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Earlier this year, Washington-based Mammoth Overland introduced a hard-sided prototype rooftop tent it refused to call a tent. Now that it's officially launched the production version, it's sticking with that anti-tent branding in calling it a rooftop camper. That's because the miniature SKL shelter doesn't have a shred of tent canvas, relying instead on aircraft-grade aluminum to create a fast-pitching cabin that battles winter with an uprated insulation package. Mammoth further cuts ties with the tent industry by slapping on a five-figure price tag.Continue ReadingCategory:

When I came across this solar-powered bike, I wondered which bikemaker could be behind it. Someone well-established like Honda or Verge? Or perhaps an innovative yet frugal Chinese brand? Well, it turns out, none of them. This ingenious breakthrough comes from an architecture and design firm. No kidding!Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportT

Imagine having your own fitness coach available at any moment, who won't charge you $100 an hour. This might now become a reality! BodyPark, a Hong Kong-based company that develops AI-powered fitness technology, has unveiled its minimalistic AI-fitness device, Atom, on Kickstarter – and if it reaches the market, we’ll be left with far fewer excuses not to work out.Continue ReadingCategory: Fitness & Exercise, Wellness and Healthy Living,

Few of us actually want to work, but if you're going to have to do it anyway, this novel office at least lets you park your workplace in your backyard – or even take it on the road and find somewhere with a nice view.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Micro-House, Tiny Footprint,

A bunch of materials called rare earth elements (REE) that are crucial for producing a vast range of tech products – from electric cars to smartphones to wind turbines – typically require destructive mining and processing practices to get them out of the ground. A team of scientists in China might have just found another source for them that's easier to reach: ferns.Continue ReadingCategory:

As it heads out of the solar system never to return, the deep space probe Voyager 1 is headed for yet another cosmic milestone. In late 2026, it will become the first spacecraft to travel so far that a radio signal from Earth takes 24 hours, or one light day, to reach it.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NASA, Voyager,

Our fat tissue could be used to make our bones regrow, with scientists successfully using adipose cells to repair spinal compression fractures. It could change how breaks are treated and improve bone strength in diseases such as osteoporosis.Continue ReadingCategory: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and MindTags: O

When the Next-Gen Iron humanoid was unveiled to the public earlier this month, strutting fluidly down the runway before a gobsmacked audience, it made headlines – but not for the reasons its creators at Xpeng had hoped. The robot moved so uncannily like a human that people were convinced there was someone inside controling it.Continue ReadingCategory: AI and Humanoids, TechnologyTags: Xpeng,

What if you could draw energy from the night sky without effort? That's the question that researchers at the University of California, Davis are trying to answer with a new engine that generates power simply by sitting under the clear starry heavens.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: UC Davis, Power

When talking to tiny house owners, one of the major pain points with embracing a life on wheels is storage – or the lack of it. Decathlon Tiny Homes' New Chapter model tackles this issue with a storage-packed interior layout that's well-suited to full-time small living.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Micro-House