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Dogs are proving to be more than just our best friends, with a new study finding that we have important proteins in common that could accelerate our understanding and treatment of a complication of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, a condition that affects both species.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Dogs, Human, Sports injury, Cornell University

The Utility Personal Transporter may do for EVs what smartphones did for gadgets – combining multiple types in one device. What's more, recent announcements suggest that people may soon start seeing the thing in actual use, in three different countries.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, Mobility, Modular, 2025 Updates

Maeving is one of the rare EV manufacturers that has remained committed to traditional motorcycle design. The company's new limited-edition café racer, the RM1S Blackout, is its latest testament to that ethos.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Electric Motorcycles, cafe racer, Battery Technology, Electric Motors, Dark

Three years ago, Texas outdoor gear brand Kammok smashed its Kickstarter goal for a convenient vehicle-mounted awning designed to set up in seconds, nearly as easily as a bedroom window shade. Now, it's expanding the design with a fast-pitching bug room that installs like a bedsheet. The four-walled hideaway sets up quickly to help campers escape the bloodthirsty swarm of mosquitoes, biting midges and...

Knives and saws are plenty useful when camping, but they're still just two separate tools. Ti-Ally offers an alternative, in the form of a system wherein six different blades can be swapped in and out of a single multi-functional steel handle.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, EDC, Kickstarter, Titanium, Knife, Modular

If your home has old lead water pipes, there's a chance that harmful concentrations of lead may be present in your water. An experimental new device could soon allow homeowners to check for themselves, instead of waiting for the city to do so.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: American Chemical Society, University of Massachusetts, Water

They're chunky and heavy, and not the most attractive handsets around. But rugged phones are designed to shake off abuse, while filling their girth with huge batteries and useful tools. The latest model from Ulefone has all that in spades, plus pocket cinema chops.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Rugged, smartphones, Pico projector, Night Vision, Lighting

The recent auction prices paid for the business cards of Steve Jobs ($181,183, $103,750, $45,426, $15,344, $13,289, $12,905, $12,080, $11,898 and $10,050), Elon Musk ($39,238, $12,905 and $12,811) and Jeff Bezos ($8,659) raise some fascinating questions about the long-term value of all the business cards that have sold before ... and an Albert Einstein business card currently being auctioned by Remarkable Rarities and due...

In the crowded world of multitool design, it's hard to stand out. Carve Design has managed to do just that by releasing a new version of its Geekey, this time turning the multitool into an affordable lighter case that's rich in functionality.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, Stainless Steel, Indiegogo, Crowdfunding, EDC

Though the Nano Micro House isn't quite the smallest tiny house we've ever seen, it's pretty close – and at US$22,900, it's also one of the cheapest. This example of extreme downsizing clocks in at a mere 11.5 ft (3.5 m) in length and has a surprisingly functional interior for up to two people.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Home, House, Micro-House,...

Europe has a comfortable lead designing the world's most luxuriously accommodating production camper vans. The US, on the other hand, is more about forging a lead in rugged, versatile off-road adventure vans. Now, Winnebago Industries' Grand Design RV is bringing those two worlds screaming together. Its all-new Lineage van features a level of interior glamping luxury you don't usually see outside the European or...

The bitter taste receptors we have on our tongues are also found in other organs, including the gut. A new study has identified two specific receptors in the large intestine that are associated with the aging process, which may help inform diet-based strategies for healthier aging.Continue ReadingCategory: Aging Well, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Healthy aging, Gastrointestinal, Gut health, Universitat Rovira i...

On May 21, 2025, New Atlas attended a demonstration at the Nabors facility in Houston, Texas, where Quaise Energy showcased a literal groundbreaking demo of its millimeter wave drilling technology, looking to prove its dream of revolutionizing geothermal energy extraction.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Quaise, Geothermal, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy, Plasma, Electromagnetic, Features

Men who carry two copies of a common genetic variant are twice as likely to develop dementia than women with the same mutations, according to a new study from Australian researchers. This discovery has the potential to develop early detection and intervention methods to block how the variants affect the brain.Continue ReadingCategory: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Curtin University, Monash University,...

Imagine a robot that can transform between "flying drone" and "wheeled rover" configurations. It could potentially be quite useful, but only if it works in real-world conditions. The ATMO bot was designed to do just that, by performing its transformation in mid-air.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Caltech, Quadcopter, Transformable, Flight

A personalized electronic facial tattoo that wirelessly monitors the brain can tell when the organ is being overworked and can use the data it collects to predict mental overload, according to a new study. The tech could help us maintain the productivity sweet spot.Continue ReadingCategory: Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Brain, Brain activity, Electroencephalography (EEG), Cognitive functioning, University of Texas

Hisense sub-brand Vidda has launched a new home entertainment powerhouse in China called the C3 Ultra. The 4K home cinema projector is the first to feature the MCL39 laser light source for high brightness and excellent color performance.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Hisense, 4K UHD, Laser, Projectors, home theater, Cinema

A team of researchers at Rice University has developed a haptic feedback vest and camera system for a blind dog known as Kunde. The vest helps guide the dog through daily obstacles and the hope is that it will soon do the same for other pups.Continue ReadingCategory: Pets, LifestyleTags: Haptics, Rice University, Dogs, Vision, Blindness, Navigation

You'll never have to carry your clubs around the course again – or even from the car to the clubhouse – with this new AI-powered camera-equipped smart caddie, which will even recognize you and follow every step of the way.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Kickstarter, Golf, Robotics, Smart technology, Artificial Intelligence, Gadgets, Consumer Electronics

A landmark AI therapy chatbot is closing down on June 30, and industry experts believe that its demise is most likely in response to the challenges of delivering impactful mental health services and navigating safety issues in the digital space.Continue ReadingCategory: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: mental health, Depression, Anxiety, cognitive-behavioral-therapy, LLM (Large Language Model), GPT, Psychology

The age of laser weapons looks to have officially dawned. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems says that, for the first time in history, a high-energy laser system has been used to destroy multiple drone targets in combat.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Laser weapon, Israel, World's First

Slovenian marine drive innovator Remigo launched its impressively portable, slimline electric outboard drive in North America just a few weeks back, and now it's adding a powerful accessory to the lineup. The new RemigoOne remote control lets the captain of the small e-boat control the throttle from anywhere on the vessel. It can also shed its handheld dock and be secured in the tiller...

In 2018, Nemo launched a camping chair the likes of which we had never seen before. Instead of a fabric seat attached directly to a frame, the Stargaze Recliner featured a cocoon-like seat pod hanging off a tall, spindly frame. It provided a comfy hammock-like experience with natural rocking motion and lean-back reclining like no other chair around.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Camping, Chair, Foldable,...

While there are many potential uses for soft-bodied robots, the things are still typically only built in small experimental batches. Scottish scientists are out to change that, with a mass-production-capable soft bot that is 3D-printed in a single piece which then walks off of the print bed.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Soft Robotics, University of Edinburgh, 3D Printing, Compressed Air