It’s not unusual to feel fatigued or experience brain fog after recovering from a viral illness. The body has just expended significant energy fighting off an infection, and a temporary dip in energy or mood is understandable.
Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind
Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Depression, Diagnosis, The Immune System
Europe's largest 3D-printed apartment building has been completed in France. Containing 12 social housing apartments spread across three floors, the project's printing process was carried out in just 34 days.
Category: Architecture, Engineering
Early in 2025, YSmart embarked on a Kickstarter campaign for a versatile micro-flashlight called the Bullet2. Now the company is back with an updated version that's even more compact, and comes with pro-grade LEDs, IPX8 waterproofing, replaceable batteries, and three beam options for everyday carry.
Tags: xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, EDC, Flashlights, Compact, Torch, LED
The venerable Cold War SR-71 Blackbird may be looking nervously at its laurels after Hermeus's latest Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 uncrewed prototype broke the sound barrier at Spaceport America over the White Sands Missile Range airspace in New Mexico in March 2026.
Tags: Aircraft, Supersonic, Hermeus, SR-71
If you ever rode a small-bore sport bike, you’d know just how fun these motorcycles can be – especially out around in the city for short runs. I’m speaking really small: the Yamaha R 125, Kawasaki Ninja 125, and Suzuki GSX-R 125 category.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: qjmotor, Sportsbikes, Winglet, China, Yamaha, Kawasaki, KTM
It came from a creature of the depths. A severed foot that refused to die, regenerating in an act of survival unlike anything we’ve ever seen.
Tags: Regeneration, echinoderms, Cells, Ocean
Kai James, Georgia Institute of Technology/ The Conversation
Tags: aliens, interstellar space, Stars, Distance
Scientists have identified a new way to supercharge the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide, opening the door to boosting the drug's weight-loss power and helping long-term users push past plateaus that not even this "wonder drug" can circumvent.
Category: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind
Tags: National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Obesity, Weight Loss, neurons, Cells, molecular biology, GLP-1 receptor agonists
In 2025, we took a look at the K-Tent from Great Britain's Kudhva Kanvas, a unique piece of semi-permanent light architecture that struck us as a cross between heavy-duty safari tents and hard-walled A-frames, with a touch of treehouse mixed in for good measure. The tent was a spinoff from Kudhvas' original business renting out permanently installed, glass-and-timber dwellings of that same shape and style at its off-grid resort on the North Cornish Coast. Now, those K-Tent portable canvas structures are traveling across the Atlantic to serve as the basis of a planned series of American glamping resorts.
Category: Tents, Gear, Outdoors
Tags: Tent, Glamping, Outdoors and Camping, Travel and Tourism, Travel, Resort, Beach
Trucks used to be pretty easy. You bought a GMC because it was nicer than the others. Powertrain choice was about what your plans were with the truck. Now it’s ... Well, still easy. It just looks complicated.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: GMC, Pickup, Truck, Electric truck, Reviews
Earlier this year at CP+, 7artisans showed off a full-frame autofocusing 135mm F1.8 lens. Now, the company is launching it for Nikon's Z mount, and has fully unveiled the specs and price.
The AF 135mm F1.8 (7artisans occasionally adds "Max" to the end of the name, but not consistently) has 16 elements in 13 groups, with six extra-low dispersion lenses and five high refractive index elements. It has a 0.68m (2' 3") minimum focusing distance, and can achieve up to 0.25x magnification. Its aperture has 12 blades, which the company says will provide "naturally circular bokeh" and 12-point starbursts.
Autofocus duties are handled by a stepper motor, and the lens has a switch for going between manual and auto focus. It also has two function function buttons, though it's not entirely clear whether they can be programmed to do different things, or if it's the same function but easy to access whether you're shooting in portrait or landscape. It also has a customizable control ring.
Image: 7artisansAt 1014g (35.8oz), it's relatively hefty, though a touch lighter than Viltrox's AF 135mm F1.8 Lab. Part of that is likely down to its aluminum construction. It's 130mm (5.1") long, and accepts 82mm filters. The company says the mount has a gasket to keep out dust, and that the front element has a coating to repel fingerprints, moisture and oils.
At CP+, the company said the lens would also be coming to L and Sony E mount, and there are references to those versions in recent Instagram posts and product photos. However, at time of writing those don't appear to be available for sale yet. Those versions will have a dedicated aperture ring, rather than the Z mount version's customizable control ring.
The Z mount version of the lens is available now for $690. That's quite an aggressive price point, as Samyang's 135mm F1.8 retails for around $800, with the Viltrox option selling for $100 more.
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Buy at Amazon.comBuy at B&H Photo 7artisans AF 135mm F1.8 specifications: Principal specificationsLens typePrime lensMax Format size35mm FFFocal length135 mmLens mountL-Mount, Nikon Z, Sony E, Sony FEApertureMaximum apertureF1.8Minimum apertureF16Aperture ringYesNumber of diaphragm blades12OpticsElements16Groups13Special elements / coatings6ED, 5HRFocusMinimum focus0.68 m (26.77″)Maximum magnification0.25×AutofocusYesMotor typeStepper motorFull time manualYesFocus methodInternalDistance scaleNoDoF scaleNoPhysicalWeight1014 g (2.24 lb)Diameter91 mm (3.58″)Length130 mm (5.12″)MaterialsAluminium SealingYesColourBlackFilter thread82 mmHood suppliedYesGraphene-X is a Hong Kong-based company that produces outdoor clothing and gear. This time around it's entering the camping market with a product called the Tardigrade Sleeping System, currently available for backing on Kickstarter.
Category: Outdoors
Tags: Sleeping Bags, Kickstarter, xxKickbooster, Graphene, Aerogels
AutoFlight has completed a heterogeneous three-aircraft formation flight with the V5000 Matrix, a 5-metric-ton electric aircraft that could push eVTOL technology well beyond the urban air taxi niche.
Tags: VTOL, Autoflight, drones, eVTOL, Cargo
Lux Camera, the company behind the Halide camera app for iPhones, has announced Halide Mark III, the third generation of the popular app. The new version includes several upgrades and new features, including one that caught us by surprise: the ability to process Raw files from several popular camera brands.
Photo looksAccording to CEO Ben Sadofsky, the company put significant effort into developing the app's photo processing capabilities. As part of that effort, it teamed up with a Hollywood colorist to build a custom photo processing pipeline designed around the specific dynamic range and color gamut of the iPhone camera. The result is a new set of Halide Looks.
Halide Mark III ships with five: Valencia, which features saturated colors and heavier contrast, designed for landscapes and cityscapes; Rembrandt, a portrait look with extra mid-tone contrast that "emphasizes bone structure and lighting," along with uniform skin tones; Nova, a colorful look with strong contrast and "smooth, peachy highlights," also intended for landscapes and cityscapes; Zephyr, a more neutral look designed to mimic the subtle contrast of film with the character of a traditional print; and Chroma Noir, a black-and-white look with medium contrast.
Sample galleryThis widget is not optimized for RSS feed readers. Click here to open it in a new browser window / tab. Photos captured with Halide Mark III's new photo looks.The new looks join Halide's existing Process Zero, which bypasses the computational processing typically applied to smartphone photos, resulting in a grittier, more retro photo look.
Camera designSadofsky says the camera interface has been redesigned to keep the most important controls within thumb's reach. This includes a tile in the lower right corner representing your currently selected look – inspired by the windows on film cameras that allowed you to see what film was loaded in your camera.
Other new tools include aspect ratio options to match popular camera formats: 3:2, 1:1, and a 65:24 panoramic format, plus a dynamic aspect ratio for Instagram that adjusts depending on whether you're shooting landscape or portrait. New composition overlays add a uniform grid, the golden ratio and the rabatment of the rectangle to the existing rule-of-thirds grid.
Halide Mark III's new camera interface.
Image: Lux Camera
Additional controls are accessible via a three-dot "More" menu. In a nod to photographers more comfortable with the previous layout, there's an option to revert to the Halide Mark II interface.
The Photo LabThe updated app also includes a new Photo Lab module for reprocessing Raw files. It's designed to let you quickly try different looks, adjust exposure, toggle HDR, and make other basic adjustments.
The new Photo Lab module is designed to quickly try out different looks
Image: Lux Camera
Photo Lab also supports Raw files from several camera brands. Sadofsky says that during development, the team felt Halide Mark III's output was beginning to rival their dedicated cameras, and wanted a way to bring that processing to files shot on those cameras.
The result: Halide Mark III can process Raw files from Canon, Sony, Nikon, Fujifilm, Leica, and Hasselblad. The company currently classifies this as a beta feature.
Pricing and availabilityHalide Mark III is available on the iOS App Store as a one-time purchase for $60, or via a $20/year subscription. Users who purchased Halide Mark II will receive a free upgrade.
I have to start by addressing the elephant in the room – an equivalent of $40,000 (£29,000 precisely) for an electric motorcycle might be stretching it too far for most. But then, we all know there are a select few in the world who would treat it as pocket change.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Electric Motorcycles, British, Custom Bikes, urban transport
Cathy Montgomery & Abi Rose, Liverpool John Moores University/The Conversation
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Welcome back to our Question of the Week series! This reader-focused series aims to get our photographic community to share thoughts on all sorts of photography-related topics in our forums. We pose questions about gear, favorite camera stores, advice, problem-solving and more, and you share your thoughts and opinions.
This week, we’re leaning into the holiday spirit! The season of giving (and occasionally re-gifting) is upon us, and that means it’s time to unwrap some memories – both heartwarming and hilarious.
What are the best (and worst) photography-related gifts you've received?What’s the best photography-related gift you’ve ever received? Maybe it was a dream lens that caused you to take on an adventure deep in the mountains, or a handmade camera strap that’s now an essential part of your kit. And what about the worst? Perhaps someone thought you needed yet another "World’s Best Photographer" mug, or that odd lens filter set that turned every photo a shade of green.
In this edition of our Question of the Week series, we want to hear your gift stories: the memorable, the useful and the truly baffling. Share your favorites (and flops) in the forum link below. Photos of the gifts (or what you created with them) are also more than welcome! We'll highlight some of your most entertaining and heartfelt responses in next week's roundup.
Portable projectors nothing new, but as the tech has steadily improved in recent years, they've become great tools for comfy viewing in TV-unfriendly places. Lately, we've seen a push toward smarter, more self-contained designs, including Yaber's portable projector with built-in Google TV and Aurzen's own tri-fold Zip pico projector, both of which try to cut down on the fiddly setup that usually comes with projector ownership.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: roku, Projectors, HD, Portable
This week, Taiwan cut the red ribbon on a giant infrastructure project its own construction team once deemed "impossible:" the 3,000-ft-long Danjiang Bridge.
Category: Architecture, Engineering
Tags: Infrastructure, Bridge, Taiwan, Zaha Hadid, Building and Construction
The aroma of freshly cut grass is one of nature’s most recognizable and enjoyable scents, so you might be surprised to learn that it's actually the smell of chemical warfare that's been taking place right under our noses for longer than humans have walked the Earth.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: National Taiwan University, Insect, Plants, Evolution, Warfare, molecular biology, Chemical Weapons, nature, Volatile Organic Compounds
