“I love these things!” I exclaimed to Paul when he wheeled it out of his van. “They are crazy good!”
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: BMW, BMW Motorrad, Naked bike, Motorcycle
A new review by Tufts University researchers presents comprehensive and convincing research linking common sugar substitutes with metabolic disturbances that begin in the gut and then flow throughout the body. It also highlights issues of food-label transparency in the US.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Tufts University, Artificial sweetener, Sugar, Metabolic syndrome, metabolism, Gut Bacteria, Gut health, Microbes, Microbiome, Type 2 diabetes, Cardiovascular
Energy storage usually brings to mind batteries, capacitors, tanks of hydrogen, or maybe some giant gravity system hauling blocks up a tower. Northwestern University researchers have now demonstrated something a lot stranger: a yellow liquid that “charges” by rebuilding itself into a black gel, stores electrons for months, then releases them on demand to drive chemical reactions.
Category: Energy, Engineering
For centuries, scientists have marveled at the brain's ability to organize sensory information into neat topographical maps. Vision, touch, and hearing rely on orderly patterns in which neighboring neurons respond to adjacent features.
Growing its lineup of compact, agile small motorhomes optimized around improvised adventure, Winnebago has launched the Elora/Resa. The new B+ motorhome provides an inviting experience for first-time RVers, piling up details aimed at making the transition to RV life as approachable and intuitive as driving a new car. Plus, the price tag is tens of thousands less than several of Winnebago's camper vans. The new platform makes it easier to embrace life on the move and adapt to whatever unexpected twists the open road throws out next.
Category: RVs and Motorhomes, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors
Tags: Winnebago, RV, RAM, Motorhome, Motorhomes, Camping, Outdoors and Camping
We're not quite nervy enough to label the new Néo7 Alpine from French legacy knifemaker Opinel a "multitool," but it does meet the strict definition with several different functions packed inside one chassis. And you don't have to be a world-traveled mountaineer to find regular everyday uses for each one. The new ultralight adventure-ready pocket knife pairs Opinel's timeless form, style and simplicity with a few features that promise to make it more useful and quicker to deploy.
Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors
Tags: EDC, Knife, Multitools, opinel, Climbing, Mountaineering, Skiing, Backpacking, Hiking, Outdoors and Camping
Weave Robotics announced its first robot for folding laundry just five months ago, and it already has a new product on offer. Like its predecessor, the new Isaac 1 robot also folds clothes. But unlike the old model, this one can tidy up your living room and make the bed on demand. It looks cuter, too.
Category: Robotics, Engineering
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Tele-operation, assistant robot
A robotic bird tested in a wind tunnel may hold the blueprint for drones that can finally handle a windy day. Researchers from RMIT University (in Melbourne, Australia) and the University of Bristol (UK) have reverse-engineered the Australian kestrel (Falco cenchroides) to understand how it hovers effortlessly in gusty winds and what that means for the small unmanned aerial vehicles (sUAV) that still can't.
Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: RMIT University, drones, Falcon, Aircraft, Aerodynamic, University of Bristol
One of the final designs of the late Frank Gehry, a celebrated Canadian and American architect who died in December last year, called the Dar al Funoon Abu Dhabi, is finally breaking ground. It’s a major performing arts institution located on Saadiyat Island, and will join his other last design nearby, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, which is also under construction.
Category: Architecture, Engineering
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Frank Gehry, Art, Designers, Building and Construction
A company known for its stylish origami-style planters has come up with something completely new – a self-watering pot that actually grows and transforms as the plant it contains does similar.
Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Plants, Garden, sustainable design, Home decor, Environment, Urban Gardening, Kickstarter, xxKickbooster
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is clearing the way for the return of commercial supersonic air travel by revamping regulations for faster-than-sound aircraft for the first time since 1973 – to reflect progress in aviation engineering and the removal of prejudicial attitudes.
Tags: FAA, Supersonic, NASA, X-Plane, Aircraft
A landmark study due to start in the coming months aims to test a method for rejuvenating our immune system in older age. The Phase 1 trial will target senescent T cells, which accumulate as we age or fight chronic disease and become less good at protecting us from illness.
Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: University College London, The Immune System, T-cells, Age-Related, anti-aging, Lifespan, Cells, molecular biology, clinical trials
Cancer is rising among younger generations worldwide, and scientists are uncovering clues as to why.
Category: Society & Community, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Biological age, Lung cancer, Cancer, Colorectal cancer, Pollution
Every year, billions of phones are discarded globally, many of them with perfectly usable processors. At the same time, the tech industry is preparing to spend billions on new AI computing hardware, at high environmental costs. Google, in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, San Diego, is developing a way to bridge those two realities by building a server from recovered phone processors, tackling a waste problem while providing low-carbon computing.
Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Processing, Mobile Phones, Cell+Phone, Chips
A flower you may have in your backyard or have seen in a public garden has been found to contain a surprisingly high amount of protein. It could transform how we think of "ornamental" plants – and flowers in general.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: University of Georgia, Protein, Diet, Health, Plant-based diet, Nutrition
If you’re tired of improvising a stand for your phone every time you want to watch a movie on a flight, make a video call, or cook while following a recipe, a new multitool on Kickstarter might solve this problem.
Tags: EDC, Multitools, Kickstarter
Ruairidh Macleod, University of Oxford & Stephen Shennan, UCL/The Conversation
Category: Archaeology, Science
Tags: black-death, Bacteria, pandemic, grave, Neolithic
Our unending search for hardwearing, zero-wood camping trailers has brought us to American builder LIV, a young company that skips common materials like fiberglass in favor of a welded thermoplastic construction. Its "Lightweight Innovative Vehicles," then, have none of the vulnerabilities associated with wood or hardware-fastened panels, delivering leakproof, rot-free performance. The company announced its latest innovation this month, adding a completely all-electric off-grid travel trailer to its stable.
Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors
Tags: Caravan, trailers, Trailer, RV, Thermoplastic, Lightweight, Off-road, Off-grid, electric-camper, Camping, Outdoors and Camping
Though it only measures 368 sq ft (34 sq m), the Smidge punches above its weight thanks to its flexible interior layout. The tiny house includes a useful office area that doubles as a downstairs bedroom, as well as a second sleeping area upstairs.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, House, Home, Micro-House
Smart scales have moved beyond basic weigh-ins for years now. While basic BMI (Body Mass Index) and body-fat estimates are common on modern bathroom scales, Wyze is pitching the Scale BodyScan as a way to bring more comprehensive, segmented data into your home.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
