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Steel measuring tape is an interesting material, in that it's rigid enough to hold its shape when extended, but flexible enough that it gives way under pressure. Scientists have taken advantage of that dual nature in a clever new robotic gripper designed for handling fragile items.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: UC San Diego, Hand, Agriculture
Honda becomes the latest Japanese automaker to debut a micro-camper concept, this one celebrating the long-running success of its CR-V crossover. It's not a van, but the CR-V makes a convincing tiny RV when upfitted with a fold-out bed, outdoor kitchen and dining area, and just the right accessories. The CR-V "Dream Pod" adventure camper wagon is part birthday present, part one-off show car, and part DIY materials list for CR-V adventurers of the future.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Honda, Concept Vehicle, Concept Cars, mini-campervan, Crossover, SUV, camper-in-a-box, Camping, Outdoors and Camping
Verge Motorcycles has broken and created a new Guinness World Record by riding its Verge TS Pro electric bike the farthest on a single charge. The record-breaking 193-mile (311 km) journey was accomplished in London on March 22.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Hubless, Electric Motorcycles, Guinness, World Records, Battery Technology
Malta's Studio NiCHE has revealed its latest project, which transforms a centuries-old karrejja (a narrow, often vaulted passageway typical of 16th-century Maltese architecture) into a striking 28-sq-m (301-sq-ft) studio that’s equal parts history and innovation. Dubbed The Blue Room, the tiny apartment is part of a just-completed luxury guesthouse. It was designed by Martina Fenech Adami to showcase how micro-living can be both stylish and sustainable.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
South Korea-based Kosmos is crowdfunding a seriously cool looking ebike that not only features a hubless front wheel, but is also foldable, and available to backers at less half its expected retail price.
Tags: ebikes, Hubless, Pedal-assisted, Kickstarter
BenQ has created the Home Cinema Series to meet the "diverse needs of home entertainment enthusiasts ranging from beginners to expert connoisseurs." Joining last year's newbie-friendly 4LED projector is a brighter model plus a pro-level laser thrower.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: BenQ, home theater, Cinema, 4K UHD, Laser, LED, Projectors
Since the first time I tried a retractable leash to walk my dog over a decade ago, I've never used a regular leash. I thought that was one of the best inventions of all time for tackling a daily chore. But it looks like a bit of clever tech might have just made it way better.
Tags: Kickstarter, Dogs, Control, Safety
Get your best riding gear on: BMW has taken the wraps off its beefy new R 1300 R that packs plenty of power, electronics, and premium componentry to carve up the streets in style. It's yours for a starting price of US$22,320.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: BMW Motorrad, BMW
The British Army is testing a new device called the WEEVIL that turns any compatible armored vehicle into a robotic mine-clearing machine that can autonomously plow a minefield into a dirt road while the crew is miles away – and it looks mean doing it.
Category: Military, Technology
Tags: British Army, Land Mines
Researchers have successfully developed nerve grafts, currently being trialed as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, that are invisible to the body’s immune system, according to a new study. It could mean risky post-transplant anti-rejection drugs are soon a thing of the past.
Category: Brain Health, Body & Mind
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Stem Cells, Dopamine, Neural graft, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Remember the scene in Iron Man 2 where Tony Stark rediscovers a new element and is handling virtual 3D holographic elements with his hands, moving them around, pinching, swiping, flicking, and tossing? Pretty cool in 2010. What about 2025?
Category: Technology
Tags: Holographic, Display, 3D
Nobody likes being carsick, seasick or airsick, but what can you do to keep from getting that way? Well, according to a new study, simply listening to an audio tone for one minute might be all it takes to stop you from losing your lunch.
Category: Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Tags: Nagoya University, Motion, Sound
Flying robots have some big advantages over their ground-going counterparts, but they're definitely not very energy-efficient. An experimental new bot addresses that tradeoff by using a wing-assisted mechanism to hop instead of walking or flying in the traditional sense.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: MIT, City University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, locomotion
Recycling massive wind turbine blades can be difficult because they're built from sturdy materials to weather the elements for decades. Researchers at Washington State University have devised a way to leverage those properties, and use discarded blades to create strong and durable plastics – without resorting to the use of harsh chemicals.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Wind turbine, Recycling, Plastics, Washington State University
Dirt Freak… with a name like that, you ought to either produce some solid, purpose-built off-road motorcycles… or an inexpensive vacuum cleaner. I’m glad to say it’s the former, in the shape of an electric moto from Japan dubbed the GE-N3.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Japan, Electric Motorcycles, Moped, Off-road, Dirt Bikes
As we noted for our review of the Freedo recently, warmer evenings up north could mean taking your entertainment outdoors. ViewSonic latest take on portable projection is a palm-sized model rocks Harman Kardon audio and is mounted to a 360-degree 3-in-1 stand.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Many cyclists may be riding blind and risking serious injury, with more than than one in 10 having experienced an accident that they found was due to a structural failure undetected in the bike. Researchers now call for more stringent testing of bikes to identify these red flags before things go wrong on the road.
Tags: University of New South Wales, Bicycle, Carbon Fiber, Aluminum, Bikes, Accidents, Road Safety, Ride, Cycling, Cyclist
A year after its no-show, Samsung has once again promised to bring its adorable Ballie companion robot to the market this Northern Hemisphere summer.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Airbus Defence and Space has taken the wraps off its fighter cockpit of tomorrow that it's helping to develop as part of Europe's Enhanced Pilot Interfaces & Interactions for Fighter Cockpit (EPIIC) project to build interfaces for next-gen warplanes.
Category: Military, Technology
A Japanese-badged MPV put together in the US and turned into an American camper by a Korean mini-camper specialist – that about sums up the new Unicamp Toyota Sienna Pop Top camper van. Or at least it tracks its melting-pot roots – the new camper minivan has a much larger story to tell, filling a major void left by midsize van market deserters like Ford and Nissan to serve as the affordable, flexible small pop-up camper the US market could desperately use. The Unicamp Sienna is ready to pull over at a moment's notice and spend the night, leveraging a standard hybrid powertrain, three-row passenger seating, and optional all-wheel-drive for the ultimate in impromptu road trip versatility.
Tags: mini-campervan, Campervan, Toyota, RV, Minivan, Camping, Travel, Outdoors and Camping