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Mercedes’ “compact sedan for the electric age” has arrived and boy is it stuffed with electric capabilities. It becomes the first EV in a completely new generation of Mercedes cars.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class, Electric Vehicles, Hybrid, BMW, Geely
At just 6.6 m (21.7 ft) in length, what this off-grid capable tiny house lacks in available space it makes up for with portability. It could be a good fit for up to two people wanting a towable vacation home or to embrace a minimalist life on the road.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
If you missed your chance to buy one of the coolest smartwatches ever made, listen up. Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky's new outfit Core Devices is now accepting pre-orders for two new Pebble-like wearables.
Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Smartwatch, Pebble, E-Paper
If you have the persistent tone in your ears known as tinnitus, you'll want to pay attention to a new study that shows a link between certain foods and a reduction in risk. The finding offers a potentially easy way to get some peace and quiet.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
With the threat of a US ban looming over Chinese drone maker DJI, keen flyers throughout the land will likely be on the lookout for alternatives. Homegrown Ascent Aerosystems may have an answer with its somewhat oddball Helius.
Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Camera drone, 4k, Rugged, Surveillance, Monitoring
Over a year and a million kilometers' worth of real-world testing has returned impressive results for Spanish company Fersa's "fuel efficient wheel hub," which cuts fuel burn by at least 3% and saves operators around US$3,500 per truck per year.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Fuel efficiency, Truck, Efficiency
A rice wine native to the Philippines has grabbed the attention of researchers looking into new, natural ways to slow biological aging. But it's not the wine itself – sorry – in the spotlight, but what's left over after the liquid is ready to bottled.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Microbes, Yeast, Aging, anti-aging, Age-Related, Cells, Chronic illness, Health, Fermentation
Back in 2021, at the height of the pandemic, scientists at Pfizer revealed the development of a novel antiviral molecule, designed to hinder the SARS-CoV-2 virus’s ability to replicate. Clinical trials moved quickly, and by the end of the year we had the very first oral COVID antiviral, called nirmatrelvir.
Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Antiviral, Drugs
I know many folks who dismissed Stark's initial announcement of the Varg, a 60–80 horsepower electric dirt bike intended to compete with conventional gas-powered motocross bikes, as just another ambitious EV project that would never reach the market.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Electric Motorcycles, Electric Vehicles, Supermoto, Zero Motorcycles, Dirt Bikes, World's Fastest
Imagine being able to listen to music or other audio that no one else can hear, without having to wear headphones. Doing so is now possible via so-called "audible enclaves," which already exist in functional prototype form.
Category: Good Thinking, Lifestyle
Tags: Pennsylvania State University, Audio, Sound, Ultrasound, metasurface
Budget e-mobility brand Engwe has taken the wraps off the latest generation of its compact L20 fat-tire ebike. The dual-suspension compact hauler can be collapsed down for between-ride transport in the trunk, and comes in hub-drive and mid-drive variants.
Tags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Foldable bike, Off-road, City
The first satellite in a constellation designed specifically to locate wildfires early and precisely anywhere on the planet has now reached Earth's orbit, and it could forever change how we tackle unplanned infernos.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Wildfires, Google, Satellite, Machine Learning, Detection
Tiny house firms are always trying to think up new ways of maximizing every inch of available space. Modern Tiny Living has hit upon a neat approach to this with its Shadow model, which features a living room that seats six, has lots of storage, and also doubles as a guest bed.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
It might look dumb, but this little engine catalyzed the American Air Boat industry, and its legacy might yet have several more significant chapters in general transportation. Pusher engine technology can create very efficient vehicles, capable of doing things better ... maybe even for personal transport. Just not like this!
Category: Urban Transport, Transport
Japanese hardware brand Elecom has just launched what it claims is the world's first power bank to feature a sodium-ion battery inside. It promises significantly longer cycle life than traditional lithium-ion batteries, as well as the ability to operate in extremely hot and cold climes.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Sodium battery, Battery, Elecom
Men tend to be happier with life when they're married, as many studies have identified over the last few decades. But new research shows they also become fatter. In fact, they're more than three times more likely to be obese than men who remained unmarried.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Obesity, Weight, Depression, Family health, Aging, Age-Related
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has cleared a major hurdle in making a Generation IV nuclear reactor practical. Using a new process, a team has developed a new way of processing fuel efficiently for cutting-edge molten salt reactors.
Category: Energy, Technology
Exhibition vehicles often make a big splash for a couple weeks, maybe months, then disappear quietly to never be heard of again. Not the case for the jaw-dropping Camper Schmiede "Marilyn Onroad" camper van. One of the most distinctively appointed camper vans ever concocted is now ready to travel far beyond the gates of any exhibition hall. The six-sleeper camper van features a delightfully vintage-grade interior with transformable spaces and more outdoor living amenities than you'll find at some parks.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Campervan, RV, dusseldorf-caravan-salon-2024, Camping, Custom, Concept Vehicle, Outdoors and Camping, Camping
Dr. Frankenstein might not have needed a lightning bolt to bring his monster to life after all. A new study from Stanford suggests that life might have been kickstarted by constant zaps from “microlightning” between water droplets.
Tags: Life, Molecules, Chemistry, Earth, Stanford University, Lightning, Organic
Chances are you already need a steel ruler for your fixing and making tasks, so why not use one that can do much more than most? That's the idea behind the ten-function Tiruler, which packs a protractor, caliper, bubble level and even a wrench.
Tags: Multitools, Titanium, Measured, Kickstarter