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Soft-top surfboard splits for travel and stowage
17 April 2026 @ 8:00 pm
Newave is a French company founded by two engineers who also happen to be avid surfers. They’ve experienced firsthand the hassle of traveling with a bulky surfboard and paying extra fees for oversized luggage, so in 2023 they set out to solve this problem by designing modular boards.Continue ReadingCategory: Boats and Watersports, Toys, Battery boost gives Merc electric super-saloon a hefty 575-mile range
17 April 2026 @ 5:07 pm
Mercedes has given its poshest electric saloon, the EQS, a mid-term refresh – showing exactly where the auto world’s current battleground is focused. Forget style, power, speed. Selling big EV sedans is now all about range.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything
17 April 2026 @ 3:23 pm
Engineers at Rice University have cracked one of printed electronics' most stubborn problems: how to cure freshly printed conductive ink without destroying the delicate surface underneath.Continue ReadingCategory: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Tiny house trades portability for a more spacious interior layout
17 April 2026 @ 2:02 pm
The Lukas tiny house isn't a great fit for would-be nomads since it doesn't have wheels and needs to be transported by truck. However, what it lacks in portability, it more than makes up for with a spacious interior that sleeps four in comfort.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Great white sharks may never have vanished after all
17 April 2026 @ 12:32 pm
In April 2023, local fishermen off the coast of eastern Spain, incidentally caught something massive within the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Genetic analysis confirmed its species as Carcharodon carcharias, the great white shark.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, Shoot ultra-smooth 4K at 240 fps with DJI’s newest pocket-sized gimbalcam
17 April 2026 @ 10:57 am
Smartphones have taken on much of what compact cameras offer, but dedicated pocket cameras still have an edge when it comes to stabilization, control, and creator-focused features. DJI is continuing to refine this space with the Osmo Pocket 4, the latest iteration of its handheld gimbal camera line.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, Low-protein diet shifts fat tissue into burn mode
17 April 2026 @ 9:28 am
Not all body fat is created equal. There is white adipose tissue, which stores excess energy, brown adipose tissue, which burns energy, and a third category known as “beige” fat. This type of fat can emerge from white fat under certain conditions and take on the energy-burning properties of brown fat, making it a compelling target for obesity research.Continue ReadingCategory: ObSurprisingly slim battery powers your fridge during hours-long outages
17 April 2026 @ 8:03 am
Bluetti's stuffed a large-capacity home backup battery – designed specifically to keep your fridge running when the power goes out – into a compact shape that's easy to fit and forget right in your kitchen.Continue ReadingCategory: Consumer Tech, TechWorld-first eVTOL transition flight for Vertical Aerospace
17 April 2026 @ 7:14 am
Vertical Aerospace has scored a world-first as its full-scale tilt-rotor eVTOL completed a two-way piloted transition between vertical helicopter mode and horizontal airplane mode during a single continuous flight while under regulatory oversight.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Vertical AerospaceDoes the brain really make its own DMT? New study ignites debate
17 April 2026 @ 3:32 am
The case for the negativeContinue ReadingCategory: Psychedelics, Medical Innovations, Body and MindTags: Psychedelic Medicine, Drugs, Brain,