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"The first-ever British electric sports car manufacturer." That's how Longbow, a new niche EV brand coming out of the UK, bills itself. Its first two featherweight models have been revealed, which recreate the essence of British classics like the Lotus Elise and the Jaguar E-Type.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Longbow, Electric Vehicles, Lightweight, Tesla Motors, Lucid Motors, Lotus Elise, E-Type
Nestled in the tranquil expanse of Xiapu, Ningde City, Fujian Province – where the East China Sea meets the rugged coastline – a remarkable architectural project has emerged. The Blue Insight Cave Space, part of the Ningde "Zero Carbon Island" initiative, is an innovative creation that redefines public spaces. Designed by 3andwich Design in collaboration with Hewei Studio, this immersive underground structure transforms a simple viewing platform into a space that deeply connects with both the land and the sea.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Design Museum, sustainable design, Eco-Friendly, Thermal mass, China
Some of the most intriguing videos on the internet aren't "worldwide viral sensations" … they lurk deep beneath YouTube's placid surface, where they remain largely undiscovered. A wonderfully weird little film known as Mary Worth – the Movie definitely fits in the latter category, and it has a great backstory.
Category: Remarkable People, Lifestyle
Tags: Filmmaking, comic, Art
Late last year, Chinese rugged device maker 8849 unleashed a beast of a tablet called the Tank Pad that boasted a powerful camplight and built-in pico projector. Now the Unihertz sub-brand has followed up with an adventure-ready power brick phone.
Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: smartphones, Rugged, Projectors, Lighting, Night Vision
A man has lived for more than 100 days with an artificial maglev heart working inside his chest. In a landmark moment, he was discharged earlier this year, becoming the first person in the world to leave the hospital with the device embedded in his body.
Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Tags: Heart, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Monash University, Artificial organs, Surgery, Transplant, Titanium
TCL has a new twist on the portable projector called the PlayCube, which is said to be have been inspired by the Rubik's Cube, and sports a rotating side panel to support positioning flexibility.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: TCL, Projectors, Portable, Google TV, HD
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has revealed plans for an eye-catching new skyscraper in Tbilisi, Georgia. The building's sculpted form, which twists as it rises, has a practical use, creating outdoor terrace areas for those inside.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells directly into brain cells extremely efficiently, without needing to go through the intermediate step of converting them to stem cells first.
Tags: Stem Cells, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPS), Cells, MIT, Brain, neurons, Regenerative Medicine, Regenerative
A new study has tested innovative proof-of-concept technology that syncs electrical stimulation with rehabilitation robotics to enable individuals paralyzed after spinal injury to move more naturally. The tech should improve recovery outcomes.
Category: Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Tags: Spinal cord injury, Paralysis, Rehabilitation robotics, Physical functioning, EPFL
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released the most detailed map yet of what Antarctica looks like when you strip away its ubiquitous cover of ice and snow. Derived from 60 years of data, it will help scientists understand ice flows better.
Category: Science
Tags: Antarctic, British Antarctic Survey, Mapping
It's official: Cadillac will be the 11th F1 team in the paddock in 2026, now that it's been approved to join the championship by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula One Management (FOM).
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: F1, Racing, formula one, GM, Cadillac
Quaise Energy has been dazzling us lately with its bleeding-edge plans to tap super-deep, superheated steam as a global power source. Now, the company's reaching back over a century to adapt yesterday's technology for tomorrow's energy.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Geothermal, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy
Across the UK and Ireland in recent years, there has been an increase in kids becoming seriously ill soon after drinking sugar-free slushies. A new study has pointed the finger at glycerol, a compound that’s used as a sugar substitute and, until now, has been considered safe.
Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Glycerol, metabolism, hypoglycemia, Children
It's a bird; it's a plane!! It's a ... cloud?! No, it's a massive, once-military-grade hover-capable blimp designed to connect the most remote parts of the world with established trading hubs. The AT2 Aerospace Z1 airship aims to use a combination of hydrogen-powered thrust vectoring and helium buoyancy to efficiently carry people and goods over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) per trip. Not only will it reach the world's most remote destinations, it'll use proprietary Air Cushion landing gear to touch down virtually anywhere, including on water.
Tags: Airships, Cargo, Climate Solutions: Shipping, Transport, Lockheed Martin, Blimp, Shipping
Scientists have finally pinned down a protein that’s largely responsible for Parkinson’s disease. Known as PINK1, the protein has been linked to the disease for decades but its structure and how to switch it back on have remained elusive – until now.
Category: Body & Mind
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Neuroscience, Protein, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Cells, Brain
We've seen water bottles that remind you to drink at timed intervals, but now there's a full-fledged hydration pack that does the same thing. It's called the FluidLogic GPR50, and it goes so far as to squirt the water right into your mouth.
Following a successful Kickstarter for its soda-can-sized portable projector last year, China's ETOE has now launched a tubular smart model called the Starfish. The Freestyle-like Netflix-approved bedroom projector can also pull double duty as a night light.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Projectors, Lighting, Android TV
MIT spinout Boston Metal has powered up its electricity driven steel production reactor and made over a ton of metal in a crucial step toward commercializing its process. With clean electricity, the process could make steel with zero CO2 emissions.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Green Steel, Steel, MIT, Boston Metal, Carbon Zero, Carbon Dioxide
The recently completed Wanda is arranged on one level and sleeps up to four people at a squeeze. It features a hardy exterior that's designed to last and also gets its power from a rooftop-based solar panel array.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, House, Home, Micro-House
Cybertrucks – and Tesla vehicles as a whole – have had a rough trot lately, but we're not entirely sure this is going to help matters. In fact, we'd suspect the Germany-based customizing company Mansory of trolling, if it wasn't for the fact that its known for some absurd makeovers.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Cybertruck, Elon Musk, Tesla, Mansory, Designers, Luxury, Truck