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Nvidia's AI tech for game graphics still has some growing up to do
21 March 2026 @ 4:03 pm
Nvidia's DLSS is a clutch of machine learning-powered image rendering technologies that come in handy for boosting the frame rate in your games and improving lighting and image quality. They use the processing power of graphics cards to make this happen on your computer.Continue ReadingCategory: Games, ConsumNew laser weapon turns infantry into drone killers
21 March 2026 @ 2:03 pm
Laser weapons have become super portable. Defense and security company NUBURU's Lyocon subsidiary has adapted industrial laser technology to create an anti-drone laser weapon small and light enough to fit on an infantry rifle.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, Engineering, TechnologyTags: AI-evolved adaptable robot is almost impossible to destroy
21 March 2026 @ 12:03 pm
Screenless wearable fills out your gym card for strength training
21 March 2026 @ 9:03 am
A team of former Tesla engineers is working on a specialized fitness tracker that's focused on helping you build muscle at the gym.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Fitness, Italian coachbuilder produces a 9-liter, 18-cylinder hypercar
21 March 2026 @ 6:03 am
The automotive world is in a constant state of change. Electrification is the new norm, with most advancements typically focused on new EVs. But every now and then, a new project pops up that completely disregards the norms … and what if it could have 18 cylinders? Even better!Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Radical amphibious camper voyages to wilds no other RV can reach
21 March 2026 @ 3:19 am
Fully-equipped overland rigs will get you past all manners of earthen obstacle to beautiful, rarely-seen patches of terra firma, but any large body of water will stop them dead in their tracks. On the other hand, the water's edge is where the fun gets started for the StabiX 250, an amphibian purpose-built for plunging forward on land-sea adventures and turning unpeopled islands into private base camps. Part boat, part all-terrain terrestrial rover and part camper, the innovative 250 supports adventures like few to no other vessels ever conceived. Off-roading becomes off-landing, and overlanding turns over-watering.Sawdust may be put to use in flame-stopping building panels
20 March 2026 @ 8:04 pm
When most people think of fire-resistant materials, sawdust is probably one of the last things to come to mind. Scientists have now used it in such a substance, however, along with the plentiful mineral that kidney stones are made of.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, Engineering, TechnologyUnder-construction skyscraper looks straight out of a sci-fi movie
20 March 2026 @ 5:28 pm
You could be forgiven for assuming that this pyramidal skyscraper project was a still from a sci-fi TV show, or perhaps another render that's never going to go ahead. But it's real, and it's begun the early stages of construction.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, Engineering, TechnologyFor the selfie-crowd, this iPhone case adds a rear screen and storage
20 March 2026 @ 12:57 pm
The iPhone has always been great for photography, but when you're taking selfies, you're at the mercy of the handset's less-capable front camera. This new phone case we just came across solves that with a second mirror-like screen.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technology, World’s first self-balancing electric motorcycle rolls into production
20 March 2026 @ 10:59 am
After ebikes, self-balancing tech has finally found its way onto motorcycles. And it’s not Honda, Yamaha, or BMW Motorrad behind this feat, but rather, a lesser-known Singaporean startup called OMOWAY.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles,