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The crazy organic details on Greece’s 3,000-hp Project Chaos “ultracar”

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That horrifying alien-like growth is a brake caliper, folks, designed using a proprietary generative process Panopoulos calls

Extreme hypercars have come at us thick and fast in the last couple of years, but none more extreme than this. Greek drag racing tuner Spyros Panopoulos – and surely there can be no more Greek a name than that – is preparing to launch a combustion car so ludicrously overpowered that he feels it belongs in a whole new category above hypercars and megacars: the lone ultracar.

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Review: Doogee S68 Pro offers bombproof ruggedness and a huge battery

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Chinese manufacturer Doogee’s midrange S68 Pro smartphone has a monster battery, a super-rugged waterproof aluminum body and a feature list that keeps most of the good stuff from the S95 Pro flagship, while ditching some unnecessary extras.Continue Rea… Continue reading Review: Doogee S68 Pro offers bombproof ruggedness and a huge battery→

Hyundai adds 8-speed DCT and 20-second turbo boost to the Veloster N

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A newly updated Hyundai Veloster N aims to take sporty Korean hot hatch driving to the next level, with an 8-speed DCT and a videogame-like 20-second “N Grin Shift” turbo overboost adding giggles to the ride.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, Transp… Continue reading Hyundai adds 8-speed DCT and 20-second turbo boost to the Veloster N→

With the EOS R5, Canon finally seems ready to get serious about video

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12 years ago, Canon more or less accidentally started a people’s cinema revolution with the release of its 5D MkII DSLR. A cutting-edge full-frame stills camera of its day, the 5D2 also shipped with the ability to film 1080p HD video at cinema-friendly… Continue reading With the EOS R5, Canon finally seems ready to get serious about video→

Huge advance as photon-sensing 3D camera crosses the megapixel mark

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Researchers have demonstrated a new depth-sensing 3D camera that can detect single photons of light at megapixel resolution and 24,000 frames per second, both record highs. Its incredible capabilities could power next-generation vision systems for auto… Continue reading Huge advance as photon-sensing 3D camera crosses the megapixel mark→

New research shows how specific odors can turn fat storage on or off

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Olfactory signals can switch fat storage mechanisms on and off without having any effect on appetite or eating habits, says a Baylor research team that’s traced the way olfactory nerves regulate fat metabolism in C. elegans worms.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading New research shows how specific odors can turn fat storage on or off→

Landmark hot qubit research promises bigger, cheaper quantum computers

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Traditional computers, which perform their wonderfully quick calculations using millions of simple on/off transistors organized into logic gates, spent the last half a century getting faster and faster, to the point where we could reasonably expect the… Continue reading Landmark hot qubit research promises bigger, cheaper quantum computers→

ABB plans “megawatt-scale” hydrogen powertrains for container ships

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Swiss/Swedish manufacturing and automation behemoth ABB is teaming up with Hydrogène de France (HDF) with the intention of developing large-scale hydrogen fuel cell systems capable of powering zero-emissions electric container ships.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading ABB plans “megawatt-scale” hydrogen powertrains for container ships→