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Insane 940-foot Chinese cliff elevator dramatically cuts school commute
by Bronwyn Thompson
A breathtaking ride with a view in an elevator up and down the side of a canyon has opened in a remote canyon, drastically increasing capacity. It makes what was once a six-hour round trip even shorter than 30 minutes, because of less wait time.
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ArchaeologyScienceRefractor: Science & Health
Gruesome ingredient has kept these 2,000-year-old rock artworks alive
by Mike McRae
Human blood proteins have been found binding pigments in ancient rock art paintings in Southern China, potentially helping them survive the elements for more than 2,000 years.
CampervansAdventure VehiclesOutdoors
Volkswagen California concept camper van alters the trajectory
by C.C. Weiss
Volkswagen is already bringing an outside-the-box California camper concept to this year's Caravan Salon, but it has no intention of stopping there. It will also introduce the ID. California Cruise, a first look at a line of all-electric camper vans.
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Holiday DestinationsOutdoors
Gallery: This abandoned 1980s theme park in Korea finds a strange new life
by Bronwyn Thompson
Fifteen years after owners switched off the rides for the last time, an eerie and rusted amusement park happily in decay in Seoul's outskirts has become one of the city's coolest attractions – for both human and cats.
AutomotiveTransport
1,600-hp CCGT1 is Koenigsegg's most performant track weapon ever
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Koenigsegg is paying tribute to one of its cars from over a decade ago, which never got the chance to tear up racetracks like it was designed to do. That show of respect comes in the form of the incredible CCGT1.
WearablesConsumer TechTechnology
Your own personal poison-snooper as a wearable skin patch
by Malcolm Azania
An alcoholic drink will give you a buzz, but if someone laced it with something dangerous, a new poison-snooping patch will buzz your skin to warn you. It can also detect heavy metals in water and toxic aerosols, and can work as an e-skin for robots.
Outdoors
Polaris injects pneumatic shifting into expedition-grade side-by-side
by Aaron Turpen
Polaris has unveiled a new continuously variable transmission (CVT) in its 2027 Xpedition utility. The transmission builds on the current mechanical CVT by adding pneumatics to soften noise and harshness when maximum rpm are not needed.
EnvironmentScienceRefractor: Science & Health
'Phantom earthquakes' can haunt your brain long after tremors stop
by Bronwyn Thompson
We're closer to understand who is most likely to feel invisible aftershocks following even small earthquakes. While they feel real at the time, the phantom quakes may just be your brain trying to make sense one of the weirdest sensations on Earth.
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MilitaryEngineering
Unmanned undersea vehicle demoes launch capability
by David Szondy
The US Navy scored a first as it carried out a submerged undersea launch of its new low-cost, long-endurance unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) called HADALUS at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where the vessel performed a series of sea trials.
Elsewhere
This 3D-printed banjo that uses a party balloon as its sound box proves you don’t need specialized materials to make music.
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