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Cargo ebikes are often pitched as a great alternative to the family car, but if you're serious about hauling gear you'll likely need a front-loader. Urban Arrow's Family models already roll with Bosch power, but now the company has added a Smart System option.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: cargo bike, ebikes, Pedal-assisted

Following its reveal earlier this year, leading 3D-printed architecture firm Icon is now busy constructing its ambitious El Cosmico campground hotel project in the Texas desert. Billed as the world's first 3D-printed hotel, it will include camping areas, vacation homes, and shared amenities – plus some permanent starchitect-designed residences for sale too.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Hotel, Bjarke Ingels Group, 3D Printing

A laser-driven device that offers instant feedback on a patient's stroke risk could revolutionize current difficult methods of accurate assessment and provide a portable, affordable and non-invasive way for clinicians to make life-saving interventions.Continue ReadingCategory: Stroke, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Caltech, University of Southern California, Brain, Wearable, Laser

One of the more interesting and unique robots in the emerging humanoid space has received an unexpected upgrade. Shanghai's Fourier Intelligence has just launched the GR-2 – taller, heavier, smarter, more dextrous and much stronger than the GR-1.Continue ReadingCategory: AI & Humanoids, TechnologyTags: Humanoid, Robot, China, LLM (Large Language Model), Artificial Intelligence

Ten years on from creating a range of versatile and stylish flat bottles that quickly earned a big fan base, Memobottle has designed a special Elements anniversary edition of Satin Steel, Copper and Titanium vessels.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Outdoors and Camping, Portable, sustainable design, Bottles, Water Bottle, Suitable Technologies

October 1 is China's National Day – and the high-tech metropolis of Shenzhen celebrated with an eye-popping spectacle: a record-smashing swarm display of 10,197 drones in concert, showing just how far this next-gen entertainment technology has come.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: China, drones, Swarm, Entertainment

Gathering genetic material from treetops in tropical rainforests would be a near-impossible task to perform safely by hand. That's why scientists have developed a system that allows a drone to do the job, without even touching the trees itself.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: ETH Zurich, drones, DNA, Ecology

After a long day of pedaling on a bikepacking trip, setting up a tent for the night can often feel like just one more irksome task. That's where the i:woody comes in, as it's a wooden ebike-towed trailer that's ready to sleep in.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, trailers, Camping, Wooden

Pulled wagons are great for moving stuff around, but tackling heavier loads can be exhausting. Startup Litefar has launched the Orion, a motorized cargo wagon with remote control that can haul up to 180 lb of gear so you don't have to.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Wagon, Cargo, Electric, Smart, Kickstarter

Folding ebikes make a lot of sense for folks who have to factor in trains or buses for the commute to work. But what if you want to venture farther? Brompton's new G Line models are designed "for the city and beyond."Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Foldable bike, Folding, ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Bikes

The angular surfaces of the iconic US F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack aircraft influenced the design of this novel vacation retreat in the Netherlands. It's located on a former secret Nazi WWII military base and its name riffs on the site's post-war history.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, House, Home

A patient with type 1 diabetes has been functionally cured of the disease, requiring no insulin doses for over a year. The treatment involves growing and transplanting new insulin-producing cells from the patient’s own stem cells.Continue ReadingCategory: Diabetes, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Diabetes, Diabetic, China, Stem Cells, Cells, Insulin, Transplant

As the days shorten and temperatures drop, it's natural that people are likely to spend more time indoors even on sunny days. But new research has shown that by monitoring time spent in sunshine, which is also often linked to more physical activity, can have a big impact on mental wellbeing. For the more than 410 million people worldwide with mood disorders, this can...

Panasonic has announced it's ready to begin mass production on its long-awaited 4680 lithium-ion battery cells, specifically designed to boost range, power, charging and efficiency in electric vehicles, while also reducing cost.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Battery, Battery Technology, Electric Vehicles, Panasonic

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has been seriously busy this past month. In addition to prepping the ID. Buzz for US launch, spinning off a standalone California camper brand, and launching the all-new T7 Transporter, it's managed to slide a couple of new Caddy models into its small van lineup. Joining other newly introduced Caddys like the Panamericana and eHybrid, today's feature is the all-new Caddy...

AIs have a big problem with truth and correctness – and human thinking appears to be a big part of that problem. A new generation of AI is now starting to take a much more experimental approach that could catapult machine learning way past humans.Continue ReadingCategory: AI & Humanoids, TechnologyTags: GPT, LLM (Large Language Model), Artificial Intelligence

Jonathan Schwinge very well might be one of the most watched ultra-luxury designers on our planet. His portfolio spans a range of creativity from architecture to furniture design to ... well, hydrofoiling pyramid-shaped superyachts.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Yachts, Trimaran, Superyacht, Hydrofoil

There's little doubt that electric dirt bikes will eventually replace gas-powered ones, much like four-strokes replaced two-strokes. The XE4 by Xtreme Electric MX (XEMX) is a bolt-on kit that converts Yamaha 250 and 450 YZF/YZFX bikes to high-powered electrics.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Electric, Electric Motorcycles, Yamaha, Custom Bikes

The fastest any human has ever run on record was Usain Bolt. He was clocked at a ridiculously quick 27.79 mph (44.72 km/h) when he ran a 9.58-second 100-meter dash. Two-legged robots can run even faster, and it looks really weird.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Universal Robots, biped, Humanoid, Robots, Running, Walk, Speed, Agility

As ebikes continue to climb in popularity, so do pedal-electric sit-on-top kayaks. One of the latest to cross our radar, the Pedayak Electric, features a unique parallel propulsion system.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Watercraft, Kayaking, Pedaling, Electric Boats

In an age where most cars come standard with things like backup cameras and Bluetooth, it's surprising that they don't all have rear window wipers. The GeckoWiper gives such an appendage to the Hyundai IONIQ 5, with other makes/models soon to follow.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Hyundai, Driving, Kickstarter, Magnetic

Optoma has followed last year's short-throw UHZ35ST 4K laser projector with a standard-throw sibling. The UHZ35 boasts high brightness and contrast for lights-on viewing, plus "lightning-fast gaming" potential thanks to high refresh and low input lag.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Optoma, 4K UHD, Projectors, Laser, Gaming, Cinema

The Elsie is a well-proportioned tiny house that has a spacious interior suitable for a small family to live in comfort. It includes lots of storage space, as well as a novel loft bedroom with a lowered standing platform that allows its owners to get into bed without crawling.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Indian electric bikemaker Ultraviolette has taken the wraps off the all-new F99, branding it the country’s first ever superbike. Drawing its design inspiration from supersonic jets, the bike can go from standstill to 60 mph in 3 seconds on the way to its claimed top speed.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Superbike, Electric, Electric Motorcycles, India