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Hydrogen-fueled trucks can keep thousands of tons of carbon out of the air every year. A prototype rescue truck from the US Department of Energy shows just how viable the clean-burning haulers are becoming – by bagging a new world record.Continue ReadingCategory: TransportTags: Hydrogen, Hydrogen-powered, hydrogen-engine, Rescue, Emergency, Disasters, Clean+Fuel, World Records, Guinness

Whales are not only the biggest animals on the planet, but they’re among the longest-lived, too. A new analysis reveals that right whales can live for more than 130 years, almost twice as long as previously thought.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Animal science, Animals, Whale, Conservation, Environment, university-of-alaska

A survey of 143 low-, middle-, and high-income countries has revealed which ones are most prepared to support the world’s rapidly aging population in areas like well-being, equity, and security – and which ones aren’t.Continue ReadingCategory: Aging Well, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Aging, Global, National University of Singapore, Columbia University, Age-Related

While it might sound like a cute gift to buy for your pet mouse, a new set of virtual reality goggles have a much more serious purpose. The inventors say they should help advance research into Alzheimer's disease and other brain conditions.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Brain, Mouse, Cornell University, Alzheimer's disease, Virtual Reality

You probably know LG for its TVs and home appliances, but did you know the South Korean electronics giant also makes a whole range of gardening products, including planters and seed kits, in its home market? At CES 2025 in January, LG launches its smart additions to that lineup to grow flowers and herbs indoors – no green thumb necessary.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags:...

It seems New Atlas readers like tent camping in all its forms – from backcountry to safari resort, and from ground to rooftop. The year saw some highly innovative tent designs, with some designers intent on minimizing weight down to the last milligram, others daring to go much bigger and heavier in order to create the most comfortable home away from home one will...

With its Felicity 10' Wide model, Colorado's Frontier Tiny Homes aims to offer the kind of experience you usually associate more with a "real" house. Featuring a spacious and light-filled interior layout, the towable dwelling boasts some nice home comforts, including a dishwasher and a bathtub.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

This year has produced more than its fair share of unique and outlandish architecture. From a sail-shaped skyscraper to a revolving house, here's our pick of the top 10 architectural oddities of 2024.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Skyscrapers, Tiny Footprint, House, Stadium

Just when you thought motorcycles couldn’t get any wilder, Yamaha has dropped the sci-fi-inspired Y/AI prototype. It’s built in partnership with Netflix for an anime called Tokyo Override, which is set in a dystopian Tokyo 100 years in the future.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Yamaha, Netflix, Concept Motorcycles, Prototype, Futuristic, Artificial Intelligence

Nuclear waste. We've all heard about it, but what is it? Is it a problem without a solution? How big is the problem? And what exactly is this waste and why is it so important? New Atlas takes a look at the basics.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Nuclear, Waste, Features

The end of the year is traditionally a time for reflection, so we've gone back through 12 months of new ebike launches, tech developments and e-mobility highlights to compile our pick of 2024's top ebike innovations.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, best-of-2024

About 20,000 components to every single BMW on the road today get put to the extreme test well beyond real-world expectations. Then again, sometimes a not-your-average-driver does subject their BMW to the same grueling conditions, like taking their M5 to Nürburgring Nordschleife for some fun weekend driving.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: BMW, Road Tests, Nurburgring

The M3 amphibious bridge and ferry system deploys in just 35 minutes and can support the weight of any of the main battle tanks in Europe. The system has recently been handed over to the Swedish military for the first time.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Bridge, Amphibious, General Dynamics UK, Warfare, Combat

On December 26, 2024, in broad daylight, China took to the skies with the test flights of two presumed sixth-generation delta-wing fighter jets. The more documented of the two, the Chengdu delta-wing craft, has been tentatively identified as the J-36.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: China, F35-Fighter, Stealth, Fighter

There’s nothing quite like a chopper. That stretched-out, low rider look, courtesy of extended forks with custom steering head angles, hardtail frames, and ape hangers. It’s like poetry in motion.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Custom, Custom Bikes, Choppers, Harley Davidson, V-Twin

Our modern lifestyles feature a lot of sitting, and while standing desks can be healthier options, they have their own problems. The new Ergo Desk combines both and adds a third option: a reclining desk, to ease chronic back pain.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Desk, Standing Desk, Desktop, Kickstarter, Home, Office, Workplace, Workstation

The first and largest of its kind: a 30 MW, pure-hydrogen electrical generator called the Jupiter One just completed its first successful full-system test.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: hydrogen-engine, Hydrogen-powered, Hydrogen, Solar-to-Hydrogen, China

Trap doors, low-profile stealth camping packages, electric expansion systems, all-terrain minivans and fully electric amphibious bicycles ... those are just a few of the ideas we saw pushed across the RV market in 2024. In fact, we found them all in the tiniest corner of the camper market – teardrop trailers, ultralight pickup campers and toppers, and mini-camper vans.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: mini-campervan, teardrop...

Though they are a standard feature in tiny houses, few people actually like to crawl into a loft-based bedroom. The Sandy tiny house addresses this issue by offering generous standing room in all three of its bedrooms.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

New research has found that an existing ADHD medication greatly reduced the number of days people with a methamphetamine dependence used the drug. With no current drug treatment to assist people in getting off meth, the study’s findings are promising.Continue ReadingCategory: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Substance use disorder, Methamphetamine, Drug dependence, ADHD

Escapod teardrops have come a long since we reviewed the original Topo trailer back in 2019. The early aluminum-on-wood design gave way to a more complex model: the all-composite single-shell Topo2, an even more stylish, colorful take on the iconic teardrop. Does the handsome arched fiberglas-composite pod hold its own on a trip through some of the rawest, most awe-inspiring terrain in the US...

Researchers have created a way to guide and control the development of stem cells into specific tissues and organs, opening the door to developing a means of one day tackling complex diseases like diabetes and Parkinson’s disease.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: Stem Cells, Genetic engineering, Restorative medicine, Cedars-Sinai, UCSF, Diabetes, Transplant

Working with a line of colon cancer cells, Korean researchers figured out a way to throw a few genetic switches to cause the cells to revert back to a healthy state. The technique could have major implications in the way we approach cancer treatment.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Cancer, KAIST, Genetic engineering, gene therapy, Cells, Tumors

As 2024 comes to a close, here's our pick of the best, most innovative, and most interesting tiny houses we've seen throughout the year.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home, best-of-2024