drivers' detailed driving information without their consent, with its OnStar Smart Driver technology. Now the FTC has smacked GM with a settlement that we can live with.
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Automotive, Transport
GM, Privacy,
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Jan 17, 2025
General Motors - once a trusted symbol of American innovation - was outed last year for secretly collecting and selling drivers' detailed driving information without their consent, with its OnStar Smart Driver technology. Now the FTC has smacked GM with a settlement that we can live with.
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Automotive, Transport
GM, Privacy,
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Jan 17, 2025
Yamaha is set to follow Kawasaki into the hybrid segment, with the FZ-S Hybrid. Spotted at Bharat Mobility Expo 2025 in India, it's part of a sea change at Yamaha, the ripples of which will surely be felt throughout the motorcycle industry.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Yamaha, Kawasaki, Hybrid, Alternative Energy,
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Jan 17, 2025
Pine cones are pretty smart for things with no brains, enough so that scientists have copied them to create a unique window shading system. The setup blocks sunlight in the summer and lets it through in the winter, without using any electricity.
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Good Thinking, Lifestyle
University of Stuttgart,
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Jan 17, 2025
Unlike cats, our vision is pretty rubbish in very low light conditions. Fortunately, technology can help us reveal the hidden secrets of the night. The Nightra night vision monocular is just such as gadget, and promises to reveal "every detail in vivid, full color."
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
Night Vision, Cameras, 4k, Color,
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Jan 17, 2025
A couple of University of Nebraska professors have launched a startup company with the goal of bringing to market an innovative method for delivering drugs and other therapeutics to targeted locations in the human body. The key ingredient? Milk.
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Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Drug delivery,
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Jan 17, 2025
In what they're calling the "highest density of mechanical bonds ever achieved," researchers created a super-strong flexible material that works very much like chainmail. The breakthrough has already demonstrated its ability to improve body armor.
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Materials, Science
Polymer, Armor, Chemistry,
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Jan 17, 2025
Nintendo has finally taken the wraps off its upcoming Switch 2 portable gaming console, and from what we can see in its playful trailer, its, um... awfully similar to the original that launched 8 years ago.
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Jan 17, 2025
A 13-year study of tiny penguins in Australia has dispelled the long-held myth that these seabirds mate for life, with the 'divorce rate' nearly 10 times that of the current statistics for US adults. And, not surprisingly, it all comes down to kids.
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Biology, Science
Monash University, Penguins,
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Jan 17, 2025
Renault Group/Geely venture Horse was spun off in 2023 to pursue next-generation powertrain technologies. Unlike so many other startups, Horse's brief wasn't simply to churn out new electric motors and battery packs for pure-electric vehicles but to create a comprehensive lineup of efficient combustion engines, transmissions and electric components for the next generation of hybrids and low-emissions ICE vehicles. Its latest motor has hit production, giving automakers a small, efficient unit that delivers seamless power and torque for hybrid cars.
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Automotive, Transpo
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Jan 17, 2025
Renault Group/Geely venture Horse was spun off in 2023 to pursue next-generation powertrain technologies. Unlike so many other startups, Horse's brief wasn't simply to churn out new electric motors and battery packs for pure-electric vehicles but to create a comprehensive lineup of efficient combustion engines, transmissions and electric components for the next generation of hybrids and low-emissions ICE vehicles. Its latest motor has hit production, giving automakers a small, efficient unit that delivers seamless power and torque for hybrid cars.
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Automotive, Transpo
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Jan 16, 2025
Another major contender has entered the launch business as Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket roared into orbit today. At 2:03 am EST, the heavy launcher lifted off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
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Space, Science
New Glenn, Blue Origin, Launch, Rocket
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Jan 16, 2025
It was 50% success today as SpaceX's Starship 7 mission lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas at 4:36 pm CST and ended with the second capture landing of the giant Super Heavy first stage and the unexplained loss of the Starship second stage.
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Space, Science
Starship, SpaceX, Launch
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Jan 16, 2025
The Dakar Rally is unlike any other race on the face of the Earth. And Segway is one of the last bike makers you'd expect to find in it. There are plenty of reasons for that, but perhaps the biggest is the fact that the Chinese manufacturer doesn't produce a single bike that is capable of serious off-road riding.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Segway,
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Jan 16, 2025
Most people with cell phones might not ever experience what it feels like to suddenly find yourself in a dead zone. If you have, maybe you find solace in those brief interruptions without notifications. Or maybe you find yourself in an emergency and help is not on the way. Either way, the ability to connect if you need to has its merits.
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Technology
China, Satellite,
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Jan 16, 2025
The Cardabelle offers a contemporary take on downsizing that balances space constraints and comfort to allow up to two people to embrace full-time life on wheels, despite its modest length of just 20 ft (6 m).
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Building and Constr
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Jan 16, 2025
Your existing multitool may be cool in an outdoorsy way, but does it give you any "street cred"? Well the WingSpan … might … as it packs an adjustable wrench, tweezers, a blade, and six other tools into a butterfly-knife-type titanium body.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
Multitools, Titanium, Kickstarter, Knife
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Jan 16, 2025
AI, AI, AI … It's everywhere, right? Well, AI has now made its way to motorcycle helmets. Gone are the days of cautious shoulder checks. Intelligent Cranium Helmets promises to provide riders with the highest level of protection by combining improved visibility, crash detection, and seamless connectivity into a single, high-tech helmet.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Helmets,
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Jan 16, 2025
As the production window approaches for what's described as "the world's most efficient EV pickup," California-based startup Telo has formed a partnership with storied solar electric car maker Aptera. The latter will supply its photovoltaic cells for optional solar paneling for the upcoming compact electric truck.
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Automotive, Transport
Aptera, Solar Powered, Electric truck
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Jan 16, 2025
Long before adventure motorcycles became cool, Honda was producing a "heavy duty" minibike that was designed to be loaded up with gear and ridden almost anywhere you could imagine. It was called the Motra, which is commonly believed to be a combination of motorcycle-truck in Japanese.
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Motorcycles, Transport
Honda, Honda Motorcycles, Off-road,
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Jan 16, 2025
Vacuum sealing your food is a great way to store fresh ingredients as well as prepared meals - but maybe you don't want to deal with plastic bags every time. Fresiio's vacuum sealer pulls off the same trick, but with reusable lunchboxes.
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Jan 16, 2025
Since founding TerraPower in 2008, Bill Gates has had his eye on developing a safe, efficient, and clean next-gen nuclear plant. That project, called Natrium, has already broken ground in Wyoming and has just leaped over a critical hurdle.
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Energy, Technology
Nuclear, Reactors, Power,
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Jan 16, 2025
Researchers have developed proof-of-concept technology that allows people to do common smartphone tasks - listen to music, take a phone call, and order food - all by making simple, not-too-socially-awkward gestures with their feet while they're walking.
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Technology
Proof-of-concept, Walk, Augmented Reality,
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Jan 16, 2025
A frothy breakthrough at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), using lasers with a silver metal foam that's as light as air, has created the brightest yet X-ray source ever, twice as brilliant as that of anything previous.
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Science
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Laser, X-ray
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Jan 16, 2025
An emerging new generation of ultralight backpacking tents combines compact, seriously lightweight construction with more comfort and convenience at camp. The Durston X-Dome 1 was one recent example, and the all-new Lunar Orbiter from Six Moon Designs makes another intriguing option, complete with a wide-spanning exterior pole structure for increased volume, freestanding stability and lightning-fast setup.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
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Jan 16, 2025
An emerging new generation of ultralight backpacking tents combines compact, seriously lightweight construction with more comfort and convenience at camp. The Durston X-Dome 1 was one recent example, and the all-new Lunar Orbiter from Six Moon Designs makes another intriguing option, complete with a wide-spanning exterior pole structure for increased volume, freestanding stability and lightning-fast setup.
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Outdoors, Lifestyle
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Jan 15, 2025
We all know that a healthy, balanced diet dominated by unprocessed foods is a recipe for gut and overall health, but scientists have now found just how one nutrient - fiber - can trigger a microbiotic chain reaction that actually shields the body from influenza and other viruses.
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Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Chines
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Jan 15, 2025
Frontier Tiny Homes impressed us with its spacious extra-wide Felicity model, but with its Agatha, the firm has gone in the opposite direction and produced a compact tiny house that's more in line with smaller European models, while still being suitable for full-time living.
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Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Building and Construction,
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Jan 15, 2025
DJI's simple-but-capable Neo drone is indeed kind of a big deal, but is it not quite capable enough for you? If so, you might want to check out the new DJI Flip. It sports a folding design, multiple autonomous flight modes, and a whopping 31-minute battery life.
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Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology
DJI Innovations,
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Jan 15, 2025
Bold guitarists looking to push boundaries can go down the digital processing rabbit hole, but Verso's latest oddball build takes a more mechanical approach to shaping tones. The Sine guitar rocks movable pickups and a novel metal pad for swells and tremolo plus pedal control and expression.
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Music, Consumer Tech, Technology
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Jan 15, 2025
This is not your grandad's cable car gondola. Born of an amusement ride and opening to the public in 2026, this remarkably clever kiwi idea offers quick, cheap, on-demand urban transit - that's much more direct and private than public transport.
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Urban
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Jan 15, 2025
Each night, our brains execute a "wash and rinse" routine that clears away harmful protein waste linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. Now, new research shows that a common prescription sleep aid can disrupt this essential process.
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Sleep, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
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Jan 15, 2025
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has partnered with Grifols, a global healthcare company, to identify biomarkers of Parkinson's disease well in advance of symptoms appearing. The initiative could lead to new diagnostic tools and ways of slowing or stopping the condition's progression.
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Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
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Jan 15, 2025
There are loads of great flashlights built for outdoor adventures, but the best light is the one you have on you. That's what makes the tiny new Ysmart Bullet2 a great choice out in
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Jan 15, 2025
We've never been closer to accurately assessing whether an individual is more susceptible to developing major depressive disorder due to their biology, with 293 newly identified gene variants found to play a role in ramping up the risk factor. That's 42% more than was previously known.
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Mental Health, Brain Health, Body & Mind
University
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