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One of the technological oddities of the 1980s is making a comeback of sorts. The nephew of Sir Clive Sinclair – the man responsible for the famous but flawed C5 – is marketing an updated version of the diminutive electric vehicle called the Iris eTrike. Read more
The high prices fetched by cars at the three elite auctions held during the Retromobile Exhibition in Paris every February often tend to divert attention from the Retromobile event itself, which in terms of automotive history, is the jewel of the collector and enthusiast global show circuit. Read more
Soldiers are often forced to choose between a close quarter or a magnified sight for their assault rifles. Raytheon's answer is its ELCAN Specter dual-field-of-view rifle sights that can switch between magnifications and now includes a next-generation digital fire control system. Read more
The LG Watch Style is the smaller of the two smartwatches that Google announced alongside the Android Wear 2.0 software release earlier this month. How does it measure up to Apple's latest, the Apple Watch Series 2? Read more
Two Roborace DevBot cars zipped around the Formula E circuit in Buenos Aires at the weekend. The battle between DB1 and DB2 on the city street track on Feb 18 marked the first time two cars have been raced together, though only one driverless racer made it to the finish line. Read more
Uranium reserves may be on the decline, but the oceans contain billions of tons of it, just waiting for us to find a practical way to extract it. To that end, a Stanford team has developed a technique that improves the capacity, rate and reusability of materials that harvest uranium from seawater. Read more
With a massive 4.6-liter V8 that outputs 449 horsepower and 516 foot pounds of torque, the 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS550 is a beast of a sport utility. Signature Mercedes good looks and sports car-like driving mark this SUV out from the rest. Read more
Insta360's affordable Nano and Air cameras clip onto smartphones to live stream and record panoramic 360-degree video. But it's the Pro we like the look of. It packs in six cameras, image stabilization and a whopping 8K resolution at 30 frames per second (fps) output. Read more
Next time your smartphone freezes, the culprit might actually be the cosmic rays that are constantly raining down on us from outer space. A new study has examined how modern consumer electronics are becoming more vulnerable to cosmic interference, and suggests ways to build better chips. Read more
A plastic sculpture shaped like a jagged donut is the first piece of art to be made in space. It's a 3D waveform of a human laugh captured through a project by artist Eyal Gever. The laugh was selected from 100,000 entries submitted through the #Laugh app, and beamed to a 3D printer aboard the ISS. Read more
Self-driving cars and drones need to be able to quickly take in their surroundings even in extreme road conditions and bad weather, but conventional optical cameras aren't quite up to the job. Researchers have now developed a camera that detects changes in a scene at nanosecond intervals. Read more
SpaceX's Falcon 9 blasted off for the International Space Station from the same launch pad used by the Apollo 11 mission. At 9:38 am EST, the CRS-10 mission lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center carrying an unmanned Dragon cargo ship. Read more
The LG Watch Style is a brand-new, fairly minimal wearable that's relatively small as far as smartwatches go. How does it fare next to the big, bedecked Samsung Gear S3 in a spec-by-spec comparison? Read more
The all new Dogscamper van hits the long road and makes man's best friend a priority. Its modular interior includes a flexible kennel system that fits dogs large and small, ensuring that the whole family can ride and sleep comfortably. Read more
Boeing has whipped the (very long) covers off the latest addition to the Dreamliner family. The 787-10 was launched during President Trump's visit to the Boeing factory in South Carolina, and blends the outstanding fuel efficiency of the existing 787-8 and 787-9 with room for even more passengers. Read more
While the Juno probe has had lots of successes, the mission has also had a few hiccups. Because of issues discovered in October with two helium check valves, NASA has announced that it'll be abandoning the maneuver to put the probe into a closer orbit with Jupiter, deeming it too risky. Read more
Canoeing may indeed be a lot of fun, but the boats themselves aren't exactly made for being stored in small spaces, or transported via small cars. That's why MyCanoe was created. It folds up and can be carried in a couple of bags, yet reportedly only takes about 10 minutes to be made seaworthy. Read more
A new blog post by Alphabet's "captain of moonshots" describes a big advance in the software that powers the ambitious Project Loon, allowing the team to better direct their internet-beaming balloons to regions in need. Read more
In designing robots, engineers often turn to nature for inspiration and can sometimes improve on the skills evolution has bestowed upon our fellow creatures. That's the case with new research that has determined a better way to move a six-legged robot, making it faster than its wild counterpart. Read more
The American brown recluse spider is already known for being one of the most venomous arachnids on the planet. It turns out, however, that the spider also has very strong silk. Scientists have recently discovered the secret of that strength, and believe that it could have practical applications. Read more
Drivers covering lots of motorway miles in Europe tend to favor diesel, but Americans are all about gasoline in their cars and pickups. That's a shame, because diesel can't be beaten for long-haul efficiency, something the new Chevrolet Cruze Diesel proves with its EPA highway mileage rating. Read more
Conservationists work to save Madagascar's embattled lemur population have a new tool at their disposal, in the form of facial recognition software that can help identify individual lemurs and inform long-term conservation strategies. Read more
A new manufacturing breakthrough allows for lower cost and higher efficiency perovskite solar cells to move forward. Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new chemical reaction that solves one of the key challenges holding back development of the relatively new class of cells. Read more
We usually associate Escape with contemporary tiny house designs, but its latest model may appeal to those who prefer the classic tiny house look. Able to run on or off-the-grid and offering lots of options for interior layout, the Tradition starts at US$53,000. Read more
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