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Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything

Focused microwaves allow 3D printers to fuse circuits onto almost anything

by Omar Kardoudi

A desktop-sized 3D printer can now write working electronic circuits directly onto a broad range of surfaces without burning them. The secret is microwaves, focused with surgical precision onto a spot no wider than a human hair.

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Tiny HousesOutdoors

Upside-down tiny house makes room for three bedrooms and two bathrooms

by Adam Williams

The Onda is a tiny house that tries something a little different. It turns the usual layout on its head to provide a roomy interior that places three bedrooms downstairs, and the main living area above.

MotorcyclesTransport

Looking back: The liter-class Lamborghini superbike with a Kawasaki engine

by Utkarsh Sood

Everyone’s got a past, and Italian supercar maker Lamborghini is no different. Introduced in 1986, six prototype Design 90s superbikes came fitted with in-line four-cylinder Kawasaki engines. But here's the interesting bit: nobody wanted them.

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Outdoors

Automated filtration system promises drinking water anywhere on demand

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

California-based startup Vital Lyfe says its first product, a portable battery-powered filtration system, can provide safe drinking water from any source on demand – including seawater. Expect as much as 12 gallons per hour, with no setup time.

Tiny HousesOutdoors

Tiny house trades portability for a more spacious interior layout

by Adam Williams

The Lukas tiny house isn't a great fit for would-be nomads since it needs to be transported by truck. However, what it lacks in portability, it more than makes up for with a spacious interior that sleeps four in comfort.

WearablesConsumer TechTechnology

Renpho Eyeris Zen massager review: It's surprisingly good

by Joe Salas

The last massager I bought was circa 2005, so I expected another failure that would simply annoy me and end up at Goodwill. Technology has changed a lot in 20 years, as I've found out with the Eyeris Zen.

AutomotiveTransport

Battery-boosted Mercedes super-saloon pushes closer to 600-mile range

by Simon Heptinstall

Mercedes has given its poshest electric saloon, the EQS, a mid-term refresh – showing exactly where the auto world’s current battleground is focused. Forget style, power, speed. Selling big EV sedans is now all about range.

Consumer TechTechnology

Shoot ultra-smooth 4K at 240 fps with DJI’s newest pocket-sized gimbalcam

by Monica J. White

DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 builds on its compact gimbal camera line with 4K/240fps video, improved tracking, refined imaging with boosted low-light performance, and smarter automation aimed at solo creators and on-the-go shooting.

Boats and WatersportsToysOutdoors

Soft-top surfboard splits for travel and stowage

by Maryna Holovnova

WRocket is described as the first splittable soft-top surfboard, as it breaks down into three separate sections. Once disassembled, it fits into a relatively compact bag, making it much easier to travel with or store during the off-season.

Tiny HousesOutdoors

Spacious single-level tiny house is built for nomadic life on wheels

by Adam Williams

The Esther features a spacious single-floor layout that sleeps up to two people. The tiny house is built with regular travel in mind and can run optionally off-grid, allowing its owners to cut the cord and embrace a nomadic lifestyle.

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Outdoors

Automated filtration system promises drinking water anywhere on demand

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

California-based startup Vital Lyfe says its first product, a portable battery-powered filtration system, can provide safe drinking water from any source on demand – including seawater. Expect as much as 12 gallons per hour, with no setup time.

Tiny HousesOutdoors

Tiny house trades portability for a more spacious interior layout

by Adam Williams

The Lukas tiny house isn't a great fit for would-be nomads since it needs to be transported by truck. However, what it lacks in portability, it more than makes up for with a spacious interior that sleeps four in comfort.

WearablesConsumer TechTechnology

Renpho Eyeris Zen massager review: It's surprisingly good

by Joe Salas

The last massager I bought was circa 2005, so I expected another failure that would simply annoy me and end up at Goodwill. Technology has changed a lot in 20 years, as I've found out with the Eyeris Zen.

AutomotiveTransport

Battery-boosted Mercedes super-saloon pushes closer to 600-mile range

by Simon Heptinstall

Mercedes has given its poshest electric saloon, the EQS, a mid-term refresh – showing exactly where the auto world’s current battleground is focused. Forget style, power, speed. Selling big EV sedans is now all about range.

Consumer TechTechnology

Shoot ultra-smooth 4K at 240 fps with DJI’s newest pocket-sized gimbalcam

by Monica J. White

DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 builds on its compact gimbal camera line with 4K/240fps video, improved tracking, refined imaging with boosted low-light performance, and smarter automation aimed at solo creators and on-the-go shooting.

Boats and WatersportsToysOutdoors

Soft-top surfboard splits for travel and stowage

by Maryna Holovnova

WRocket is described as the first splittable soft-top surfboard, as it breaks down into three separate sections. Once disassembled, it fits into a relatively compact bag, making it much easier to travel with or store during the off-season.

Tiny HousesOutdoors

Spacious single-level tiny house is built for nomadic life on wheels

by Adam Williams

The Esther features a spacious single-floor layout that sleeps up to two people. The tiny house is built with regular travel in mind and can run optionally off-grid, allowing its owners to cut the cord and embrace a nomadic lifestyle.

BiologyScience

This all-female fish species reproduces without sex by cloning itself

by Jay Kakade

The warm waters of Mexico and Texas are home to a small fish that has produced nothing but daughters for over 100,000 years. The offspring are the exact genetic copy of their mother, with no father involved. This is the amazing Amazon molly.

AstronomyScience

Extragalactic Archaeology tells the 'life story' of a whole galaxy

by Elizabeth Howell

For the first time, astronomers claim they’ve found a way to reconstruct a galaxy’s entire ‘life story’ – from a single snapshot in time.

BiologyScience

Great white sharks may never have vanished after all

by Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo

In 2023, a great white shark was caught off Spain, leading researchers to analyze historical data. They suggest these rare sightings aren't random anomalies but evidence of a "ghost" population persisting in the Mediterranean over centuries.

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