Features of the week
Camping TrailersAdventure VehiclesOutdoors
GOAT car designer scripts RV future via telescopic transformer trailer
by C.C. Weiss
A year ago, AC Future showed its sleek and massively expandable eTH motorhome. This year, it's sliding its tech behind a tow vehicle with the equally impressive THt, a towable smart home developed with one of the world's most famous design houses.
Mental HealthBrain HealthBody and Mind
First US at-home depression headset wins FDA approval after trial shows benefits in weeks
by Bronwyn Thompson
In a landmark shift in how mental health conditions are treated in the near future, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home brain-stimulation device that can rapidly relieve moderate to severe depression symptoms.
MotorcyclesTransport
Hubless motorcycle promises 373-mile range with solid-state battery
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Verge has been working on an extraordinary bike with a hubless motor for years now. Today, it's upped the ante on range with a solid-state battery, making the Verge TS Pro arguably the longest range electric two-wheeler you can buy.
AI and HumanoidsTechnology
Powerful AI reasoning models can now run without giant data centers
by Malcolm Azania
Researchers from Swiss university EPFL have removed the AI middle-man. There's reportedly no need to access Big Data centers, as their new downloadable Anyway Systems software can handle your AI processing needs locally.
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Top Stories: Transport
Kawasaki's four-legged robot-horse vehicle is going into production
by Bronwyn Thompson
What was announced as a 2050 pipe dream by Kawasaki, the company's hydrogen-powered, four-hooved, all-terrain robot horse vehicle Corleo is actually going into production and is now expected to be commercially available within a few years.
A vibrator in your motorcycle seat, all in the name of road safety
by Utkarsh Sood
Just when you thought you’d seen it all in motorcycle safety tech, along comes ViberAlert, a product that poses a simple, yet deeply unsettling question: What if your motorcycle seat could vibrate to keep you safe?
AI co-pilot uses machine learning to reduce deadly sea collisions
by David Szondy
Texas A&M’s Ship collision avoidance of Machine learning And Radar Technology for Stationary Entities and Avoidance (SMART-SEA) system combines AI, radar, and human expertise to help crews navigate one of the most complex safety problems at sea.
Volkswagen’s new EV SUV boasts 425-mile range, but you can't get one
by Utkarsh Sood
VW’s ID.UNYX sub-brand has adopted an “in China, for China” strategy, and the new ID.Unyx 08 carries that baton forward as an electric SUV built exclusively for the Chinese market – meaning readers in the West can’t get one – which is a bit of a bummer.
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Top stories: Body & Mind
ADHD stimulants don’t work the way we thought they did
by Bronwyn Thompson
ADHD drugs have been thought to sharpen attention, but a new study has found something very different is at play. They don't offer laser-sharp focus but boost wakefulness and engagement, helping the brain stick to tasks it would otherwise give up on.
Silicon 'postage stamp' implant instantly emails your thoughts to AI
by Malcolm Azania
Columbia and Stanford researchers have debuted a new paper-thin brain-computer interface, the Biological Interface System to Cortex (BISC). The device offers hope to patients enduring seizures, strokes, spinal cord injuries, ALS, and blindness.
First new motion sickness drug arrives after nearly half a century
by Bronwyn Thompson
Millions of Americans can now look forward to a better time traveling, with the US Food and Drug Administration approving a novel oral pill that helps prevent motion-induced vomiting – the first of its kind in more than 40 years.
Nano-magnets may defeat bone cancer and help you heal
by Malcolm Azania
Magnetic bioactive nanocomposites can eliminate tumors through magnetic arson while helping build new bone. Integrating bioactivity with magnetic performance may be key step in creating smart nanomaterials for oncology and medical regeneration.
Top Stories: Outdoor
Upside-down tiny house is a lot more livable than you'd expect
by Adam Williams
This striking metal-finish tiny house provides a spacious interior while remaining road-legal. Named the Wilhite, it also has an unusual "upside-down" layout that places the bedroom downstairs and the living room upstairs.
Smokeless fire pit collapses and hikes beyond the trailhead
by Simon Heptinstall
Living on the coast, I enjoy driftwood bonfires that keep you warm enough to sit out on a stony British beach after sundown year-round. The portable Packfire is like an ultra-sophisticated version of making a fire in an old oil drum or trash can.
11 coolest, most covetable mid to massive camper vans and RVs of 2025
by C.C. Weiss
From self-driving smart trailers to on- and off-road explorers that bulge out in every direction to maximize living space, some truly jaw-dropping and inspiring camper vans, travel trailers, large motorhomes and expedition trucks emerged in 2025.
Review: Stratus Balaclava lets warm faces coexist with fog-free eyewear
by Ben Coxworth
If you live in a cold climate and wear a face covering along with eyewear, you'll be aware of a problem: such coverings cause your eyewear to fog up. Well, the Stratus Balaclava solves that problem brilliantly, as I recently found out for myself.
Top Stories: Technology
Aircraft carrier nuclear reactors could help solve AI's power problem
by David Szondy
If you have a redundant nuclear aircraft carrier lying around, you can give HGP Intelligent Energy a call. The Texas-based developer wants to repurpose the nuclear reactors used to power carriers to generate electricity for onshore data centers.
RGB laser projector hugs the wall, brings industry leading 4K sharpness
by Paul Ridden
Though big-screen televisions still dominate many living rooms around the globe, smart laser projectors have been making steady inroads of late – particularly those you can push right up to the wall. AWOL Vision has now launched another contender.
LG’s housekeeper robot designed to automate your daily chores
by Omar Kardoudi
LG has debuted a home robot that's designed to cook, clean, and manage chores using advanced Physical AI. Part of LG's "Zero Labor Home" vision, the wheeled humanoid features dexterous hands and visual learning to automate daily household tasks.
'Origami' helmets, robots and Mars bases deploy with the pull of a string
by Malcolm Azania
A new method converts user-selected 3D structures into string-pulled pop-up structures of connected tiles. Ideal for rapid creation and deployment in disaster zones, these pop-ups can also “pop-down” for re-use and easy transport.
Top Stories: Science
Neanderthals weren’t picky meat eaters – they munched on maggots, too
by Jay Kakade
Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed them at the top of the food chain, alongside apex predators like lions. However, until now, experts have been missing out on one of their key, fat-rich, food sources: Maggots.
'Microneedling' of plants could boost growth and reduce fertilizer waste
by Malcolm Azania
A new thumb-patch of dissolvable microneedles injects biofertilizer directly into plant leaves. In lab tests, kale and choy sum grew taller and faster with bigger leaves and shoot biomass, using 15% less biofertilizer.
The mystery of Japan’s underwater 'crop circles' has a romantic twist
by Bronwyn Thompson
In 1995, divers first noticed a group of bizarre sandy "crop circles" on the seabed near southwest Japan. But it took decades for scientists to identify the marine artists behind them – and why they were building such geometrically precise structures.
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