Hyundai is actually building those wild unstoppable 4x4s on robot legs

We see a lot of wacky concept vehicles, but few as nutty as Hyundai’s Ultimate Utility Vehicles with their robotic stilt legs. And the company is dead serious about building them, too, with a new development and test facility to be built in Montana.Con… Continue reading Hyundai is actually building those wild unstoppable 4x4s on robot legs

Dotto’s first custom motorcycle folds open like a Swiss Army knife

There’s no shortage of crazy ideas in the custom bike world, but we haven’t seen one like this before. The Biancaneve, with its seat hidden under a fold-out tailpiece, is an interesting first bike from new Italian custom shop Dotto Creations.Continue R… Continue reading Dotto’s first custom motorcycle folds open like a Swiss Army knife

“World’s lightest 4×4” gets disabled folk back to the great outdoors

North Carolina company Outrider USA has launched what it claims is the lightest production 4×4 ever. The new Cougar is an all-electric, single-seat off-road vehicle designed to put outdoor adventures back on the menu for people with reduced mobility.Co… Continue reading “World’s lightest 4×4” gets disabled folk back to the great outdoors

Scott’s super-stealthy new ebike becomes one of the lightest available

Scott and Mahle have just collaborated on an incredibly stealthy and lightweight ebike. The new Addict eRide makes use of Mahle’s new X20 fully integrated ebike system, and it’s lighter, smarter and more powerful than ever before.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Scott’s super-stealthy new ebike becomes one of the lightest available

Undefined’s next-gen “silent” ion propulsion drone: still noisy

With two successful flight tests in the bag, and just under US$2 million in seed funding, Florida company Undefined Technologies has unveiled the next generation of its “silent” commercial drone, which uses ionic propulsion instead of propellers.Contin… Continue reading Undefined’s next-gen “silent” ion propulsion drone: still noisy

Autonomous race car sets new self-driving land speed record

The PoliMOVE race team has set a new two-way land speed record for autonomous cars

An autonomous race team from the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) has set a new land speed record for driverless cars, recording a two-way average of 192.2 mph (309.3 km/h) over a flying kilometer (0.62 miles) on a space shuttle airstrip at the Kennedy Space Center.

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Record-breaking camera keeps everything between 3 cm and 1.7 km in focus

In photography, depth of field refers to how much of a three-dimensional space the camera can focus on at once. A shallow depth of field, for example, would keep the subject sharp but blur out much of the foreground and background. Now, researchers at … Continue reading Record-breaking camera keeps everything between 3 cm and 1.7 km in focus

Third-generation Formula E car will run 40% of a race on regen power

Much faster, lighter and more powerful than ever before, the Gen3 Formula E racer also takes regenerative braking to the next level. Unveiled by the FIA today in Monaco, the new car runs a dual-motor powertrain that captures so much regenerative brakin… Continue reading Third-generation Formula E car will run 40% of a race on regen power

One-way superconducting diode has massive implications for electronics

A TU Delft team has demonstrated a one-way superconductor that gives zero resistance in one direction, but blocks current completely in the other. The discovery, long thought impossible, heralds a 400x leap in computing speed and huge energy savings.Co… Continue reading One-way superconducting diode has massive implications for electronics

World’s first submersible hydrofoil: 26 mph above the water, 50 m under

The all-electric Deepseaker DS1 will hydrofoil on the surface to boost speed and range

Italian startup iSpace2o has announced it’s starting production on the first hull for its Deepseaker DS1 submersible hydrofoil. This machine will rise out of the water to hydrofoil at speeds up to 23 knots (26 mph/43 km/h), or dive as deep as 50 m (164 ft) for underwater shenanigans.

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