Earlier this year, Aurzen took to Kickstarter (and CES) with a snazzy portable projector made up of three components connected via hinges so that users didn't need to carry a tripod stand. We've been getting bendy with one for the last few weeks.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Projectors, Pico projector, Folding, Portable, Reviews
The construction work currently underway in Saudi Arabia for the Neom giga-project is unprecedented, with buildings like the Line transforming the desert landscape at a remarkable pace. Now an expert has reportedly suggested that the scale of work is so massive, it could even alter local weather patterns.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Saudi Arabia, Neom, Weather, Climate Crisis
A group of Texas-based researchers has developed an effective way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that involves zapping the vagus nerve around the neck, using a device the size of a shirt button.
Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body & Mind
Tags: PTSD, Nerves, University of Texas
The Rivian R1T is a pickup truck, yes. But it also is not. The Rivian is more a product of Silicon Valley than of Detroit, which is why it’s so unique. For some, it will be like listening to a hipster explain his kombucha recipe. But for others, it’s a refreshing take on a truck.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Rivian, Electric Vehicles, Electric truck, Truck, Pickup, Off-road, Reviews
Say what you like about Zaha Hadid Architects' evolution in style since its founder passed, but you can't accuse the studio of being boring. Case in point is the Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum which is defined by an extraordinary futuristic form intended to help reduce its energy usage.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Zaha Hadid, Museum, China, Shenzhen
The auction block is a wonderful arbiter of the value of a storied object and the intrigue it creates is often better than fiction. The Ducati 851 won Ducati's first World Superbike Championship in 1990 but it has not sold well at auction by comparison to Ducati's long roster of special models created since. This auction may well alert the world to a growing collectible juggernaut.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Auction, Ducati, Collecting
Okay, so you know how pocket knives can sometimes accidentally open up in your pocket or bag? Japanese hardware brand Titaner's new heavy duty EDC knife features what it's calling the world's first dual-lock system to prevent that from ever happening, in an ergonomic, adjustable titanium design.
Tags: EDC, Knife, Titanium, Kickstarter
The average rooftop tent (RTT) already makes a light RV out of whatever vehicle it finds itself atop, but we're starting to see a new tier of RTTs that are more like self-contained rooftop tiny campers. The Oztent Apex RT-P-1600 tent joins the ARB Altitude and now-repurposed Redtail Overland Skyloft in that upper echelon of wheel-less micro-camping trailers that ride on the roof instead of behind the car. The new tent from Oz boasts motion-activated camp lighting, active cooling and even its own RV-style electronic command center.
Tags: roof-top tent, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Tent
The air at sea might be getting a bit cleaner as technology group Wärtsilä puts its Carbon Capture Solution (CCS) system on the market. The modular apparatus is claimed to capture as much as 70% of the CO2 emissions from cargo ship exhaust systems.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Ships, Carbon capture, Shipping, Transport
An alarming new report reveals that right across the country, 28 US cities are sinking, showing the kind of geologic subsidence that could impact buildings and infrastructure sooner rather than later. While some of it is natural, 80% is the the direct result of human activity.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Virginia Tech, Columbia University, Environmental, Climate Crisis, Flooding, Infrastructure, Geology
High blood sugars have long been known to cause eye damage in diabetics. However, new research has found that low blood sugar may also contribute. The good news is that it also identified a way of preventing or treating the damage.
Category: Diabetes, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, Diabetic retinopathy, Blindness, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Quadruped "robot dogs" may move quite a bit like their canine counterparts on land, but they're not nearly as good at swimming (although some can walk underwater). Such is not the case with a new mini-dog-bot, however, which is an expert at doing the dog-paddle.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: Quadruped, Biomimicry, Swimming, Amphibious, locomotion
Until this year, Oregon-based Work Sharp has been known best for its wide-ranging lineup of blade-sharpening tools. In fact, it brings over 50 years' experience in the category. Now it's taking that grandmaster-level expertise of freshly honed edges to a lineup of knives all its own. Instead of merely leaning on its brand name to sell a basic blade, it's doing things a little differently. Each knife in the company's debut lineup features an interchangeable pivot that transforms operation from automatic to manual (and vice versa) on a whim.
Tags: Knife, Multitools, EDC, Outdoors and Camping, Camping, Modular
If you're releasing a robot into the aquatic environment with no intention of retrieving it, that bot had better be biodegradable. Swiss scientists have gone a step better than that, with li'l robots that can be consumed by fish when their job is done.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: EPFL, Microbots, Fish, Aquaculture, Environment
One of the biggest difficulties in helping people affected by natural disasters is transporting and providing them with essential resources like safe drinking water. Researchers at Australia's RMIT University and five Chinese institutes have devised a simple and clever contraption that could solve that, by pulling potable water out of thin air.
Tags: Water, Environment, Disasters, Solar Powered, Survival, RMIT University
SiFly says its drones fly 4X longer, 10X farther, 10X quieter and carry 5X more payload than the competition, while manufacturing in the USA at China-competitive prices. And they don't need parachutes. We asked how... Here's the secret sauce!
Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: drones, Quadcopter, Delivery drone
Custom Container Living has transformed a shipping container into an ultra-compact tiny house that squeezes a home for two into just 160 sq ft (14.8 sq m). Though certainly basic, it also doesn't break the bank.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, shipping containers, House, Home
There’s no doubt about it – animal reproduction can get downright bizarre. Nature doesn’t always follow the rules we expect, and sometimes it veers straight into the realm of the absurd. Take, for example, a curious little snail species you’ve probably never heard of. It has a truly baffling biological quirk: it lays its eggs through an opening in its neck.
Tags: Animals, Animal science, New Zealand
Using an existing steroid-free topical foam daily significantly improved the signs and symptoms of psoriasis on the scalp and the body, according to a recent clinical trial. It could be a game-changer for people with the condition in both places.
Category: Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: psoriasis, Treatment, clinical trials, Skin
Pebble (no, not the fabled smartwatch) has kicked off production of the feature-packed Flow electric trailer at its manufacturing facility in Fremont, California.
Tags: RV, Trailer, Electric Vehicles, Camping, 2025 Updates
