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I know, stacking dimes takes years of practice, and admittedly, there's a lot of pride that goes into showing off those perfect dime-shaped beads you've just laid down on that custom gas tank you just made for your sweet custom Harley Panhead bobber (or Evo, whatever) on your $5,000 Miller TIG machine. Believe me, I've laid some pretty crusty beads in my day, I understand.
Category: Around The Home, Lifestyle
Modern timber construction is growing at a remarkable rate in the United States and the latest significant project to showcase this trend comes from designer of the High Line Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The studio has designed a new wooden college tower that will rise to a height of 186 ft (56.6 m).
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Timber, sustainable design, Boston University
Eye injuries that damage the cornea are usually irreversible and cause blindness. But a new clinical trial has repaired this damage in patients thanks to a transplant of stem cells from their healthy eyes.
Tags: Regenerative, Regenerative Medicine, Eye, Blindness, Sight, Vision, Massachusetts General Hospital, Stem Cells
You’ve got to have a knack for achieving the extraordinary when you smash not one but two Guinness World Records that most people will not have even heard of. Swedish stunt rider Magnus Carlsson has done just that.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
How's this for a set of promises? Flint Engineering claims its new, flat, thermal-transfer "IsoMat" can power entire homes, cut refrigerator energy consumption by 30%, and radically speed up EV charging while also extending battery life.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Heating, Cooling, Energy Efficient, Refrigeration
A new study has debunked a popular TikTok wellness trend called cycle syncing, which claims that tailoring a workout routine to match the hormonal changes that occur during the different phases of the menstrual cycle provides a fitness benefit.
Category: Fitness & Exercise, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Exercise, Menstruation, Hormone, McMaster University
All those sea sponges that live in deep oceans have a secret: their light lattice-like forms are astonishingly stiff and strong. Inspired by these fascinating creatures, researchers at Australia's RMIT University have developed a new structure to make significantly stronger materials for more durable buildings.
Tags: Construction, Biomimicry, RMIT University
Dog poop bags for grown humans – that's the experience off-grid toilet brand Wrappon is selling. It might sound weird, undesirable and maybe downright gross at first, but compare it with the other available methods of pooping in the unplumbed wilds, and you might gain a new appreciation for an electric toilet that automatically bags the mess so you can chuck it in a garbage can – no dump stations, no manure spreading in the garden, and no regrets or second thoughts.
Tags: Toilet, Camping, RV, Off-road, Off-grid, Boating, Kickstarter
If your bike has Presta valves on its rims or tubes, you'll know that pumping the tires can be a fiddly business. The Zilch floor pump is claimed to address that problem, with head seals that don't even touch the valve stem until it locks on.
Tags: Kickstarter, Cycling, Pump
QJMotor is not the sort of company to rest on its laurels. The Chinese bikemaker has an arsenal of motorcycles in its ranks ... singles, parallel twins, V-twins, V-4s, inline fours … you name it.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: qjmotor, Engine Technologies, Patent, Benelli, Triumph, Yamaha
Old, discarded wind turbine blades don't biodegrade. They do, however, float if sealed. Finnish startup Reverlast is capitalizing on that fact, by taking end-of-use blades and converting them into stylish floating docks.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Aalto University, Wind turbine, Recycling, Dock, Floating
Bike Friday has been hand-building custom folding bikes and ebikes since being founded in 1992. Now with some 40,000 bikes shipped, the company has officially announced a new ultralight ebike model called the All Day.
Tags: Custom, ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Bosch, Foldable bike, Lightweight, Handbuilt
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have come up with a better prosthetic hand that uses a hybrid design to carefully grip various objects with just the right amount of pressure.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: Prosthetics, medical-robotics, Robotic, Johns Hopkins University
A study of over 220,000 people that looked at the consumption of butter versus plant oils has reached a conclusion that shows just how much better for you one is than the other. Making the switch might be one of the easiest ways to extend your life.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT, Harvard, Vegetable oil, Nutrition, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Cholesterol
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has revealed plans for a pair of eye-catching towers. Featuring a futuristic swooping glazed and metal design, the buildings will rise upwards from a shared base and provide views of a nearby volcano.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Zaha Hadid, Skyscrapers, Italy
Californian EV startup Telo just revealed a functional prototype of its MT1 mini-truck at an in-person event in Los Angeles. That signals the company is inching closer to production and getting its rationally sized vehicles on to the road.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Electric Vehicles, Electric truck, Pickup, Compact
Hitting a plateau after a steady run of weight loss has derailed many health and fitness plans. But what if you could flick a biological switch that would eradicate the plateau and speed up metabolism? Scientists may have just found the key to this – and it was by complete accident.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: University of Southern Denmark, Obesity, metabolism, Weight Loss, Diet, Fasting, Ozempic
DARPA has launched a new prototype warship for the US Navy that not only won't need any sailors, it can't even accommodate them. The 180-ft (55-m), 240-tonne No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) put to sea last month ahead of sea trials.
Category: Military, Technology
Tags: DARPA, US Navy, Ships, Autonomous
Apple TV+ has clearly decided to invest in top-shelf science fiction as a defining pillar of its offering – and overall, it's put together an impressive slate. Some shows have been outright successes, and where others have missed, there's at least been a refreshingly grand artistic swing.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: TV, Streaming, Science Fiction, Entertainment, Space exploration, Apple TV, Apple, 2025 Updates
Most Harley-Davidson new launches are loaded with infinite amounts of chrome, a raked-out front wheel, ape hangers, tassels, and shining lights. Not this one. Coming at US$110,000, Harley-Davidson's most expensive production motorcycle isn't what you might think.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Harley Davidson, Racing