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Tesla flagged its intention to enter the electric pickup market in April and Ohio-based Workhorse Group followed suit by announcing the range-extended electric W-15. The latest to join the fray is Canadian-based Havelaar with its all-electric pickup called the Bison. Read more
Scientists observing the rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf in West Antarctica have reported dramatic cracking over the past week. The rift has grown 11 miles (17 km) over the last seven days, bringing it to within 8 mi (13 km) of breaking off and producing one of the largest ever recorded icebergs. Read more
As skyscrapers grow ever higher, getting from the bottom to the top in a timely fashion becomes more of a problem. But there's little time wasted in Hitachi's ultra-high-speed elevator, which has reached 1,260 m/min during independent testing in Guangzhou, making it the world's fastest. Read more
Following their work on Google's new Mountain View headquarters, BIG and Heatherwick Studio have joined forces once again to collaborate on another office for the tech giant, this time in King's Cross, London. Assuming all goes well, construction is expected to begin in 2018. Read more
The biggest week on the gaming calendar is almost here – the E3 expo. New Atlas runs through the games we know, expect or hope will make an appearance this year, from the likes of Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft and Bethesda. Read more
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We've seen hammocks on car hitches and in pickup beds, and now they've climbed up to the roof. TrailNest has designed a collapsible roof-top hammock stand that lets you string up a hammock, leap atop your vehicle and enjoy whatever view you drove to enjoy. Read more
Who wants to carry a fully loaded modern cooler, often a war zone-ready hunk of roto-molded plastic, plus chairs and other gear, meters or miles to the campsite? The Real Wheel presents a better way - a mono-wheel cart that rolls over pavement, rock, sand and whatever else is in the way. Read more
Commercial delivery drones are already taking flight, but before the system really gets off the ground, there are plenty of big-picture details to sort out. Now, Amazon has outlined plans to pack parachutes into shipping labels, so packages can be safely dropped as the drone buzzes by. Read more
As we close in on a world where technology allows us to create entirely fake photo-realistic videos, a new company has created a voice-imitation system that means we may never be able to trust our eyes, or our ears, ever again. Read more
The brain circuitry involved in falling in love is still being untangled, but neuroscientists have found the regions in brains of prairie voles responsible for pair bonding. By stimulating those areas they have been able to encourage the formation of such bonds. Read more
Small, maneuverable, and customizable, the Micro Drone 3.0 is a drone for everyone. Designed for first person viewing flight with incredible 720p video streaming onboard and a self-stabilizing CPU, this drone will let you truly feel like you're flying. Reaching speeds of up to 45mph and capable of flips and inverted, upside down flying, the Micro Drone 3.0 is as much fun for beginner fliers as it is for expert pilots. Read more
To help Sailors and Marines avoid mines when executing amphibious assaults, the US Navy is testing an aerial drone platform that can locate and identify land mines in real time. Read more
Although deep brain stimulation is effective at treating conditions like Parkinson's disease, there's a catch – it involves surgically placing electrodes inside the brain. Now, however, scientists have developed a method of delivering the same sort of stimulation via electrodes placed on the scalp. Read more
Although there are now plenty of options for mounting your smartphone on your bike or scooter's handlebars, accessing the functions of that phone while riding can still be a fiddly business. Sweden's LIVI Technology has set out to make things more user-friendly, with its GObyLIVI system. Read more
Hyundai has been making some sizable moves in the electric vehicle space, last year unveiling a full lineup of electric IONIQs. It is now setting its sights on zero-emission public transit with its first electric bus, and its claimed range is nothing to sneeze at. Read more
Luminol is a chemical used by forensic investigators, which glows blue when exposed to blood. It's typically combined with hydrogen peroxide as a coreactant, although this can produce false positives. Scientists have recently had better luck by instead mixing it with an antimalarial compound. Read more
Are trucks or delivery drones better for the environment? A new study has set out to find some answers, and while widespread delivery drones do have the potential to reduce some carbon emissions, the answer isn't exactly clear cut. Read more
At some point in the evolution of VR and AR, headsets will track our bare hands in what's essentially real time. One firm already has an SDK that allows developers to bake hand tracking directly into their apps, using a smartphone camera. Read more
Thanks to a livestream video from the Cornell Lab Bird Cams Project, you can check up on the little bird with big feet whenever you want and, if you're lucky, you can even see it interact with its parents. Read more
Garmin has today launched a new wearable that carries a lot of the functionality you might expect from a smartwatch, but doubles as a golf tracker to offer useful insights into your game such as course maps and shot-tracking. Read more
An upcoming tria could see passengers sail through the boarding process without needing to break out their passports, or their paper or digital boarding passes. JetBlue is to use facial recognition technology to validate passenger identities at the departure gate. Read more
Portable document scanners are bulky, and mobile apps generally struggle to capture all the detail in documents written by hand. Adobe has tried to solve both those problems with Scan, a mobile app that delivers crystal clear scans on the fly. Read more
Smart technology has given amateur and professional sportspeople access to a huge array of data. The latest suite of smart gear from Intel is focused on delivering more info to cricket players and fans alike, with plans to bring drones, virtual reality and a bat sensor to life later this year. Read more
Among the Oculus demos we tried at GDC this past February was Mage's Tale, a role-playing game that uses Oculus Touch controls and full-body tracking to take the "role playing" part of RPGs literally. The Rift game launches June 20. Read more
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