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California outfitter Inspired Overland already boasts a few of the market's lightest, sleekest rooftop tents. Now it's bringing the road-tripping world a truly unique car top-camping experience. Not only does its new Stargazer limited edition series feature the same style of ultralight construction as past models, it opens up a big view of the sky from below a full-length transparent roof panel. Enjoy a...

Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a smart way to help drones find their way through unlit indoor spaces autonomously, without costly night vision cameras. Instead, their solution relies on 'tags' placed in these environments that bounce radio frequencies from drones and help them determine their locations, and get around without bumping into obstacles.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Delivery drones,...

161 Maiden Lane has quite a tumultuous past. What was supposed to be luxury high-rise living in the Financial District of NYC, with a sweet view of the East River, turned into a financial fiasco and a construction blame game that put a halt to the potentially unfixable leaning tower that has been described as "banana-shaped."Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: New York, Building, Skyscrapers, Construction

Motorcycle camping is unlike any other recreational activity. It allows you to be one with the environment, without the obstruction of four walls. Moto-camping, I thought, would be a romantic escape – a communion of sorts with the road and nature. Instead, on several occasions, it proved to be a masterclass in how not to prepare, pack, or pitch a tent.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags:...

Since Dubai aims to transform itself into a walkable city, cutting down on traffic congestion is a key goal. With this in mind, Dubai authorities have inked a deal with The Boring Company to create a network of tunnels likened by founder Elon Musk to a "wormhole" that will allow users to move at speed under Dubai's streets and avoid traffic.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport,...

A fascinating study published in 2018 found patients suffering from cancer-related fatigue displayed significant improvement in their symptoms after being given an inert placebo. All the subjects were told at the beginning of the trial that the pills they were given contained no active pharmacological ingredients, yet a notable placebo effect was still detected. The research was just one piece of evidence in a...

Cars are a depreciating asset. We’ve all heard this at one point or another. But when you pit ICE against EVs, which of the two depreciates faster? Now that would make for an interesting study.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, Toyota, Ford, Audi, Depreciation

Type 1 diabetics have a lower risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event such as a stroke or heart attack than type 2 diabetics, a new study has found. It highlights the fundamental difference between the two conditions and provides insights that could guide future treatments.Continue ReadingCategory: Heart Disease, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, Cardiovascular, Heart attack, Stroke

Inspired by the humble bee, robotics researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed insect-sized aerial bots with a reimagined wing system that can fly for up to 1,000 seconds – 100 times more than any similar bots we've seen in the past.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Micro drones, Bees, MIT

Consider me an oddball when it comes to voice command tech. Sure, I’d make an odd command using my voice on my phone every now and then but that’s more or less it. To do it when I’m going down the road on my motorcycle is just plain crazy.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Kawasaki, Voice recognition, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Bluetooth

Hardkorr Campers has developed one of Australia's more innovative camper trailer series with its Xplorer lineup, introducing small but smart evolutions such as a tongue-integrated staircase and shortened garageable dimensions. Now it's expanding the series from two-person escapes to full-fledged family adventure retreats. The all-new Xplorer 2.3 Family doubles up on rooftop tent space, inflating to house a pair of queen beds and sleep...

Only weeks after Figure.ai announced ending its collaboration deal with OpenAI, the Silicon Valley startup has announced Helix – a commercial-ready, AI "hive-mind" humanoid robot that can do almost anything you tell it to.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Figure, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Swarm Robotics, Open AI

When someone has been rendered tetraplegic by a spinal cord injury, they may still retain partial use of their wrists. An experimental device has been designed to help such folks lift cumbersome objects, by adding a robotic hand to the back of their dominant hand.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, LifestyleTags: UC Berkeley, Robotic, Hand, Assistive Technologies, Disability

Not many people fancy the idea of spending the night in a sleep clinic with multiple electrodes stuck to their skin. That's why scientists have developed a smart pajama top that assesses sleep disorders while its wearer comfortably slumbers at home.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Sleep monitors, University of Cambridge, Graphene, Wearable

If you fancy the idea of a book-style folding phone but don't relish the bulk in your pocket, Oppo might have the answer. Its new flagship foldable is "no thicker than a traditional phone" yet offers the largest display in its class.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Oppo, Foldable, smartphones

Using machine learning, a team of researchers in Canada has created ultrahigh-strength carbon nanolattices, resulting in a material that's as strong as carbon steel, but only as dense as Styrofoam.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Physics, Nanomaterials, Carbon

Following the launch of a lights-on 4K laser projector at ISE 2025 earlier this month, Optoma has unveiled the first member of its "groundbreaking Photon series." The Photon Go ultra-short-throw projector brings triple-laser tech to budget home cinema.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Optoma, Projectors, HD, Portable, Google TV

A decade after it was first revealed, London's "super sewer" is now finally complete. The £5 billion (US$6.3 billion) project is expected to revolutionize the handling of human waste in the British capital.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Infrastructure, London, Pollution, Sewage, Tunnel

Stellantis, which counts Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler among its portfolio of automobile brands, says its Level 3 automated driving tech is ready to take over the wheel and let you take your eyes off the road safely.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Self-Driving, Autonomous Vehicles, stellantis, Jeep, Chrysler, Adaptive Cruise Control

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a debilitating genetic condition that’s usually fatal by a few years of age. But an intriguing case study might demonstrate a simple new treatment, with a child showing no signs at all two and a half years after birth.Continue ReadingCategory: Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Muscle, Muscular Dystrophy, Genetics, Drug, Drugs, St. Jude Medical, Pregnancy, Spinal, neurons

UK-based Core Power has announced that it plans to mass produce a fleet of floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs) using advanced reactor design and modular shipbuilding to be anchored off the US coast in about 10 years.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Nuclear, Ships

Young adults who ate a handful of walnuts with breakfast saw a long-lasting improvement in their reaction times and a boost in memory performance hours later, according to a new study. The findings strengthen the claim that walnuts are a brain-enhancing food.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Brain activity, Memory, Diet, University of Reading

Water ice is a far more complex substance than we might assume. Scientists have now created an exotic new form of ice in the lab, known as “plastic ice VII.” This strange version could exist naturally on other planets and moons in our solar system.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Ice, Water, Molecules, Matter, Liquid, Atoms

A new study has shown how individual components of our diet – the protein, carbohydrates, fiber and fats we eat – can improve or worsen sleep quality. The findings suggest that dietary interventions could be used to enhance sleep health.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Sleep, Diet, Macronutrients, University of Tsukuba