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Italian firm Virus Power produces motorcycle gear that is lightweight, wearable, and most importantly, free of animal-derived materials. The brand claims that its products meet extremely high safety standards and are already used by a number of riders, including Scott Redding in the World Superbike series.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Motorcycle Gear, WSBK, Veganism, Racing, Ducati, Protection, Safety
Japanese scientists have created what may be the world’s smallest video game. Using a regular controller, players can control a tiny digital ship, firing nanoscale bullets to push around a physical polystyrene ball just a few microns wide.
Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: World's Smallest, Nano, Nanoscale, Nanometers, Nanoparticles, Electric, Electrons, Nagoya University
Cue the self-replicating robot revolution: Apptronik's humanoid Apollo robot is gearing up to assist in manufacturing copies of itself. That's thanks to a deal between the Texas-based robotics company and global engineering solutions firm Jabil, which produces components for the likes of Apple, Dell, and HP.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: Humanoid, Robots, Apptronik, Manufacturing
It’s hard to get glue to work underwater – unless you’re a mussel. Scientists have now created a new adhesive that combines the stickiness of mussel’s natural glue with the slimy, germ-repelling nature of mucus.
Tags: Adhesive, Glue, Underwater, Water, MIT, Freie Universität, Biomimicry
The question of whether life once existed on Mars may be answered by a new laser instrument from the University of Bern. The device can be carried by a rover to zap samples of the Red Planet to see if they contain traces of microfossils.
Tags: Mars, Exobiology, University of Bern, Laser
We knew the Rover from Australia's Stockman Products was a special little hunk of micro-camping the minute we saw it, a teardrop that manages to look devastatingly rugged, cozily inviting and strikingly stylish, all at the same time. The little 'drop from the Pod trailer specialists has gotten even more special in its second generation, bringing on new additions like a multipurpose swivel griddle, state-of-the-art Redarc power distribution, and integrated wine rack. It's as raw and rugged as ever yet a little more refined.
Tags: teardrop trailers, Caravan, Off-road, trailers, trailers, victorian-caravan-show, Off-grid, RV, Camping, Outdoors and Camping
Late last year, I covered an apparent leaked patent filed by CFMoto for a seatbelt setup holding riders on motorcycles. It raised quite a few keen eyebrows in the motorcycle community, and for good reason. Now, it looks like the first-ever motorcycle with a seatbelt might be just around the corner.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: CFMoto, Sportsbikes, Seat-belts, Road Safety, Patent
If you want to stop potholes from forming in asphalt roads, you've gotta get 'em while they're still just tiny cracks. A new self-healing asphalt could one day do that very thing, utilizing spores obtained from moss.
Category: Good Thinking, Lifestyle
Tags: Swansea University, King's College London, Road, Self-healing
Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed plans for a futuristic-looking cultural center in Italy. The eye-catching building will be defined by a sculpted aluminum facade that's designed with local wind conditions in mind.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Zaha Hadid, sustainable design, Aquariums, Italy
Repairable laptop maker Framework just wrapped up its '2nd Gen' event, where it made three major announcements – the most prominent of which is that it's now dipping its toes into desktop PC waters.
Category: Computers, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Desktop, PC, Framework, Laptop, Modular, Repair, Custom
Chinese e-mobility outfit ADO has co-developed a hub motor with Bafang that sports 3-speed auto-shifting gears. The first model to roll with this system is the Air 30 Ultra city ride, which also comes with a 100-km battery, auto-on lights and GPS anti-theft.
Tags: Indiegogo, ebikes, Pedal-assisted
Skipping just one night of sleep causes healthy adults to see a spike in immune cells linked to chronic inflammation, a key feature of obesity, according to new research. The good news is that once normal sleep is restored, things return to normal, highlighting the powerful link between sleep and immune health.
Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Sleep, Sleep deprivation, The Immune System, Obesity, Dasman Diabetes Institute
A battery that's safer and cheaper than lithium-ion while offering comparable energy density? That sounds like a pipe dream. But such a battery is in fact in the works, using a chemistry of renewables to store over 220 W/kg. Singaporean startup Flint believes it has the formula for the most sustainable battery the world has ever seen, capable of replacing lithium for applications like EV power and grid storage. Maybe that is a dream. Or maybe it's the revolutionary eco-optimized battery of the near-future.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Battery Technology, Battery, Electric Vehicles, Grid-Level Energy Storage
A fascinating collaborative study in 2022, between researchers at the University of Oxford and Tufts University, suggested two common viruses could be working in tandem to trigger the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings built on a growing body of evidence implicating the herpes virus in neurodegenerative disease and also turned research attention to a second virus that causes chicken pox.
Category: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body & Mind
Tags: Virus, Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Brain, Neuroscience
The winning entries for the 2025 World Nature Photography Awards aren't just technically solid images of Earth's diverse fauna and landscapes. This time around, you'll find astonishingly beautiful compositions that tell dramatic tales and depict the incredible backdrops against which the lives of fascinating creatures on our planet play out.
Category: Photography, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Wildlife, Animals, Competition
Yes, you heard that right – following a vote at the regional court in Ried im Innkreis, Upper Austria, KTM's creditors have approved the company's reorganization plan. The entire amount of claims made against KTM was €2.25 billion (US$2.36 billion), of which €2 billion ($2.1 billion) has been acknowledged.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
If you're going to be carrying a compass anyway while out in the wilderness, why not carry one that performs multiple functions? That's the idea behind the Loki-Nav compass, which also packs a mirror, magnifying glass, and tinder-making wood file.
Tags: Multitools, Kickstarter, Titanium
Back in 2016, we featured a stunning wooden machine that employed falling steel marbles to play a merry tune. As plans are drawn up for a new version, its builder has looked back to the designs of Leonardo da Vinci for inspiration.
Category: Music, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Instrument, Art, Engineering, Wooden
Last week, Yamaha revealed a hybrid motorcycle engine system it's working on, plonked in a maxi scooter prototype. It could spell an interesting new direction for the Japanese two-wheeler giant to explore if it comes to pass.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Hybrid, Yamaha, Prototype, Motor, Engine Technologies
Following its tiny FP camera from 2019, lens brand Sigma has unveiled the new BF, a mirrorless full-frame affair carved from a single block of aluminum. It's aimed at shooters looking for a simpler, more intuitive approach to photography without all the technological excesses of modern gear.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Camera, Mirrorless Cameras, Sigma, Full-frame