The world’s fastest dirt bike goes street-legal
The magnificently overpowered Stark Varg has been remixed and released as a street-legal electric enduro bike – and due to weird laws in certain areas, you may not even need a motorcycle license to ride this 80-horsepower, 120-kg (265-lb) monster.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Motorcycle, Electric Motorcycles, World’s Fastest, Enduro
The “moving borders” phenomenon changing the shape of countries
When the Swiss and Italian governments got together to redraw the alpine border that divides the two countries last year, due to rapidly retreating glaciers, it put into stark focus a challenge that is expected to face many nations that have natural st…
Robotic manta ray uses a simpler, more efficient design to swim even faster
It was just two years ago that a tiny robotic manta ray became the world’s fastest-swimming soft-bodied robot. Well, one of its descendants has now smashed that record – and it uses less energy than its predecessor, to boot.Continue ReadingCategory: Ro…
IBM enables AI training at light speed while sipping power
IBM has come up with a way to make training and running generative AI models five times faster and much more energy efficient by swapping out copper wires for beams of light to connect data center components.Continue ReadingCategory: Computers, Consume…
Rooftop system lets any EV harness the power of the sun
While there are a few electric cars that have onboard photovoltaic panels for charging on the go, such vehicles are definitely in the minority. The DartSolar system was designed to change that, by adding a rooftop solar power system to any EV.Continue …
Drop-in bed platform turns the Tesla Model Y into a gear-haulin’ camper
Although many people like to go camping in their Tesla Model Y, the vehicle certainly isn’t optimized for that application. That’s where the Cargo & Bed Platform comes in, by adding a bed frame that doubles as a cargo deck.Continue ReadingCategory: Out…
Google’s weather tool gets it right 97% more times than best forecaster
GenCast, an AI-powered weather prediction tool, can crank out 15 days of highly accurate weather forecasts in minutes. Not only will it help you dress right in the morning, but it can give valuable, life-saving warnings for extreme weather events.Conti…
USA’s new tallest tower hits turbulence, construction now delayed
The audacious bid to build what will be the USA’s tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma City has hit a snag. Shortly before construction was due to begin, it has reportedly been delayed following concerns from airport officials.Continue ReadingCategory: Archi…
Mercedes’ new camper van is a sleek, posh urban MPV that sleeps 5
The new Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo Horizon debuts as the sleekest, most versatile member of the Marco Polo camper van family. It carries sleeping and dining amenities for four people wherever it goes, but without any permanent space-devouring camper van …
Twin studies link depression to how much fruit and vegetables we eat
Using data from twin studies conducted over many years, researchers have found a link between levels of depression and the amount of fruit and vegetables people eat each day.Continue ReadingCategory: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: De…
Brainy home gym boasts an AI coach who watches you work out
Daily personal-trainer-guided workouts are a luxury that most of us can’t afford. For a single-payment price of a little under $2,000, however, the Aeke K1 system guides users through a variety of workouts that are assigned and monitored by an AI coach…
Flatpack electric mini-truck makes short work of rugged roads
A UK-based company is on a mission to make goods haulage easier and cleaner for producers in developing nations. Now thanks to a multi-million-dollar deal, its electric-truck-as-a-service model is about to expand in Rwanda and neighboring regions.Conti…
Old cargo trailer gets new life as an ultra-small tiny house
Part camper and part tiny house, this neat little retreat was created from the shell of an old cargo trailer. Named the Ramblenook Camper, it packs a seating and sleeping area, plus some cooking facilities, into a length of just 8 ft (2.4 m).Continue R…
Remote-controlled gene therapy uses ultrasound to kill cancer
A new kind of cancer gene therapy can be remotely activated at a specific part of the body. The team developed a version of CRISPR that responds to ultrasound, and demonstrated how it can be used to clear cancer in mice.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer…
Fully autonomous calorie counter lets you sit back and enjoy your food
If you’ve ever used a nutrition app or kept a food diary to track things like protein intake or calories, you’ll know how cumbersome the process can be. That’s where the first automated food-logging wearable comes in, gathering all the nutritional data…