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Looking back: The liter-class Lamborghini superbike with a Kawasaki engine
18 April 2026 @ 7:03 am
Everyone’s got a past, and Italian supercar maker Lamborghini is no different. The 80s were a weird time for the brand. Bankruptcy-led reorganization forced the exit of the founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini, out of the company, and in came French businessmen, the Mimran brothers.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Lamborghini, Automated filtration system promises drinking water anywhere on demand
18 April 2026 @ 3:03 am
California-based startup Vital Lyfe says its first product, a portable battery-powered filtration system, can provide safe drinking water from any source on demand – including seawater.Continue ReadingCategory: OutdoorsTags: Water, Extragalactic Archaeology tells the 'life story' of a whole galaxy
18 April 2026 @ 12:02 am
For the first time, astronomers claim they’ve found a way to reconstruct a galaxy’s entire ‘life story’ – from a single snapshot in time.Continue ReadingCategory: Astronomy, ScienceTags: Spacious single-level tiny house is built for nomadic life on wheels
17 April 2026 @ 11:03 pm
The Esther ditches the ubiquitous tiny house loft bedroom in favor of a spacious single-floor layout that sleeps up to two people. The home is built with regular travel in mind and can optionally run off-grid, allowing its owners to cut the cord and embrace a nomadic lifestyle.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: 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-boosted Mercedes super-saloon pushes closer to 600-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: MercedFocused 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,