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GWM’s monstrous 8-cylinder, 2-liter motorcycle is coming to America
20 January 2026 @ 4:03 am
I wouldn’t blame you if you haven’t heard of Great Wall Motor Company (GWM) by now. But you probably have heard about Souo S2000, the monstrous eight-cylinder, two-liter cruiser bike from China. Now it’s reportedly coming to the US.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Great Wall Motors, ChinaHumans stopped producing our own Vitamin C to fight parasitic infections
20 January 2026 @ 12:09 am
Most mammals produce their own vitamin C using an enzyme called GULO. Around 60 million years ago, humans lost this ability, which scientists long viewed as evolutionarily neutral since vitamin C from diet compensated for the loss. But new research suggests that the deprivation of this essential molecule was not an innocuous evolutionary shift but actually a clever defense against parasitic infections.Continue ReadingAerobag puts an airbag system in pro cyclists' shorts
19 January 2026 @ 8:48 pm
When you think about it, it's kind of crazy that pro cyclists are capable of exceeding the urban speed limit for motorized vehicles, yet the only protective gear they wear is helmets. That's why one company has now developed a wearable airbag system.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Airbags, Cycling, 'World's smallest' ergonomic horizontal mouse can be used almost anywhere
19 January 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Even a device as simple as a computer mouse still has plenty of room for improvement. Modern versions are becoming lighter, more ergonomic, and often even look nothing like their traditional counterparts. The NanoFlow i2 Air incorporates some revolutionary features and is now available for backing on Kickstarter.Continue ReadingCategory: Electronics, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTagsBring your metal chops to life with groovy titanium guitar pick
19 January 2026 @ 5:33 pm
Though I'm using my fingers more, most of the time I pluck the strings of my guitars with a pick. Most of them have been made from plastic, but I've tried metal and even small coins. But never titanium – which makes the ResoTi an intriguing project.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: An unusual way to boost vaccine effectiveness: Think positive
19 January 2026 @ 4:01 pm
Instead of focusing on your sore arm after your next vaccine, you might want to think good thoughts. A new study that trained people in the power of positive thinking showed that the practice can significantly boost antibodies created by the jab.Continue ReadingCategory: Body and MindTags: Vaccines, antibodies, Full throttle architecture: Mercedes-Benz plans 12 Dubai skyscrapers
19 January 2026 @ 1:44 pm
Luxury automakers are getting serious about architecture. Following its Miami skyscraper and Dubai tower, Mercedes-Benz has now really put its foot on the gas to collaborate on building no less than 12 new skyscrapers in Dubai.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, TechnologyTags: Building and Construction, Affordable electric enduro wants to replace 450cc four-strokes
19 January 2026 @ 12:49 pm
Talaria might be a Chinese company, but it’s done more for the dirt bike segment than most European and American companies. Its low-cost dirt bikes have popped up as viable alternatives to the likes of SurRon, Cake, and Segway. This one, though, promises to take on 450cc gas four-strokes.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Electric Motorcycles, World's first hydrogen drone sent into a combat zone
19 January 2026 @ 5:03 am
Ukraine has, for the first time, sent into combat a hybrid drone powered by hydrogen fuel. According to the builder Skyeton, a variant of its Raybird was deployed for full-scale combat duty with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in an active war zone.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Ukraine , drones, Drone hunts submarines with the use of sonobuoys
19 January 2026 @ 4:09 am
It seems like you can't even hide from drones under the sea now, with General Atomics (GA) flight-testing its MQ-9B SeaGuardian maritime patrol unit. It was trying out the new Expanded Sonobuoy Dispensing System (ESDS) for hunting submarines where they hide.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: US Navy, General Atomics Aeronauti