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Renault is reviving its rally spirit for 2027 in the form of the R5 Turbo 3E, an electric hot hatch with far more power and torque than you can shake a stick at.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, Renault

Electra's aircraft looks conventional enough, but it generates ludicrous amounts of lift, to take off and land at incredibly slow speeds, using almost no runway. With US$9 billion in pre-orders, it's outselling anything from the eVTOL world.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Electric Aircraft, eSTOL, STOL, Climate Solutions: Aviation, Electra (aircraft company), 2025 Updates

A study published in the journal Antiquity suggested an ancient South American civilization spiked a beer-like drink with psychoactive drugs as a way of maintaining social cohesion and forging new bonds with surrounding communities. The findings offer some of the clearest archaeological evidence demonstrating how ancient civilizations used psychoactive substances for recreation and social cohesion.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Archeology, History, Drugs, Society, 2025 Updates

Innovative electric car maker NIO and leading battery manufacturer CATL have formed a partnership aimed at building the world's largest battery swapping network, while also promoting unified standards and technologies.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Nio, CATL, Battery Technology, Electric Vehicles

Huge tiny houses are all well and good, but for those who actually want to travel regularly, something smaller is a lot more practical. This compact model fits the bill and combines an open and airy layout that's all on one floor with a solar power setup that ensures the lights stay on wherever you park it.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction,...

The Civic has become a lot more grownup since its 1990s heyday, when wannabe street racers and steel-wheeled econoboxes were its primary associations. The 2025 model year adds a hybrid model and some updated styling.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Honda, Hybrid, Compact, Reviews

Known for its sleek, lightweight all-in-one backpacking stove systems, Jetboil was founded around the ideal of a faster-boiling portable stove. Its latest Fast Boil stove series makes boiling and heating that much quicker and more seamless with critical upgrades that include a smoother quick-dial ignition, better pot-to-stove locking system, and surer, more user-friendly grip. Cooking up breakfast, lunch and dinner miles from the vaguest...

When crude oil is processed, a lot of grungy byproducts are left over. A new study indicates that a couple of those substances can be used to make low-cost carbon fibers, which could in turn find use in less costly carbon fiber composites.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: KAUST, Carbon Fiber, Oil

If the response to our article on the Tiruler is anything to go by, there's a lot of interest in folding-ruler multitools. The Pivot X is the latest to hit Kickstarter, boasting seven handy features in one CNC-machined stainless steel package.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, Kickstarter, Steel

Philips Projection launched a 4K gaming projector back in January that was pitched as the "ultimate gaming projector built for unparalleled performance and total immersion." Now a brighter 120-Hz Full HD model has stepped up to play.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Philips, Projectors, LED, HD, Gaming, Google TV

The Vipp Tunnel is a remarkable new building that takes the form of a chunky concrete tunnel. The luxurious brutalist-style home has been carefully installed to nestle into the surrounding landscape and also runs fully off-the-grid.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Off-grid, Tasmania, House, Home, Luxury

I love me a bio-inspired robot that pulls off challenging feats by taking cues from the natural world. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) researchers have now shown off the one-legged Salto bot mimic the way squirrels leap effortlessly between precarious branches and stick the landing on the very first attempt.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Robots, University of California Berkeley, Motion, Biomimicry

Researchers have found a way to take waste concrete from demolition sites and turn it into fresh new concrete that has a strength not seen before from such a product. The breakthrough could lead to significant emissions reductions in the building sector.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Concrete, Cement, Climate Solutions: Cement, Building and Construction, Princeton University, University of Sao Paulo, Carbon Dioxide, Greenhouse emissions

The 2025 World Happiness Report is out and it's not good news for the US. While the top four happiest countries are no shock – Scandinavia and Iceland – the US is becoming unhappier by the year, slipping to its lowest spot on the table ever.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Happiness, United Nations, World, Data analysis, Scandinavia, Taiwan

A long-term human trial has found that a discontinued drug halved the presentation of early-onset Alzheimer's disease in people with a genetic predisposition to the devastating condition. Right now, symptoms are almost 100% likely to develop in patients between the ages of 30 and 65.Continue ReadingCategory: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Washington University School of Medicine, Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Genetics, Brain,...

Why don’t we remember specific events during those crucial first few years, when our brains worked overtime to learn so much? A new Yale study finds evidence that we do form memories, but can’t retrieve them.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Memory, Brain, Neuroscience, Yale, Baby, Children, fMRI

Bugatti wowed the supercar world with its horology-inspired 1,800-hp Tourbillon last June. For those who weren't impressed by its hybrid V16 power plant and Swiss-made watchmaker instrument cluster, there's now even more excess on offer in the form of the Équipe Pur Sang package.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Bugatti, Hypercar, Supercar

A new study has found that taking five grams of a creatine supplement daily, which is the upper limit of the recommended daily dose, while lifting weights doesn’t lead to more muscle gains. It's possible the popular supplement's effects have been overstated.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Muscle, Dietary supplements, Resistance training, University of New South Wales, Neuroscience Research Australia

Some of the finest camper vans and motorhomes of Europe are slowly making their way to (or back to) the US market. Westfalia has been one highly visible brand reestablishing an American presence, and Wingamm has been busy carving out its own place in the market for the first time ever. After several years of market research and preparation, Wingamm launched its smallest camper,...

China is back with another engineering marvel. This time, in the form of BYD’s new battery system which is reportedly capable of charging an electric car in just five minutes – roughly the same amount of time as refueling a combustion vehicle.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: BYD, China, Electric Vehicles, Battery Technology, Battery Electric Vehicles, Tesla Motors

Have you ever wanted to go fully off-grid and "find yourself" in the woods, living off the land, with only your wits and survival skills to keep you alive? Oh, no? But you could pretend, at least ... and the EO Canopy is the ultimate solution for you.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Off-grid, Travel, Solar Powered, Solar Tracker

Solar cells are subjected to a lot of harmful ultraviolet light, as they're typically placed for maximum sunlight exposure. A new eco-friendly coating could help protect them from those UV rays, and its active ingredient is extracted from onion skin.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: University of Turku, Aalto University, Wageningen University, Solar Cell, Ultraviolet, Biodegradable

China's projector maker XGIMI has given a taste of the successor to its Samsung Freestyle rival, the MoGo 3 Pro. The tubular design theme continues through to the Play 6 model, but it now includes a sizable battery, has a new gimbal stand, and is a little brighter.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: XGIMI, Projectors, HD, Portable