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Oregon startup Cube Series debuted a few years ago with a lifting hard-wall pickup camper unlike anything else on the market. At the time, it mentioned plans to bolt its lifting hard walls to a trailer, and it's now launched the trailer as a rugged all-weather shelter that tows low but lives tall. Inside those composite walls, the Cube trailer furnishes adventurers with a full four-sleeper floor plan complete with dining area, kitchen and available collapsible bathroom.Continue ReadingCategory:

BMW Motorrad has announced a new Automated Shift Assistant (ASA) technology that operates the clutch and gearbox of a motorcycle to offer a smoother, faster, more precise gear shift. If you’re thinking “what for”, then you’re probably an existing motorcyclist. That was my first reaction when I saw BMW’s press release, but as I read onwards, I changed my mind.

The Earth’s magnetic field is vital for life – without it, the Sun’s radiation would sterilize the planet. But a new study suggests we wouldn’t be here at all if that magnetic field hadn’t almost completely collapsed half a billion years ago.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Eart

Huge advances in medical technology have led to increasingly advanced implanted neurological devices, such as deep brain, vagal nerve, and spinal cord stimulators. Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a wireless brain-computer interface (BCI), is one of the more well-known devices. China recently unveiled its own BCI implant, indicating that it’s quickly catching the US in the neurotechnological space.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags:

If there's one thing that needs to be antibacterial, it's the public touchscreen displays that everyone paws at with their filthy fingers. Well, help is on the way, in the form of a newly developed copper coating.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Antibacterial,

Even though snails are slow and slimy-bottomed, they've inspired a new type of robot that could be quite useful. Groups of these bots can operate independently or join together in order to perform tasks that would otherwise be impossible.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Chinese University

Though OpenAI is yet to make the Sora text-to-video model available to the public, its ability to produce realistic, high-resolution video clips already has movie makers worried for job security. Now the tool has moved into the world of pop music videos.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Open AI,

For the first time ever, a wild male orangutan in Sumatra has been spotted tending to a wound on his face in an ingenious way. The technique worked, adding even more cred to the intelligence of this striking and endangered species of great ape.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Orangutans,

One of the challenges of downsizing is that it's very awkward to have friends over. However, despite its compact size, Baluchon's latest model, the Mirasol, ensures its owner's social life won't suffer thanks to a guest sleeping area and a kitchen that opens onto an outdoor bar.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags:

Over the years, we've seen a number of suggested replacements for gasoline to fuel motorcycles – including steam, hydrogen, water and batteries. Now a moto maker is getting ready to launch what's billed as the world's first CNG motorcycle.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: G