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Heavy hauling goes hybrid: Self-unloading cargo ship cuts emissions

by Simon Heptinstall

The maritime sector is under pressure to clean up its act. A new hybrid self-loading cargo ship is pioneering battery power, cutting half a million liters of diesel annually and paving the way for 100% electric shipping.

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Tiny HousesOutdoors

A-frame tiny house makes room for a family of four

by Adam Williams

The A-frame Bunkhouse is designed for a good time, not a long time. The tiny house features an extra-wide interior layout that's arranged on one floor and sleeps a family in comfort during their vacations.

CampervansAdventure VehiclesOutdoors

Kia shakes up the camper van market in the best way

by C.C. Weiss

The Kia PV5 has already set itself apart from the pack in terms of smart, capable, stylish camper vans. Now it's being joined by the larger, roomier PV7, a modular e-van platform that promises to pave the way for more comfortable, flexible campers.

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Consumer TechTechnology

Dangbei MP1 Max review: 25-ft 4K screen on the cheap-ish

by Joe Salas

4K triple-laser projectors are all the rage right now, and there's a legitimate reason as to why: regardless of the price point, in my experience, 4K triple-laser images are tack sharp.

Engineering

WWII battleship made from ice inspires strong new building material

by Mike McRae

A new kind of “super” material with its origins in a wild World War II plan to build ships from ice and wood pulp could give future engineers a novel toolkit for construction in polar or even alien environments. It could also be a source of water.

AutomotiveTransport

Insanely slippery VW teardrop coupe drives 9 miles per kilowatt-hour

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

With its aerodynamic design, the Volkswagen Mission Efficiency concept has demonstrated a per-charge range of just under 500 miles from a small 54.9-kWh battery and the same motor used in the ID.Polo.

Mobile TechnologyConsumer TechTechnology

Versatile display recreates your comfy desk setup on the road – wirelessly

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

This portable 15.6-inch 1080p monitor has a couple of neat tricks up its sleeve. For starters, it supports wireless connectivity, so you can simply mirror your phone or tablet's screen. You can also interact with your connected device via touch.

Alzheimer's & DementiaBrain HealthBody and Mind

Nearly all NFL players may die with a chronic brain injury

by Mike McRae

As the NFL season kicks off, a timely study has found that at least 18% of the 1,712 former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy when they died. But that number could be as high as 98.7%.

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MilitaryEngineering

Attrition-tolerant Wildfire combat drone brings mass firepower

by David Szondy

General Atomics has unveiled its proposal for the next generation of Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) drones in the form of its Wildfire Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS), a lower-cost, high-volume counterpart to the venerable MQ-9 Reaper.

MotorcyclesTransport

Stark goes dark with limited-edition Varg SM electric supermoto

by Utkarsh Sood

Stark has taken an already absurdly light, absurdly powerful electric supermoto and shaved a few more pounds off of it. "How do you like me now?" the Varg SM Sköll asks. It's even blacked out now, just about everything anodized and powder-coated black.

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Inspired by the firing behavior of neurons, researchers have developed nano-mechanical devices to perform computing tasks more efficiently. "Such a platform opens opportunities for low-power edge computing applications, interactive medical and environmental monitoring systems, and smart robots."

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A-frame tiny house makes room for a family of four

Kia shakes up the camper van market in the best way

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