🏞 Squared-off camper expands wild living

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Cuboid camper doubles into proper tiny home & front porch of the wild

by C.C. Weiss

The X8 triple-expander wasn't the only all-new telescopic camper French innovator Beauer introduced this year. In its big lineup reshuffle, it also fully reshaped the future of its six-sleeper caravan. The all-new X6 breaks out of the curvaceous mold the brand has used exclusively for its trailers in the past, becoming a smoothed-corner cuboid built to maximize internal space. And it might just be the nicest overall Beauer design yet.

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Learning & MemoryBrain HealthBody and Mind

Man sees his cat’s eyes in the faces of his friends after brain surgery

by Mike McRae

A recent case study describes the experiences of the 28-year-old man known only as Karl, providing researchers with a rare glimpse into how the human brain assembles faces and how memories can become entangled with what we see.

Good ThinkingTechnology

Solar-powered 'flying horse' radically slashes cost of irrigation

by Ben Coxworth

High fuel prices may be no more than an inconvenience for most of us, but they can keep farmers in impoverished nations from making a living. A new vehicle has been designed to help, by using solar power to irrigate fields.

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AutomotiveTransport

World's fastest car: BYD's 3,000-hp hypercar shatters 500-km/h barrier

by Simon Heptinstall

Clocking 312.65 mph on a closed highway in Abu Dhabi, BYD’s quad-motor Yangwang U9 Xtreme has become the first production car to crack 500 km/h, though the Guinness World Record is for a single pass only.

Tiny HousesOutdoors

Space-saving tiny house sleeps six and packs a terrace up top

by Adam Williams

The roof of this tiny house does more than just keep the rain out: it also doubles as a terrace. Inside, the home features a clever space-saving interior layout that sleeps up to six people.

Medical DevicesMedical InnovationsBody and Mind

Electric comb could give thinning hair a chance to bounce back

by Mike McRae

Researchers in China have given the humble comb an electric touch that has promoted regrowth among the remaining follicles in mice using little more than electricity and a dab of genetics.

AircraftTransport

1,300-mile cargo drone aims to obsolete the helicopter

by Omar Kardoudi

Skyways' Skyreach hybrid VTOL takes off like a drone, cruises like a plane and burns jet fuel to stay up for more than 18 hours, delivering parts to offshore rigs and remote sites with with no pilot at the controls.

AutomotiveTransport

Iconic motorcycle builder bests Polaris and Can-Am at their own game

by Simon Heptinstall

From Austria’s alpine foothills comes the extraordinary four-wheel-drive KTM X-Bow Arrow rally machine – with a 330-hp Audi turbo powertrain bolted into a brutal Dakar-spec chassis.

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Knives and MultitoolsGearOutdoors

Slicey 5-in-1 flashlight smashes together 1,800 lumens & razor blade

by C.C. Weiss

Nitecore is moving its fast-growing ultra-slim flashlight family into all-out multitool territory. The UTL19 kicks off the new Utility Tool & Light series, going beyond mere illumination with hard tools that include a slide-out box-slicing blade.

Elsewhere

We've already seen robo-dogs take on inspection duties at industrial facilities, serve as naviagtion aids for blind people, and haul camping gear or deliver packages. Now a ski resort in China has found a novel use for powered pooches – pulling snow sport lovers around the grounds.

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