There’s nothing wrong with the classic rock fire ring, but building one isn’t always possible, legal or ethical. So with the growth of a more “camp anywhere” culture spurred on by overlanding and #vanlife, we’ve seen a growth in the number of portable, collapsible fire pits out there. The new Firekorf from Belgium’s By Arnaud is lighter and more collapsible […]
Rollable Fixture
2nd Screen That Attaches To Laptop
Working with two screens can save you precious resources, like time and money. If you have two monitors at your place of work, but can’t access them for the time being, then your productivity may be stunted. Rather than pick up a desktop monitor that takes up a lot of space, it’s better to get a more versatile tech solution […]
Electric Three Wheeler
Lithuanian startup AKO Trike has revealed its second electric three-wheeler prototype, along with renders of how the finished model is expected to look. As well as leaning into the curves, the two-person reverse trike will roll for more than 300 km (186 mi) on a single charge. The five person AKO team has been working on the project for five […]
Exosuit Improves Walking For Stroke Survivors
In 2017, researchers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute, the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science and Boston University demonstrated a soft robotic exosuit designed to help stroke patients improve their mobility. Now an untethered version of the lightweight ankle-assisting device has been shown to increase walking speed and distance. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, […]
Air Tourism In China
Air mobility company EHang has joined forces with tourism company LN Holdings to bring air tourism to the latter’s hotels. One of the first projects to emerge from the new collaboration will make the LN Garden Hotel in Nansha the first hotel to offer air tourism services to its guests. At a ceremony on May 9, executives from EHang and […]
Turning Seaweed Into Biofuel
Thanks to factors such as agricultural fertilizer runoff, Sargassum seaweed is growing out of control in many regions – it washes up on beaches in huge amounts. Utilizing a new technique, that rotting organic matter could soon be converted into biofuels and other products. Ordinarily, the processing of seaweed involves straining it out of salt water, rinsing it in fresh […]
Peer To Peer Moving EV Charging
If aeroplanes can refuel each other mid-air, then why not electric cars? A weird and wonderful, if probably impractical, idea out of the University of Florida would see vehicles in high-speed convoy sharing energy in a peer-to-peer model. As a foolish and curious motorcyclist, I can tell you it’s amazing how little resistance you feel, and how far you can […]
“Super Steel” Breakthrough
It’s a frustrating fact that whenever you try to improve materials like steel, you end up introducing new weaknesses at the same time. It’s a balancing act between different properties. Now, engineers have developed a new type of “super steel” that defies this trade-off, staying strong while still resisting fractures. For materials like steel, there are three main properties that […]
Snow Peak’s Sleek Cylinder Stove
Look quickly at the Home & Camp stove from some angles and you might think it’s Snow Peak’s latest vacuum-insulated tumbler. But it’s actually a single-burner stove packed away inconspicuously inside a cylinder body. It’s a unique, compact stove that carries easily and cooks up meals in the wild or right at home. When we first laid eyes on it, […]
Australia’s Tallest Skyscraper With A Twist
With its impressive height and ambitious twisting, greenery-covered design, you could be forgiven for assuming Southbank by Beulah was destined to remain on the drawing board. The supertall skyscraper has now received planning permission, however, and is due to begin construction in Melbourne next year. Southbank by Beulah (aka Green Spine) is designed by Netherlands-based UNStudio and local firm Cox […]