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Like many oddball ideas, the JackRabbit micro ebike began as a crowdfunding project in 2018. The cross between a compact bike and scooter has been growing in power and size ever since, with the new Pro models being the most beastly yet.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: JackRabbit, ebikes, Scooter, Bikes, Off-road, Electric Vehicles

We've long relied on lithium-ion batteries for long-term energy storage, but they can be expensive to produce and maintain over the years. California-based startup Inlyte wants to offer a scalable alternative with its sodium-iron battery tech, and it'll soon manufacture cells to showcase its benefits.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Battery Technology, Sodium battery, Iron, Storage

Some 20 years after it was first founded, San Diego, California-based startup Aptera has taken its solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) out on a proper 300-mile (~480-km) road trip – the first time it's been filmed doing so.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Solar Powered, Electric Vehicles, Aptera

Whether it's reading a book, having a shower or putting on some music, many of us have some kind of ritual – small or large – that we do before lights out. And while we have a feel for the good and the bad, we often don't really know just how detrimental some bedtime habits might be for our sleep. Now, for one particular...

Continental Europe's first attempt at an orbital space launch ended shorter than expected after Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket returned to Earth with a bang 30 seconds after lifting off only to crash and explode in the Norwegian Sea next to the pad.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Norway, Rocket, Launch

A new antibiotic to treat stubborn urinary tract infection (UTI) and a blood-clot-dissolving intravenous treatment for acute ischemic stroke have been granted approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It's been nearly three decades since adjacent treatments have entered the market to treat their respective conditions.Continue ReadingCategory: Stroke, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Strokes, Bacteria, Antibiotic, Medication, FDA

With a length of just 8 m (26 ft), the Kookaburra features a well-designed interior layout that's suitable for two people. It includes a spacious and light-filled living room, plus it has a full kitchen and even a home office.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Micro-House, Tiny Footprint, House, Home

A pair of studies conducted by OpenAI and MIT Media Lab found a small percentage of test subjects who used ChatGPT extensively reported increased loneliness and emotional dependence, as well as reduced social interaction.Continue ReadingCategory: AI & Humanoids, TechnologyTags: GPT, Open AI, mental health, MIT

Scientists in China have created a new type of display with the smallest pixels and the highest pixel density ever. Individual pixels were shrunk to 90 nanometers – about the size of a virus – and a record 127,000 of them were crammed into every inch of a display.Continue ReadingCategory: Electronics, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Display, miniLED, Micro LED, LED, Nano, Cambridge University, University of...

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has shown off the United States' latest nuclear weapon as full production begins seven months ahead of schedule. The B61-13 variable-yield gravity bomb is part of a major program to modernize the American nuclear deterrent.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: US Department of Energy, US Air Force, Sandia Labs, Nuclear weapons

Construction has begun on an eye-catching new skyscraper in Miami, Florida. The residential tower will be defined by its sculpted exterior and feature solar-panel-integrated windows to help reduce its grid-based energy usage.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: Building and Construction, Skyscrapers, Residential towers, Luxury, Miami

The method used to brew coffee can significantly affect levels of natural cholesterol-raising compounds called diterpenes, according to a new study. It might be that the way your coffee is made is affecting your heart health.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Coffee, Brewing, Cholesterol, Uppsala University

There’s just something about well-put-together Royal Enfield custom builds. Ever since the Indian bikemaker released its 650 platform, it opened a portal to some of the most iconic custom designs I’ve seen. This one comes courtesy of the Australian custom shop, Purpose Built Moto.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Royal Enfield, 650s, Custom Bikes, Retro

Yangwang, the Chinese carmaker that brought us the [Mach 5 inspired?] jumping/dancing U9 electric hypercar, isn't shy when it comes to boasting about the off-kilter feats its vehicles can deliver. This time it's rooftop Wing Chun on the new U7.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, China

If last weekend's Lutz Minicamper seemed a little too cushy, expensive or pavement-limited for you, perhaps you'll like the Let's Go Aero (LGA) Crashpad a little better. Originally designed as a ruggedized towable pickup bed for hauling heavy, jagged cargo across equally jagged off-road surfaces, LGA's trailer now transforms into a pull-behind pop-top pickup camper of the simplest form. It's an affordable, hassle-free and...

Swedish sci-fi adventure flick Watch the Skies is using a technique called 'visual dubbing' to alter the cast's lip movements and map them to dubbed English dialogue for international audiences – without reshooting a single scene.Continue ReadingCategory: AI & Humanoids, TechnologyTags: Artificial Intelligence, Movies, Filmmaking

A gorgeous solution to a common problem... This mesmerizing mechanical vise adjusts its shape to hold oddly shaped items still without damaging them, using a design first patented more than a century ago. It can also turn inside-out.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, LifestyleTags: Tools, Kickstarter, Engineering, Crowdfunding

We think we know what someone means when they call something "airplane-shaped," but real-world aircraft come in a surprising variety of forms. Two particular oddities were so far out on the bell curve that they were known as the "Flying Flapjacks."Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: US Navy, Aircraft, VTOL

Remember Verge Motorcycles? Yes, the same brand that took it upon itself to almost reinvent the way motorcycles look. Well, it seems like the hubless electric motorcycle manufacturer has been up to something significant recently.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Hubless, Electric Motorcycles, Electric Vehicles, Travel, Road Tests

A new study has found that a kid who has suffered a concussion – even a mild one – is 15% less likely to go on to higher education in adulthood. It highlights the long-term impact of traumatic brain injury on learning, regardless of severity.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Concussions, Traumatic Brain Injury, Sports, University of Tampere

When you’re named after a bear, you'd better swing like one too. Well, this German electric motocrosser certainly looks able to take on its gas-powered foes, boasting high torque, light weight, and nimble handling.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Electric Motorcycles, Enduro, Off-road

It's never a good thing, when a bacterial biofilm forms on the surface of a medical implant. There could soon be a new way of eradicating such films, however, using tiny remote-control liquid-bodied robots.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Max Planck Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Robots, Bacteria, Biofilm, Implant, Infections, Magnetic

Wouldn't it be great if there were a way of chasing down waterborne microplastic particles and catching them for removal, as opposed to just passively filtering them out of water bodies? Well, experimental new "microcleaners" can reportedly do that very thing.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Microplastic, Chitin, North Carolina State University, Water, Pollution

Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a tiny sensor that can help keep tabs on metabolites – substances produced or used when your body breaks down food, medication, or even its own fat and muscle in metabolic processes – far more extensively than current methods.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: metabolism, UCLA, Sensors, Lab on a Chip, metabolism