From wide-open flat bed, to loaded utility canopy, to fully packed multi-week expedition camper, the modular canopy camping system from South Africa's Alublack customizes the world's most rugged, unstoppable trucks into personalized adventure partners. Build the components up on the back of a Toyota Hilux or Land Cruiser or slide them off the truck completely and tow them on an equally rugged off-road trailer. We're not sure there's another system in the entire world that combines Alublack's hardwearing go-anywhere construction with sheer user-inspired flexibility.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: RV, Truck, Off-grid, Toyota, Jeep, Isuzu, ineos-automotive, Camping, Modular, Outdoors and Camping, Pickup

One of the best things about sleeping on a train is the gentle rocking motion that lulls you off to la-la land. Well, the Ensven 3 Modular Bed Rocker brings that same motion to people's beds, with a lot more oomph than its predecessors.

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Category: Sleep, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind

Tags: Bed, Sleeping, Motion

Folks with limited mobility or those who just like more ride stability could find new freedom by sliding onto the comfort seat of an electric trike. Startup Meet One Trike has followed the launch of a folding electric trike in October with a dual-motor model called the Tour.

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Category: Urban Transport, Transport

Tags: Trike, Tricycle, Pedal-assisted, ebikes

From a handheld soldering gun to the 'playbird mansion' and, of course, the marvel of a smartphone microscope, there are some gadgets that we come across that we instantly want – and this wireless ultrasonic cutter is definitely another.

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Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Materials, Gadgets, Tools, Wireless, Craft

Researchers at Australia's Monash University are close to solving one of the biggest challenges with eVTOL aircraft. The team's new lithium-sulfur battery tech is designed to deliver roughly twice the energy density of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, as well as speedy charging and discharging – enabling the sort of power delivery needed in the skies.

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Category: Energy, Technology

Tags: Battery, eVTOL, Batteries, Lithium-sulfur

"Ballistic seed dispersal" is not something you see often in plants – and for good reason, perhaps, when you see just what the affectionately called squirting cucumber is capable of. Shunning external helping hands like wind or animals, this cucumber gets it done on its own, shooting a rapid-fire watery jet of liquid and seeds into the air from one end of its elongated, prickly form. And now we know just how it does it.

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Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Oxford University, University of Manchester, Plants, nature, Biodiversity, Physics

Washington, DC is arguably the most closely defended airspace in the world. Now it's getting an upgrade thanks to a new AI camera system that can quickly identify unauthorized intruders and warn them off with a laser beam.

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Category: Military, Technology

Tags: Missile Defense

In the simplest terms, nearly every modern car on the planet uses disk brakes: a rotor attached to a hub with a caliper with brake pads fixed to the control arm at each wheel. The driver presses the brake pedal and hydraulic fluid is pushed down the brake lines into the caliper, expanding the pistons and pushing the brake pads against the rotor, slowing down the rotation of the rotor connected to the hub, thus slowing down the wheel.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Electric Vehicles

Many disposable objects are made of black plastic, which has so far proven to be very hard to recycle. US scientists have devised a new method of recycling black polystyrene, however, simply using sunlight and an ingredient that's already present in the plastic.

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Category: Environment, Science

Tags: Plastic waste, Recycling, Princeton University, Cornell University, Sunlight

Honda doesn't just want to power future vehicles with solid-state batteries; the company wants to develop and ultimately mass-produce the batteries itself. Solid-state tech represents a deep-anchored cornerstone of both its midterm electric vehicle plans and its greater goal of achieving full carbon neutrality by 2050. It took a big step toward those objectives this month, unveiling its first demonstration solid-state production line, which will allow it to refine both the battery construction and the manufacturing processes behind it.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Honda, Battery Technology, Electric Vehicles, Electric Aircraft, Solid-state, Electric Motorcycles, Manufacturing Technologies

Chinese projector brand ETOE has launched a portable Google TV Full HD smart projector that's about the height of a soda can. The Dolphin also boasts easy positioning technology and a huge battery.

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Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Projectors, HD, Portable, All-in-one, Dolby

Swedish electric foiling innovator Candela has revealed that its P-12 ferry is heading to the US for the first time. Thanks to a partnership with Fly Tahoe, the craft will drastically cut travel times for tourists heading to Lake Tahoe's ski resorts.

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Category: Marine, Transport

Tags: Hydrofoil, Electric Boats, Candela

Following its Mondo and 28' Model Tiny, Tiny House Listings has created a new towable dwelling named the Lad. Suited to those looking for a low-budget downsizing option, it features a compact and utilitarian interior suitable for up to two people.

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Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

If you attend a lot of your kids' league games, tailgate often, or can't get enough of Mother Nature, consider treating yourself a well-appointed outdoor wagon that's purpose-built for a good time. The Lawn Chariot comes with plenty of space for all your gear, seats two comfortably, and includes an adjustable canopy in a clever design.

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Category: Outdoors, Lifestyle

Tags: Camping, Wagon, Fishing, Kickstarter

Astronomers have clocked a cosmic collision at 3.2 million km/h (2 million mph). A new instrument has spotted a galaxy crashing through a group of others at incredible speeds, creating a shock wave that’s changing the region completely.

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Category: Space, Science

Tags: Astronomy, Galaxy, Telescope, Collision

The body has a remarkable ability to heal itself when injured, but of course it has its limits. Now scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed a way to improve on the natural process, making implants created from a patient’s own blood to regenerate injuries, even repairing bone.

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Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind

Tags: Bones, Regenerative, Regenerative Medicine, Regeneration, Healing, wound-healing, University of Nottingham, Blood

The first direct visualization of the shape of a photon has been created. These particles of light are impossible to photograph, but physicists at the University of Birmingham have now calculated their wave function to produce an accurate image of a photon as it’s emitted.

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Category: Physics, Science

Tags: Photon, Photonics, Image, Images, Visualization, University of Birmingham, Light, Particle physics, Elementary particles

Even if you don't know what 3D microfluidic networks are, that doesn't change the fact that they have some very valuable possible uses. Scientists have now devised a much easier method of making the things, by taking casts of plant roots.

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Category: Science

Tags: Kyushu University, Microfluidic, Glass, Plants, Biomimicry

Following its recent unveiling of Hora Verticale, Portugal's OODA continues to make its mark on Tirana, Albania, with another remarkable project. Named Ndarja, it's envisioned as a square high-rise building that has been pulled apart to create a pair of eye-catching towers.

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Category: Architecture, Lifestyle

Tags: Building and Construction, Tirana, Skyscrapers, High-rise

Nissan first introduced the Ariya as a new electric car and eventual replacement for the Leaf. The Leaf, long the "everyman’s EV," was small, practical, and low-priced. The Ariya is a good replacement, though it’s neither as cheap nor as small.

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Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Nissan, Electric Vehicles, Sedan, Crossover, Reviews