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It certainly sounds like something from a new sci-fi series, but a power-free set of contact lenses impregnated with nanoparticles has proven successful in allowing humans to see what has previously been invisible – even when their eyes are closed.
Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Contact Lenses, Vision, Eye, Infrared, University of Science and Technology of China
Dragon Tiny Homes' Fairfax model is one of the most affordable tiny houses on the market. With a length of just 16 ft (4.8 m), it definitely won't suit a large family, but it could be a good fit as a vacation home or as a guest house.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Micro-House, Tiny Footprint, Building and Construction, House, Home
Bajaj Auto, the world's third largest motorcycle manufacturer, has gone from a partner of KTM to taking over the Austrian brand altogether. That's thanks to a €800-million (US$905-million) shot in the arm from the Indian two-wheeler giant that will enable KTM to bring its production facilities roaring back to life.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Satellites could have a longer life and space become a bit tidier if Starfish Space's Otter Pup 2 mission pans out. Scheduled to launch later this year, it aims demonstrate how a small craft can dock with unprepared satellites for service or disposal.
Tags: Debris, Satellite, Space Junk
A new study has found the non-invasive application of in-ear electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve to be safe and effective in reducing osteoarthritis-related knee pain. It opens the door to innovative, quality-of-life-improving treatment.
Category: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Osteoarthritis, Pain, Chronic pain, Vagus nerve stimulation, University of Texas El Paso
We've seen some tiny campers here over the years, fascinating micro contraptions that mash together mobility and living quarters in seemingly impossible ways. But we've never seen anything quite as tiny as the newest member of Volkswagen's storied camper van fleet. Shrunken down to model railroad size, this ID. Buzz is much more than a toy model; thanks to the addition of an equally vintage-inspired, color-matched teardrop trailer, it's also the smallest moving vehicle in an exhibit dedicated entirely to miniatures.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Volkswagen, mini-campervan, Scale-model, electric-camper, teardrop trailers, Campervan, Travel, Travel and Tourism, RV, Caravan, Toys, Miniature
Maryland-based startup InventWood is set to mass-produce the first batches of 'Superwood,' a new material made of modified timber that's stronger than regular barky stems, and even stronger than steel. It's set to go on sale later this year.
Tags: Steel, Wood, University of Maryland, Materials, 2025 Updates
This week already brought us a camper loaded with solid-state battery power, and now we have a luxury EV putting its own solidified energy storage to work. BMW is road-testing solid-state batteries in the i7 electric sedan. The sulfide-based batteries promise higher energy density, improved safety and more versatile, compact packaging in comparison with traditional lithium-ion batteries.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Solid-state, Battery Technology, Battery Electric Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, BMW
Surfboards can be quite awkward to transport, especially on planes and trains. What's more, buying different boards for different types of surfing is an expensive proposition. That's where the modular nine-in-one Newave surfboard is intended to come in.
Tags: Surfboard, Modular, Kickstarter
Likened by its creators to an "ornate layered cake," the Tor Alva has been completed in Switzerland. Hailed as the world's tallest 3D-printed building, this remarkable structure rises to an impressive height of 30 m (98.5 ft).
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, 3D Printing, Switzerland, ETH Zurich
Dyson says that its new PencilVac is the slimmest cordless vacuum cleaner in the world, and by the looks of it, that sounds about right. It's also the company's most powerful model to date.
Category: Around The Home, Lifestyle
Tags: Dyson, Vacuum cleaner
What's cooler than a precision artillery round? How about Tiberius Aerospace's Sceptre TRBM 155HG 155mm artillery round that has a ramjet in its nose, can fly at supersonic speeds and has over four times the range of a conventional round?
Category: Military, Technology
Tags: Artillery, Supersonic, Ramjet
Taking a vitamin D supplement – or getting enough of the compound naturally – can knock three years off your biological aging, according to the results of a large, long-term study. This may not seem like a lot, over a lifetime, but it's a significant amount as you become more and more susceptible to age-related diseases.
Category: Aging Well, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Mass General Brigham, anti-aging, Age-Related, DNA, Disease, Cells, Sun
By eliminating the essential amino acid cysteine from the diets of mice, and disabling their ability to produce it, scientists have induced rapid and dramatic weight loss. The technique opens a new pathway to explore in weight-loss science.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Weight Loss, Amino Acids, Diet, New York University, Genetic engineering
Cargo ebikes can be very handy when you need to haul stuff, but they're kinda big and clumsy when you don't. The Convoy C.01 was created with that fact in mind, as it temporarily converts regular bikes into e-cargoes within a matter of seconds.
Tags: cargo bike, Pedal-assisted, trailers, Cycling
For the past few years, Google has been developing 3D video technology that would allow distant colleagues, friends or family to chat as though they were in the same room. Now the tech giant has rebranded Project Starline to Google Beam to prepare for commercial rollout.
Category: Technology
Tags: Google I/O, Google, Video Conferencing, 3D, Video Calling, Communications, Hewlett-Packard
Recent Saudi projects like the Line have been defined by their immense ambition and their modernity. However, the upcoming Asaan Misk Heritage Museum takes a very different approach and instead looks to the past with traditional mud brick construction to stay cool in the desert.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Museum, Saudi Arabia, Zaha Hadid
A new experimental painkiller has shown promise in dulling or eliminating pain without the addictive qualities exhibited by today's most popular opioids. The drug also sidesteps common opioid side effects including constipation and sedation.
Category: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Opioids, Painkillers, Chronic pain, Pain, Duke University, Neurological, Brain, Spinal
Following the fifth-gen RAV4 that first appeared in 2019, Toyota's updated its beloved compact SUV for 2026 with revised styling and electrified powertrains. And for the first time ever, the US is getting a GR Sport model.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Toyota, SUV, Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid
Scientists have recently shed some light on exactly why elephants, one of the biggest animals on the planet, paradoxically experience unusually low rates of cancer. The research found these remarkable mammals carry unique genetic variants that reduce their risk of tumors, and the findings could help develop new cancer therapies for humans.
Tags: Elephant, Animals, Animal science, Cancer, Protein, Genetics, University of Oxford, 2025 Updates