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Winnebago's affordable new B+ camper looks to hook newbs on RV life

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.

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Category: RVs and Motorhomes, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

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Featherlight flipper knife gets work done even when closed

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.

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Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors

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$8,000 robot is ready to take over all laundry and bed-making duties

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.

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Category: Robotics, Engineering

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Robotic bird could fix drones' biggest aerodynamic problem

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.

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Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

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Striking multi-chamber arts venue is among Frank Gehry's final designs

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.

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Category: Architecture, Engineering

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Lifespan-extending human trial to rejuvenate old and tired immune cells

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.

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Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

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Google looks to electronic waste as cost-effective AI server solution

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.

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Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

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Fused thermoplastic camper off-grids with zero wood & zero emissions

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.

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Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

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