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Subaru has taken the wraps off a new and improved Solterra for the 2026 model year. The EV has more range, an NACS plug, and more power output with faster charging times. Also unveiled is a new off-road version of the Solterra, the Trailseeker.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Subaru, New York Auto Show, Electric Vehicles, Off-road, SUV
Tiny drops of water might not seem like powerhouse energy producers, but a new method shows how simple tubes might be able to turn falling rain into an energy source. In tests, the method was able to power up 12 LED lights.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Clean Energy, Rain, National University of Singapore, Hydro-Electric, Electricity, Water
This skyscraper's extraordinary exterior is not just for show. Designers Triptyque and Architects Office have arranged the building around a concrete exoskeleton, which provides structural support and frees up floorspace inside.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Exoskeleton, Building and Construction, Brazil, Residential towers, Skyscrapers
Though it has dabbled in other materials, Urtopia is best known for its carbon fiber bikes. Now the young maker has added a fat-tire utility ebike to its stable, which is being pitched as a "head-turning, cargo-carrying, joy-spreading machine."
Tags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, cargo bike, Carbon Fiber
Literally a century after it was first discovered, we now have footage of the colossal squid alive in its natural habit for the very first time for your viewing pleasure.
Just last month we trawled the internet for updates to our coverage of the Dynafin propulsion concept from marine giant ABB. Now the technology has been independently tested, which also gives us our first look at the actual system.
Tags: Shipping, Energy Efficient, Motor, Prototype, Boating
A new study of nearly 15,000 people found that the window of late-night workouts in which sleep is then impacted is actually much larger than previously thought, showing that exercising within four hours of bedtime can have a detrimental effect on shut-eye.
Category: Fitness & Exercise, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Monash University, Exercise, Sleep monitors, Sleep, Cardiovascular, Fitness, Insomnia
Digital notebooks with E Ink screens offer scribblers, jotters and doodlers an old school paper-like creative experience while also cramming in modern tech. The latest to join the party comes in the shape of a color E Ink tablet called the Bigme B7.
Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
A US nuclear reactor has switched from Regular to Premium fuel with Southern Nuclear inserting four Lead Test Assemblies (LTAs) into the Vogtle Unit 2 reactor in Waynesboro, Georgia that contains uranium enriched above 5% – a US commercial first.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Westinghouse, Nuclear
Using a traditional U-lock can be a hassle, as you have to pull it out of your bag, take it apart, then run its shackle through the bike's frame before putting it back together. The bike-mounted V-160 offers a simpler approach, in that you just push it head-first into whatever's at hand.
Tags: Lock, Theft, Security, Cycling, Kickstarter
Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a potentially fatal condition, yet it's difficult to diagnose with a regular stethoscope. A possibly life-saving new multi-sensor stethoscope is claimed to be much better at the job, with the added benefit that it can be used by just about anyone.
Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Tags: University of Cambridge, Heart Disease, Diagnostic devices
Now this is the sort of application of AI that really intrigues me. Researchers have developed DolphinGemma, the first large language model (LLM) for understanding dolphin language. It could help us translate what these incredible creatures are saying, potentially much faster than we ever could with manual approaches used over several decades.
Tags: Google DeepMind, LLM (Large Language Model), Artificial Intelligence, Dolphin, Language, Communications
Consuming cannabis can certainly be a way to deal with some health conditions like chronic pain or insomnia. But when a user goes too far and winds up in the hospital, the negative consequences can reach far into the future, says a new study.
Category: Addiction, Brain Health, Body & Mind
There appears to be a race on to launch the first 13.3-inch color ePaper monitor. Dasung currently has an Indiegogo waiting in the wings, but it's looking like Bigme will be first to the line with pre-order status for its B13 device.
Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Not everyone with ADHD responds to stimulants like Ritalin, which increase dopamine levels in the brain. Now, new research suggests the drug’s effectiveness is less about the amount of dopamine it produces and more about the number and type of receptors that respond to it.
Category: ADHD & Autism, Brain Health, Body & Mind
Tags: ADHD, Stimulant medications, Dopamine, Brain activity, University of Maryland
The suitably named Mod trailer from Trail Trailers (say that five times fast) is one in a new wave of ultra-modular trailers designed to build up from chassis bones to fully capable, plug-and-play adventure wagon. The Mod starts off as a basic, rugged, military-inspired utility flatbed weighing well under 500 lb (227 kg). From there, it builds up via available modular components into a capable toy hauler, towable toolbox, and/or multi-day adventure tagalong.
Tags: trailers, Outdoors and Camping, Camping, Modular, RV
A three-year study has found robust evidence that one particular vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) offers older adults long-term protection against the infection, even if efficacy wanes from season to season. Despite this, just a single dose cut serious illness by nearly two thirds, and getting a shot every year was not more beneficial.
Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Infections, Lung, Vaccines, clinical trials, Age-Related, Age Care, CDC
If you've ever looked into the living conditions of astronauts in space, you probably know they make do with spartan arrangements, including mostly rehydratable meals.
Tags: Food, Astronauts, International Space Station, MIT, Technical University of Denmark
The McMurtry Spéirling has just redefined what "hypercar" actually means. The little single-seater electric beast dethroned a 21-year-old record held by a Formula 1 car at the Top Gear Test Track ... and not in a very subtle way. It went for the full usurper kill.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: McMurtry Automotive, Electric Vehicles, Record, Hypercar
Factory wood-cutting robots may be capable of fast and intricate carpentry tasks, but they're expensive – plus they put actual carpenters out of work. A new augmented reality system splits the difference, by precisely guiding the hands of human carpenters.
Category: Virtual Reality, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: EPFL, Augmented Reality, Robotics, Wood