New Atlas: Technology-Innovation-Outdoor News

Versatile display recreates your comfy desk setup on the road – wirelessly

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:28:43 GMT

I'm most productive when I work from my home office because I have the luxury of an external monitor alongside my laptop screen. That gives me two displays for multitasking with various apps side by side, and it makes everything from writing to editing video much quicker.

Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Gadgets, Monitor, Portable, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter

Did Triumph just tease the new Tiger 1200 on a world-record ride?

Utkarsh Sood — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:27:00 GMT

In typical sly fashion, Triumph appears to have given us an unofficial sneak peek at its updated Tiger 1200. The venue? A world-record attempt for the fastest motorcycle circumnavigation of the globe.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Triumph, World Records, Record, Adventure Bikes

Why the US is betting millions on this Aussie antiviral nasal spray

Bronwyn Thompson — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:48:30 GMT

A convenient nasal spray is a serious contender for treating a bunch of respiratory viral infections, including the common cold.

Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: Influenza, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Infections, clinical trials

AMG strips 375 lb of luxury from the CLE for pure RWD fury

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:30:41 GMT

The latest creation from Mercedes' high-performance vehicle division is both a mouthful and looks like it has its mouth full.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Mercedes, Mercedes-AMG

Sub-500-lb camper pod builds rep as world's cutest (cheap) teardrop

C.C. Weiss — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:30:00 GMT

Ever since we first laid eyes on it in 2022, the Kleox trailer has been one of our all time favorite teardrops. It pairs a beautifully arched fiberglass body with an exceptionally simple design meant to keep price down well under €10,000. And with a starting weight of under 500 lb, it doesn't require much vehicle to tow it. Some might prefer something with a kitchen and more amenities, or perhaps a more ruggedized off-road-ready 'drop, but as far as simple, affordable camping goes, the Kleox lineup remains one of the most intriguing trailers in the western world. This year, we saw some new colors that make it look even better.

Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: teardrop trailers, RV, Lightweight, trailers, Trailer, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, dusseldorf-caravan-salon-2026

Everything about the forthcoming Tesla Roadster is utterly delusional

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:41:02 GMT

When it was first revealed all the way back in 2017, the Tesla Roadster 2.0 prototype seemed completely ridiculous. A four-seater convertible that could go from 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) in 1.9 seconds with a 200-kWh battery in tow? The Tesla team must have chanced upon a particularly potent strain to smoke.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Tesla Motors, Flying+Car

New Ford Bronco micro-glamper targets over 500 miles of range

Utkarsh Sood — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:43:22 GMT

Some Ford names come with a fair amount of reputation to live up to. Mustang. GT40. F-150. And, of course, the Bronco – which has built its reputation as a rugged, body-on-frame off-roader that makes you want to leave the highway behind and take on tough terrain … happily. It’s one of Ford’s most cherished vehicles ever, so naturally, the company has now electrified it.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Ford, bronco, SUV, Electric Vehicles, Camping, Hybrid, Australia, New Zealand

Acer's 60-Hz color ePaper monitor loses glare and blue light

Monica J. White — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:16:41 GMT

Acer's new EP130K brings ePaper out of the e-reader and onto the desk, pairing a paper-like 13.3-inch panel with touch, color, and a surprisingly quick refresh rate.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Acer, xxAffiliate, Monitor, E-Ink, Tablet, Colors, ePaper, IFA 2026

Shipping container transformed into cozy tiny house for two

Adam Williams — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:16:45 GMT

The humble shipping container is little more than a basic metal box, but designers and architects never seem to run out of ideas for what to do with it. The Luna Cottage is a particularly nicely done example, transforming a standard container into a cozy tiny house for two.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home, shipping containers

The temperature of your tea or coffee is linked to cancer

Mike McRae — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:27:19 GMT

If I can give those of you who start their day by throwing back a freshly made cup of tea or coffee a word of advice – maybe wait a few minutes before taking that first sip.

Category: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: Tea, Coffee, Oesophageal cancer, Cancer, ESPRESSO

In-wheel electric motors boost stealth and performance of infantry mule

David Szondy — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:03:00 GMT

The ESOX Group is advancing the concept of a robotic army mule with its X2 uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) by simplifying its design, placing electric motors directly inside each wheel for better off-road performance and greater stealth.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: UGV

'Living sand' aims to bring crops to infertile desert wastelands

Maryna Holovnova — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:03:00 GMT

Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates is associated with a lot of challenges.

Category: Good Thinking, Technology

Tags: Empa, Agriculture, Sand, Bacteria, Fungus

Towable A-frame is about as small and simple as a tiny house gets

Adam Williams — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:03:00 GMT

Personally, if I was living in a tiny house, I'd want to get the largest and most luxurious model I could afford, but a lot of people neither want nor need all that extra space. This A-frame on wheels is for such people. With a length of just 4.8 m (15 ft) and consisting of one room, it's about as small and simple as they come.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Modern miracle? Plastic waste transformed into effective fertilizer

Malcolm Azania — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:03:00 GMT

Plastic is one of humanity’s most useful, flexible, and inexpensive inventions. Inexpensive, that is, until you remember the massive environmental and health costs of plastic production and waste.

Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: Plastics, Plants, chiba-university, Biodegradable

Has an Indian disruptor just built the world’s lightest off-road helmet?

Utkarsh Sood — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:03:00 GMT

There are a few things in motorcycling that make me immediately suspicious. A 200-hp Chinese V4? Sounds about right. A Honda Dax dressed as a hot rod chopper? I'll raise an eyebrow. But a rather unheard-of helmet manufacturer suddenly announcing that it has built the world's lightest off-road helmet? Now you've got my attention.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Helmet, Road Safety, Helmets, India, Affordable, Carbon+Fibre, Off-road

7-seat ladder-frame Mitsubishi Pajero is back to combat 4x4 status quo

Utkarsh Sood — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 02:03:00 GMT

It’s been five years since Mitsubishi pulled the Pajero from its global lineup. Make that closer to a decade for regions that knew it as the Montero. The nameplate’s return wasn’t a secret, and not long after the company released the first teaser, we got the new-age SUV's full-fledged debut.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Mitsubishi, SUV, 4WD

Evoke’s budget electric moto promises serious everyday rideability

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:03:00 GMT

We’ve covered Evoke Motorcycles a couple of times before, but the company seems to have been in a state of limbo for the past couple of years. So here’s a refresher: Evoke is a Hong Kong-based motorcycle company that has been developing bikes since the mid-2010s, building its reputation around relatively affordable, practical EVs rather than ultra-expensive superbikes.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Electric Motorcycles, Affordable

The slimmest semi-solid-state power bank is perfect for small EDC kits

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:03:00 GMT

I've never really been one to carry around a power bank often, mostly because of the added bulk. BMX sent over one that's sorted this issue, and given me a bit more peace of mind about it too.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: EDC, Battery, Charging, Reviews

Top 10 tiny houses that are designed for family living

Adam Williams — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:03:00 GMT

There's no getting around the fact that living in a tiny house with a family in tow is going to be a challenge. Still, some models are better equipped than others to make it work. Here, we've picked 10 of the best examples, showcasing clever design and space-saving layouts that are designed to make family life on wheels a little easier.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Jensen Interceptor GTX is Britain's emphatic reply to the Ford Mustang

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:03:00 GMT

For years, the US has had the Mustang. Britain, meanwhile, has had rather more trouble keeping its great sports-car names alive. It took time, but Britain has finally looked across the Atlantic, seen what Ford has done with the Mustang, and apparently decided: yeah, we can do that too. Only with a little more leather, a little more hand-beaten aluminum, and considerably more British eccentricity.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Jensen, Interceptor, Ford, Ford Mustang, Mustang, Porsche, Racing, British

Epic ride: 201,901 miles, four records and $150,000 for charity

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:03:00 GMT

American rider Patrick Cornell, also known as "Vroom Old Man," has notched up 201,901 miles (roughly 324,928 km) over 12 consecutive months across the United States and Canada aboard his 2025 Indian Pursuit. Why, you ask? To raise money for the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Indian Motorcycles, World Records, Records, Charity, Crazy

Shoei GT-Air 3 Smart helmet drops with built-in AR for $1,500

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:03:00 GMT

When the GT-Air 3 Smart helmet debuted at EICMA last year, plenty of people questioned whether it would ever actually make its way to shop shelves. Lo and behold, it finally has!

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Helmets, Helmet, Helmet Visor, Smart Helmet, HUD, Intercom

Modular folding camp grill builds like Legos to feed a crowd

Maryna Holovnova — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Septem Studio is a British company known for its compact outdoor gear. We’ve seen its titanium sporks and multitools, and now it's back with a portable grill – the GrilTi Ever, which is currently seeking backing on Kickstarter.

Category: Outdoor Cooking, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, Camping, Cooking

Shifty micro-camper wagon punches the clock as unassuming daily SUV

C.C. Weiss — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:17:00 GMT

A few weeks back, we took a look at the SkyNomad N90, a large SUV that's a critical product launch for the Chinese electronics and autos maker Xiaomi. Beyond being a high-spec, versatile family hauler, the SkyNomad N90 has also been designed to work as a stock micro-camper thanks to a built-in folding bed, swivel seats, fridge and table. However, it originally lacked one feature that could have really raised its van life profile: a pop-up roof. Well, the SkyNomad has officially filled that hole this week with the addition of the Max Studio version.

Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: SUV, mini-campervan, Xiaomi, RV, Campervan, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

Review: Affordable thermal device is made for discovering life outdoors

Bronwyn Thompson — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:27:00 GMT

The folks at Thermal Master are producing so many gadgets that it’s hard to keep up with – but this one, the DV2, is more than worth a look, even if nature decided to fight me in testing it for he last six weeks.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Thermal Imaging, Outdoor Technology, Birds, nature, Wildlife, Hidden Technology, Reviews

Autism linked to early exposure to a common plastic additive

Mike McRae — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:03:00 GMT

Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is commonly added to plastics to make them more flexible. It may also affect genes that play a critical role in brain development, promoting symptoms of autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Category: Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: Plastics, ADHD, Autism spectrum disorder, Pollution, neurodiversity, Brain

Freezable titanium plate keeps your cooler chilled longer than ice packs

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:03:00 GMT

If you often pack food and drinks for outdoor trips, you know the struggle of keeping those items cool. This new piece of kit for camping and hiking looks like a simple way to keep your stuff chilled for longer.

Category: Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Camping, Outdoors and Camping, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, Titanium, Cooling

Super responsive, super bright projector throws big from inches away

Paul Ridden — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:11:48 GMT

From the high-end aesthetic and high-tech internals of its lifestyle projectors, it's easy to imagine that AWOL Vision has been in the home entertainment space for a long while. But the crowdfunding favorite is still a relative baby.

Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: xxAffiliate, Projectors, 4K UHD, Laser TV, Google TV, Gaming, IFA 2026

Quarterhorse paired with Ramjet-X for high-Mach flight testing

David Szondy — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:47:49 GMT

Hermeus has unveiled its latest plans for the Quarterhorse supersonic aircraft, which will be used to launch a high-Mach test vehicle called Ramjet-X. The new platform will allow clients to test components under realistic high-speed flight conditions.

Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: Hermeus, Supersonic, Ramjet

Screen-free fitness tracker brings essential feature from smartwatches

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:03:00 GMT

When I was shopping for a basic fitness tracker a few months ago, I opted for the Nothing Watch 3 Pro because it included a recorder for capturing voice notes on the go – which I do often. That model beams your notes over to your phone, where they're handily transcribed in a companion app.

Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Fitness, Health, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, Voice Recorder, Artificial Intelligence

1,000-km electric Mercedes expedition RV targets world dominance

C.C. Weiss — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:37:00 GMT

Prior to this week, the terms "world's largest electric motorhome" and "1,000-km range" could have led to only one conclusion: one of China's latest high-mileage extended range electric vehicle (EREV) platforms got outfitted with a big motorhome box. But the most massive electric motorhome we spotted at this year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon wasn't a range-extender, and it wasn't Chinese. The Dutch-German collaboration is a pure-battery-powered long-haul Mercedes-Benz Actros truck with a self-contained fuel-free motorhome out back. And not only was it one of the most impressive vehicles of the entire show, it's about to further impress with an around-the-world road trip that targets a range as high as 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) per charge.

Category: RVs and Motorhomes, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: electric-camper, RV, smart RV, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler, Bliss Mobil, World Records, Motorhomes, Motorhome, dusseldorf-caravan-salon-2026, expedition vehicles

Hohem's 2-in-1 Eyepic is a gimbal camera with a detachable minicam

Ben Coxworth — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:35:09 GMT

While gimbal-stabilized video cameras are great for smoothing out the shakes, sometimes it's nice to have a tiny wearable camera, too. Well, Hohem's just-announced Eyepic will soon let you have both in one modular device.

Category: Photography, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Video Cameras, Gimbals, Actioncam, IFA 2026, Modular

Chinese EVs earn 5 stars in safety tests tougher than America’s NHTSA

Utkarsh Sood — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:37:01 GMT

Remember when "Chinese car" and "safety" were two phrases that didn't exactly belong in the same sentence? Well, the European New Car Assessment Programme’s (NCAP) latest crash tests have a rather awkward update for you.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Electric Vehicles, China, Road Safety, crash test

Smoking lowers the risk of Parkinson's. We may now know why

Mike McRae — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:27:06 GMT

Parkinson’s disease is significantly less common among people who smoke cigarettes. It’s a paradox that has perplexed researchers for decades, drawing speculation that tobacco smoke somehow protects the brain from developing the neurodegenerative condition.

Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: Smoking, Parkinson's Disease, Dopamine, Heart Disease, Lung disease, Carbon Monoxide

Flat-pack titanium stove brings active heat control to your campsite

Simon Heptinstall — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:33:00 GMT

Outdoor cooks have traditionally had to face a tricky decision: pack a heavy basecamp barbecue or settle for single-purpose minimalist backpacking gear.

Category: Outdoor Cooking, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, Titanium, Foldable, Flat, Cooking, Camping, Portable

Three iPhone Duo features I'm excited about – and two things I'm not

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:39:09 GMT

Apple just unveiled its first-ever foldable phone, the iPhone Duo.

Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Apple, Smartphones, iPhone, Foldable

Nostromo: The $15k DIY luxury desk clock designed to get you invested

David Szondy — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:17:00 GMT

If you've ever bought a clock worth north of US$15,000 and wished that it were more like a piece of flatpack furniture, then MB&F and Maison Alcée feel your pain. The result is the Nostromo, a haute horlogie clock you put together yourself.

Category: Good Thinking, Technology

Tags: Clock, MB&F, DIY

World's most expensive Cadillac: $1.275 million, gold-plated, one-of-one

Utkarsh Sood — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:09:27 GMT

Cadillacs were all the rage back in the day. Everyone had one, and those who didn’t have one wanted one. At the peak of their popularity, GM was selling hundreds of thousands of Cadillacs a year, turning the brand into the ultimate American symbol of wealth and success.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Cadillac, GM, Coachbuilt, Luxury

Will a cyborg cockroach paramedic save your life in the future?

Maryna Holovnova — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:40:31 GMT

If you think that cockroaches are creepy and useless, we can prove you wrong. Well, at least the “useless” part.

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: University of Queensland, Cyborg, Insect, Rescue, Disasters

Triple-battery modular tactical e-moto hauls major loads up to 125 miles

Utkarsh Sood — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:33:00 GMT

Years of electric vehicle (EV) democratization now leads us to Canada – the electric light-utility manufacturer NorthForge, to be precise. The firm has just recently launched the Dispatch, an electric tactical motorcycle that’s meant for military use.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Electric Motorcycles, Canada, Off-road, Dirt Bikes, Army

XL tiny house spreads out for maximum comfort on a single floor

Adam Williams — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:27:00 GMT

Tiny houses don't come much bigger or more spacious than this recent XL model. It features a roomy and apartment-like interior that's arranged on one floor, making small living about as comfortable as possible.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Child's mysterious skin condition traced back to how he uses a laptop

Mike McRae — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:57:00 GMT

When a boy with a strange honeycomb pattern on his stomach was brought into the University Hospitals of Leicester emergency department, nursing staff suspected a case of spontaneous bruising.

Category: Imaging & Diagnostics, Medical Innovations, Body and Mind

Tags: Laptop, Skin, Burns, Diagnosis

Aston Martin goes for the jugular with its razor-sharp superbike

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:52:09 GMT

Historic motorcycle marque Brough Superior is back with another collaboration that’s nothing short of incredible – and this time around, you can actually ride it on city streets.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Brough Superior, Aston Martin, Superbike

Smart scope's spinning sensor fights Earth's spin to erase star trails

Omar Kardoudi — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:50:24 GMT

Draco, DwarfLab's new smart telescope, solves deep-sky astrophotography's oldest headache with a sensor that physically spins to cancel out star trails caused by Earth's rotation. It needs no equatorial mount, no guide scope, and no polar alignment. Just a bigger 90-mm lens and a bet that raw aperture beats miniaturization.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Telescope, Smart, Astronomy, Amateur astronomy, Astrophotography

Budget-friendly tiny house doubles down on simple small living

Adam Williams — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:17:31 GMT

With the tiny house scene slowly evolving from cheap and cheerful to large and high-budget in recent years, Dragon Tiny Homes is an outlier, mostly focusing on affordable and compact designs. This recent model takes its budget-friendly Sora 20' and adds a tweaked layout and some upgrades to maximize interior space.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Micro-House, Tiny Footprint, Building and Construction, House, Home

Frog muscle put to use in swimming robotic manta ray

Etiido Uko — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:03:00 GMT

Few things make the career jump from regional cuisine delicacy to robotics actuator. Yet, in research vaguely reminiscent of RoboCop, scientists have used skeletal muscle from a literal frog leg as an actuator to control a tiny robotic manta ray.

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Muscle, locomotion, Biomimicry, Swimming

We've uncovered the deadliest days – and they don't fall on Friday the 13th

Mike McRae — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:49:10 GMT

Long before I wrote about science, I was a vampire. I worked at night, sucking blood in a hospital.

Category: Body and Mind

Tags: Psychology, Moon, superstition, Mortality, Emergency, Heart attack

Robotic fish swims like the real thing, and can be built to any size

Maryna Holovnova — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:03:00 GMT

Nature is undoubtedly the smartest engineer. Scientists have borrowed ideas from armadillos, elephants and birds to build robots capable of doing things that conventional man-made machines struggle with. Now, researchers at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering have turned to fish.

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: New York University, Biomimicry, Fish, locomotion

Gamers at the ready: Wall-hugging Laser TV throws 4K at 120 Hz

Monica J. White — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:33:49 GMT

Lifestyle projection pioneer XGIMI recently previewed its AURA 3 Series at IFA 2026. The lineup is headed by the flagship Aura 3 Max, alongside the slightly less powerful Aura 3 Pro. XGIMI is referring to the pair as the world’s first 4K/120Hz ultra-short-throw projector series.

Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: XGIMI, Laser TV, xxAffiliate, Google TV, Gaming, 4K UHD, Projectors, IFA 2026

Puroway filter promises drinkable water from murky lakes and rivers

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:55:10 GMT

There are many ways to purify water out in the wilderness so it's safe to drink. This new piece of kit makes it arguably more convenient than any portable device for the job.

Category: Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Outdoors and Camping, Camping, Water, Filter, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter

Sihoo B300 Pro chair review: Flexible ergonomics on a budget

Utkarsh Sood — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:31:43 GMT

I had the chance to review the Sihoo C300 Pro V2 a few months ago, and it has become my permanent home office chair. Frankly, I never gave two hoots about butt comfort during long hours of sitting before that, let alone reviewing elegantly built chairs. Fast-forward to now, and I think I may have just become a full-fledged chair reviewer.

Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Home office, Chair, Ergonomic, Affordable, Office, Furniture, Comfort, Reviews

One simple way to keep your brain sharp even after a bad night’s sleep

Mike McRae — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:32:53 GMT

A restless night doesn’t just make for an irritable day at the office. It can eat away at our recall, making it harder to retain information and learn new skills.

Category: Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: Sleep, Exercise, Memory, Cognitive functioning, Circadian Rhythms, Brain

Atlas wearable watches when your whimsical mind wanders

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:03:00 GMT

If you find it hard to focus or stay present in the moment, you can now buy a device that tells you just how often your mind drifts elsewhere.

Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: EEG, Electroencephalography (EEG), Brain, wearable electronics, Well-being

Teaching a hexapedal robot to walk like a stick insect

Malcolm Azania — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:03:00 GMT

One day in the near future you could be lying incapacitated in the middle of an earthquake-ravaged landscape where wheeled vehicles can’t reach you. Or in the very distant future, after engineers have solved thousands of problems associated with saving interplanetary astronauts from radiation, your great-granddaughter could be lying incapacitated in the middle of a marsquake-ravaged landscape where wheeled vehicles can’t reach her.

Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Biomimicry, locomotion, Insect, Learning, Tohoku University, Artificial Intelligence

Cubivan split origami camper system is unlike any RV you've ever seen

C.C. Weiss — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:37:00 GMT

When we first spotted the Italian brand "Cubivan" at the Düsseldorf Caravan Salon this past weekend, we assumed it was another in the burgeoning market of complete in-van camper pods, or maybe a boxy camper module built to go on top of a van chassis. Both guesses were kind of right, but neither quite prepared us for what the system really is. Not only does the camper box slide out the back of the van like others we've seen, it expands right down to the ground to create a sheltered space that lives in perfect symbiosis with the base van. It's then able to fit both a kitchen and wet bathroom and is complemented by a hard-sided rooftop pod that completes the feeling that your vehicle has been commandeered by some form of industrial being ... but a kind one there to serve.

Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: camper-in-a-box, Modular, mini-campervan, Campervan, Foldable, dusseldorf-caravan-salon-2026, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

G. Lucas' $1B spaceship museum hides 714 geothermal wells underneath

Adam Williams — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:57:00 GMT

Following over a decade of development, costing around one billion dollars, and requiring a team of over 150 architects, engineers, and designers, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is now finally complete. Looking like a strange spaceship has landed in Los Angeles, the incredible building holds a huge amount of art dedicated to storytelling – everything from Star Wars props to ancient Egyptian pottery.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Building and Construction, Museum, Cinema, Art, MAD Architects

The truth behind 2026's most hyped-up ways to treat inflammation

Bronwyn Thompson — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:47:33 GMT

From Korean cosmetic sperm injections to experimental peptides, the wellness industry has become one of the world's most lucrative, projected to be worth nearly US$10 trillion by 2029. Yes, that's $10,000,000,000,000.

Category: Body and Mind

Tags: Nutrition, Microbiome, Inflammation, Health, Age-Related, Gut health

Serious human illness transmitted by ticks has been identified

Bronwyn Thompson — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:51:01 GMT

Scientists have uncovered a new pathogen transmitted to humans from ticks, reminding us that one of the biggest threats to our health is zoonotic disease.

Category: Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: University of Minnesota, Tick, Zoonotic, Influenza, Virus, Risk factors

Our planet has a time problem – and it may be about to get weirder

Mike McRae — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:44:11 GMT

Every second counts in a high-paced, high-tech world. Except when it shouldn’t.

Category: Technology

Tags: Time, Measured, Clock, Word clock

This cooler gets colder when you heat it up

Etiido Uko — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 23:03:00 GMT

You can’t brighten a room with darkness, you can’t dry a towel by soaking it, and you surely can’t cool things with heat. Right? Well, maybe. Scientists have just built a solid-state cooling device that can use heat to generate cold, potentially opening a way for processors and other hot-running electronics to recycle some of their own waste heat for cooling.

Category: Energy, Engineering

Tags: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, Shape Memory Alloys, Cooling, Solid-state