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California startup Alef Aeronautics has released "the first documented, verifiable flight of a flying car (an actual car, with vertical takeoff, non-tethered)," as CEO Jim Dukhovny wrote in a social media post.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, Flying Cars, eVTOL, Aircraft, Personal Flight

With a market flooded with options, it can be daunting finding an electric bike that meets modest demands – like commuting to work or getting out and about on the weekend – that also comes with an equally modest price tag. But this superb number ticks both boxes, and then some.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Bikes, sustainable design, urban transport, Reviews, Pedal-assisted

I'm really rooting for the Stanford University researchers working on this carbon removal method. They've found a way to activate materials commonly found in rocks to capture carbon dioxide out of the air at room temperature. It's not exactly the fastest way to hoover up CO2, but the team believes it could be a relatively inexpensive affair, and can easily scale to help sort...

It’s no secret that solid-state batteries have the potential to be the next big thing in the electric vehicle industry, but their mass-market adoption has been dragged down by reliability concerns. That hasn’t stopped carmakers from carrying out more research on the technology, though.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Mercedes-Benz, Battery Technology, Solid-state, Electric Vehicles

Using ultrasonic waves and a salt bath, a research team has altered the surface of glass. The brand-new method may lead to glass made without the use of harsh chemicals for self-cleaning windshields, germ-busting surfaces, or maybe even better beer.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Glass, Curtin University, Biofuel, Filters, Fermentation, Ultrasound

Meta (formerly Facebook) plans to build the world's longest undersea cable that will be longer than the Earth is round. The high-capacity, fiber-optic cable that will link five continents will span a fantastic 31,000 miles (50,000 km) – for reference, the circumference of the Earth is 24,901 miles (40,075 km).Continue ReadingCategory: Telecommunications, TechnologyTags: Meta, Data

A decade-spanning study has revealed a troubling side effect when pregnant women take a common painkiller during their pregnancies. The effect of the over-the-counter drug was significantly stronger in female offspring than males.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: Pregnancy, University of Washington, ADHD, Acetaminophen, Tylenol, Painkillers

Chinese auto marque Chery has created a visionary concept van meant to navigate out of the city and chase adventure with family and friends. The compact-but-expandable vessel combines the latest in automated driving tech with next-gen camper features like a slide-out glass pod and deployable frunk kitchen. It's what Chery calls "Travel 4.0."Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Concept Vehicle, Concept Cars, Campervan, Chery, RV, Van,...

Located on the Red Sea, Port of Neom has undergone a significant transformation since it began operations in August of 2022. Situated within Oxagon, a sustainable, futuristic, high-tech industrial port city as part of Saudi Arabia's Neom mega-trillion-plus-dollar region, the port will act as a central hub for not only shipping and receiving for the region but also as an advanced global manufacturing and...

Commissioned to create a family residence in an area known for its cold, snowy winters and hot summers, Florian Busch Architects has completed the House W. Taking the form of a timber barn-inspired structure that's partially covered in solar panels, the home's energy efficient design allows it to harness almost twice as much power as it requires annually.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction,...

Following a successful Kickstarter last year, home entertainment startup Valerion has now made its Plus 2 projector available for general sale. The newly renamed StreamMaster Plus 2 can put out 2,000 ISO lumens and throws 4K visuals at up to 300 inches.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Projectors, 4K UHD, Laser

Scientists in the UK have successfully used gene therapy to restore some vision to legally blind children with an inherited retinal condition. All 11 children in the clinical trial saw improvements within weeks of a single surgical treatment.Continue ReadingCategory: Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Blind, Blindness, Retina, Eye, Vision, Sight, gene therapy, Genetics, clinical trials, Children

If you have trouble with migraines, eye stress, dry eye, or just need a spot of relaxation, a warm mask or a bit of eye massage might do the trick. We put Bob and Brad's EyeOasis 2 electric eye massager through its paces and here's what we found.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Wearable, Massage

Six years after the original S1R dropped, Panasonic has finally unveiled its successor. The Lumix S1RII is a beast of a full-frame mirrorless camera for both 8K video and high-end photography performance. It's also competitively priced to take on popular rivals.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Camera, Mirrorless Cameras, Panasonic, Lumix, 8K, Full-frame

Another unearthed gem from Indiegogo comes in the form of Terra Bikes’ audacious electric scrambler. There’s much to it – a big battery, purpose-built frame, lightweight body, and long travel suspension. But best of all it looks the part.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Scramblers, Electric Motorcycles, Indiegogo, Off-road

There's newfound interest in a little-known fleshy green fruit native to South and Central America, which has long been used in traditional medicine for protection against bacterial infection and even preventing and treating a vast range of cancers. But what exactly is it?Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Cancer, Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Health, Fruit

Among other things, tea has already been shown to reduce depression, reduce the risk of diabetes, and possibly even extend its drinkers' lifespans. New research now indicates that tea also removes toxic heavy metals from the water in which it's being brewed.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Northwestern University, Tea, Pollution

BMW has been slowly dropping breadcrumbs about its upcoming Neue Klasse range of electric vehicles (EV) over the last several weeks, and the latest teaser reveals nifty range-extending battery tech.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: BMW, Electric Vehicles, Battery, Battery+Electric+Vehicle

After winning over a hundred thousand iPhone users who wanted to attach a BlackBerry-style keyboard to their handsets, Clicks is now making its physical keyboard cases for a small selection of Android devices. Up first: Google's Pixel 9 and 9 Pro.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Android, Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, Keyboard, smartphones, Accessories, Motorola RAZR

While it's great that many types of paper can now be recycled, textile waste is still mostly just dumped or burned (with a few experimental exceptions). A new technique could change that by combining the two materials, using discarded cotton clothing to boost the strength of packaging paper.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: TU Graz, Recycling, Paper, Textile, Clothing, Waste

Internal combustion engines have long received flack for how wasteful they are. And while you can't argue about how inefficient they may be, the truth is that internal combustion has led the way for modern transportation since time immemorial.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Exhaust, Pollution, Thermoelectricity, Energy, Ice

A 2022 study of more than 36,000 high-quality MRI brain scans found drinking four units of alcohol a day – two beers, or two glasses of wine – can cause structural damage and brain volume loss equivalent to 10 years of aging. The findings proved to be the tip of the iceberg for researchers looking at how alcohol affects our brain.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness &...

You may not know what a springtail is but man, those little things can jump! Scientists have now copied the creatures' jumping mechanism in a small robot that could one day explore places that people can't go.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Harvard, Biomimicry

Kia's got a bunch of new EVs in the pipeline, and I'm especially jazzed about this EV4 sedan. It's set to arrive stateside later this year, and boasts seriously solid range to give the Tesla Model 3 a run for its money.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Kia, Electric Vehicles, Sedan