John Hennessey believes he’s building the world’s fastest street car, capable of more than 500 km/h (310.7 mph). To do so, he’s put together a blinder of an engine, and now he’s revealed the ultra-light, massively strong chassis of the Venom F5. One can imagine the stresses this chassis must operate under – not least the massive 1,193 lb-ft (1,617 […]
Ultra-Lightweight Chassis Of 500+km/hr
Best Drawing Apps For iPad Pro
The iPad Pro and the right drawing app can inspire almost anyone to unleash their inner artist. From the iPad’s earliest days, artists instantly identified it as a creative medium, and even for longstanding digital artists, life was never quite the same after 2010. Since then, the iPad’s popularity as a drawing and painting tool has grown, not only with […]
What Is 5G?
Before we explain how 5G works, it’s probably a good idea to explain what 5G is. There are a lot of specifics, which we talk about later in this post, but here’s a quick primer. 5G is the next generation of mobile broadband that will eventually replace, or at least augment, your 4G LTE connection. With 5G, you’ll see exponentially […]
Here’s Why Insta Removed Its IGTV Button
Instagram is removing the IGTV button from the main screen of its app because “very few” people tap on it. The decision was confirmed to TechCrunch by a spokesperson for the Facebook-owned company, who claimed that members of the Instagram community are instead “finding IGTV content through previews in Feed, the IGTV channel in Explore, creators’ profiles, and the standalone […]
Creating New Non-Diary Products For A Big Company
You know how every kid says that when they grow up, they want to be an ice cream taste tester for a living? I have to admit, sitting around tasting ice cream all day does genuinely sound pretty sweet — but those jobs are few and far between. Luckily for Luke Chavez, he was able to land a more realistic version […]
China’s Single Use Plastic Ban
On Jan. 1, 2018, China stopped importing almost all plastic waste from other countries, after decades of being the world’s dumping ground for trash. And now, two years later, the country is ramping up initiatives to decrease plastic pollution by announcing bans on a variety of single-use plastic items. China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology […]
6 Health & Fitness Tips for A Better Game of Golf
The sport of golf is an excellent way to promote fitness and health: it involves a lot of outdoor activity, and can promote fitness even as it exposes you to sunlight and fresh air. However, as with any recreational sport, golf has its own health and fitness risks, as well as areas in which you can work to optimize your […]
Retro-Digital Video Camera
Super 8mm home movie cameras could only shoot three minutes of film at a time, and the footage was grainy and flickery. If you think those are good qualities (and many people do), then you might be interested in the new Fragment 8 retro digital video camera. Created by Hong Kong startup the Lofty Factory, the Fragment 8 can record […]
Chasing Antibiotics With Good Bacteria Can Prevent Bad Infections
Your body is home to trillions of bacteria – but before you go reaching for the soap, it’s important to remember that many of them are good for you. Not only do they assist in vital bodily functions, but they can help keep bad bugs at bay. Now, researchers at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) in Portugal and Stanford in […]
“Morphable Seat”
Long drives, much like long flights, can result in health issues simply because of the inactivity of sitting there not moving for so long. Jaguar Land Rover plans to solve this by literally moving your lower body for you by way of actuators in your seat. The “morphable” seat will move your hips subtly underneath you, “a movement known as […]