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A British company has resurrected a 91-year-old adjustable wrench design and created the MetMo Grip, a super-slick looking, fast-adjusting and lockable wrench that also functions as a clamp and looks like way too much fun to fiddle with.Continue Readin… Continue reading MetMo Grip re-invents the humble adjustable wrench as a fidget toy
In days gone by, motorcycle riders needed to be half-competent mechanics to reliably get where they were going. That’s changed a lot in the last few decades, to the point where a lot of riders get by without ever laying a spanner on their own machines…. Continue reading BMW claims its new motorcycle chain never needs lube or adjustment
Best known for its brutal, boxy, powerful electric off-roaders, Detroit’s Bollinger has announced a slightly less brutal and boxy front-wheel-drive electric delivery van with a wide range of battery options, up to a massive 210 kWh.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Bollinger expands into the commercial market with Deliver-E van
Korean electronics giant LG has adapted its home air purifying technology into a battery-powered, air purifying face mask with twin H13 HEPA filters, multi-speed fans and a UV-LED sterilizing case. But there’s still a lot we don’t know.Continue Reading… Continue reading LG unveils a battery-powered air purifier you strap to your face
Remember the giant, human-controlled Prosthesis mech suit? We first saw the design back in 2014. It’s a 4,000-kg (8,820-lb), 4-meter-tall (13-ft), chromoly steel-framed monster that uses some 170 kW (225 hp) worth of electric motors, hydraulics, spring… Continue reading US$1,515 will let you drive the beastly Prosthesis mech suit
Moving on from the squat, chunky Seraph and its basic manned multirotor design, Britain’s Vertical Aerospace has released designs for an upcoming five-seat tilt rotor air taxi it’s calling the VA-1X that can take advantage of efficient winged flight.Co… Continue reading Vertical Aerospace joins the tilt-rotor race with new VA-1X eVTOL
Triumph has taken the unusual step of presenting a “design prototype” of its upcoming Trident, a neo-retro middleweight roadster that presumably uses the outstanding 765cc 3-cylinder engine from the Street Triple.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, … Continue reading Triumph teases upcoming retro, middleweight Trident streetbike
California company NDB says its nano-diamond batteries will absolutely upend the energy equation, acting like tiny nuclear generators. They will blow any energy density comparison out of the water, lasting anywhere from a decade to 28,000 years without… Continue reading Nano-diamond self-charging batteries could disrupt energy as we know it
Worksport has decided the nice flat surface on the back of a pickup truck is a great place for a solar array, so it’s launching TerraVis, a photovoltaic, folding tonneau cover that takes power from the sun and stores it bed-mounted and removable batter… Continue reading WorkSport to launch a foldable, solar tray cover for pickup trucks
A truly unique piece of Australian real estate is up for grabs. Architect Graham Birchall’s personal home, based around a series of 11 intersecting bubble domes, has gone up for sale in Ipswich, Queensland.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, Lifest… Continue reading Extraordinary Australian “bubble house” hits the market