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Variable neutral density (ND) filters are handy tools for photographers, in that their opacity can be adjusted simply by rotating them. So, why not use them for adjustable-tint sunglasses? Well, that's exactly what eyewear company Lombell has done.
Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Sunglasses, Lenses, Eyewear
Lava Music has spent the last few years impressing music journalists and guitarists with a bunch of carbon fiber acoustic/smart guitars. Now the company has taken a bit of a left turn for its first Kickstarter, with a string-free touch-enabled digital oddity called the Genie.
Category: Music, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Digital music, Instrument, Guitar, Smart, Learning, Kickstarter
Royal Enfield’s famed 650 twin platform has been a big hit ever since the Interceptor and Continental GT came out. With the Shotgun 650 launching at the turn of the year, rumors were rife of upcoming models on this platform. Lo and behold, the Classic 650 and the Bear 650 are here.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Royal Enfield, Retro, EICMA 2024
Renault's fun-loving Twizy compact EV was spun out into a new sub-brand in 2022. Now, following a world premiere at the Paris Motor Show last month, the Mobilize Duo electric micro-car and Bento e-van have driven onto the show floor at EICMA in Milan.
Category: Urban Transport, Transport
Tags: Renault, Electric Vehicles, EICMA 2024, city car, Minivan, Compact
Austrian aviation company CycloTech has revealed it's building a demonstrator version of an eVTOL to showcase its propulsion system for electric flight. The firm is hoping to take the wraps off its BlackBird flying car by the end of this year, and commence test flights in early 2025.
Tags: eVTOL, Cyclorotors, Flying+Car, Air Taxis, Personal Flight, Personal eVTOLs, Electric Aircraft
Whitelock's eye-popping 48-cylinder "Tinker Toy" was built to put a full stop on an escalating arms race in the UK custom motorcycle scene – and it certainly did, becoming one of the world's most outrageous and iconic motorcycles in the process.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Kawasaki, Guinness, World Records
Combining virtual reality and non-invasive deep-brain electrical stimulation, researchers have improved healthy individuals’ spatial memory – the kind that helps you remember where you left the car keys. The approach has great potential for treating cognitive decline due to disease or injury without drugs or surgery.
Category: Learning & Memory, Brain Health, Body & Mind
Tags: Deep Brain Stimulation, Virtual Reality, Memory, Dementia, EPFL
The Harmonic Drive is a key part of countless robotic applications. Incredibly simple yet quite odd to watch, this gear system is extremely precise with an impressive torque-to-weight ratio, even if it does wobble. So how does it work?
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: Transmission, Robots, Mechanical, Engineering
Utah's Zion Off-Road hit the trailer market with one of the most modular off-road camping trailers out there, a multi-stage squaredrop that allows customers to spec it from empty to fully loaded. Now it's sliding the modularity over to a simpler skeletal utility trailer/camper. The new Z2 starts out as a basic bed box, allowing buyers to build it into a precisely specced gear-stacking tool for at home and afield. Carry lumber and supplies one weekend, dirt bikes and kayaks the next. Top it with a rooftop tent and you have a breezy micro-camping trailer for open-ended adventures with return date TBD.
Scarring of heart tissue can be slowed but not stopped, and can lead to heart failure. But a new study has shown that an existing immunotherapy could stop scar tissue formation after heart attacks.
Category: Heart Disease, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Heart, Heart attack, Heart Failure, Immunotherapy, The Immune System, antibodies, Washington University in St Louis, Regenerative
It was just a year ago that the Switchblade flying car made its first actual flight, moving one step closer to real-world usage. Based on what was learned in the course of that flight, its makers have now unveiled the design for the production version of the vehicle.
The global leader in the mid-size motorcycle segment has taken the wraps off not just its first-ever electric motorcycle, but also a separate EV vertical altogether, dubbed Flying Flea. RE has confirmed that it will arrive in Spring 2026.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Royal Enfield, Electric Motorcycles, Concept Motorcycles
Of all the cargo e-trikes we've seen, the tall-framed, Japanese-designed Streek takes one of the most innovative approaches to carrying stuff. A new-and-improved version of the vehicle is now in development, aimed specifically at use in the North American market.
Category: Urban Transport, Transport
Tags: cargo bike, ebikes, Trike, Tricycle
A chopped roof, custom rear-end, and over 50% new fabrication. The Toyota LC ROX (Recreation Open eXperience), is an open-top adventurer prototype with a proper retro appeal. It is set to make its debut at the 2024 SEMA Show in Vegas.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Toyota, SUV, Off-road, Recreational vehicle, Concept Vehicle, SEMA 2024
Melatonin is already a popular supplement for those who struggle to get a solid night's sleep. But the dosage of the supplement and the best time to take it has remained largely a trial-and-error endeavor. A new study puts that uncertainty to bed.
Category: Sleep
Reaching a height of 50 m (164 ft) in Yantai, eastern China, the Sun Tower, by OPEN Architecture, cuts a remarkable figure on the shoreline. The curving observation tower functions similarly to a massive sundial and marks the changing of the seasons.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
When it comes to the pressure of mountain and gravel bike tires, a few psi either way can make a big difference in performance. The Outrider sensor was designed with that fact in mind, as it provides real-time pressure readings from within tubeless tires.
Tags: Kickstarter, Cycling, Tires
Consistency is always the focus of exercise plans, which can lead people to giving up altogether if they miss a few workouts. But a new study has found that even after a 10-week break from strength training, it took people very little time to get back to where they left off. It's revealed fascinating new insights into the mechanism of muscle memory.
Category: Fitness & Exercise
Tags: Exercise, Muscle, musculoskeletal, Fitness, Health
A recent study has shown that nanoplastics – plastic particles smaller than 0.001 millimeters – affect the body's ability to absorb antibiotics, and may even lead to the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Category: Science
Tags: Microplastic, Antibiotic, Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
With its usable length of just 4.5 m (14.9 ft), the Mo.5 450 tiny house definitely isn't suitable for raising a large family. However, its small size makes it a good fit for regular travel, and it features a compact but space-saving interior that sleeps four, at a squeeze.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home