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A new meta-study, led by researchers from the University of Sydney’s Lambert Initiative, has concluded blood or saliva THC concentrations are not effective ways to measure cannabis-induced driving impairment. The findings suggest the need for more nuan… Continue reading Blood or saliva THC levels found to be poor sign of driving impairment
Already highly experienced at upfitting the Volkswagen Grand California camper van into various grades of aggressive off-road mayhem machine, Germany’s Stone Offroad Design (SOD) super-sizes its all-terrain camper game with the new Rise 4×4. The unique… Continue reading $1-million Unimog RV gentrifies unwelcoming lands in ultramodern style
It was back in 2015 that we first heard about the Sno-Go Bike, a three-skied seatless snow “bike” that let its rider carve into turns. Well, it’s now in its fourth incarnation, which is claimed to be much lighter, nimbler and more secure than the origi… Continue reading Sno-Go carving snow bike brings on the carbon to shed 12 pounds
While manually hoeing weeds out of crops can be very time- and labor-intensive, spraying those crops with herbicides is definitely not eco-friendly. A German consortium is developing a third choice, in the form of the AMU-Bot weed-killing robot.Continu… Continue reading AMU-Bot robot kills weeds as it makes its way through crops
Spain’s Fenwick Iribarren Architects has completed a novel design for the upcoming FIFA 2022 World Cup soccer championship in Qatar. Named the 974 Stadium, it’s designed to be relatively easy to disassemble and rebuild, and was constructed using almost… Continue reading Demountable stadium built using almost 1,000 shipping containers
Nature is an endless source of inspiration for robot design, so of course flying robots will borrow heavily from birds. Engineers at Stanford have now developed robotic claws inspired by the talons of a falcon that let drones perch on many different su… Continue reading Falcon-inspired drone uses claws to perch and grab objects
The role magnets play in physics research is a critical one, helping guide the trajectory of particle beams that allow for high-speed collisions and groundbreaking discoveries. But not all magnets are create equal, with some quicker to generate the req… Continue reading Next-gen particle accelerator magnet ramps up at record speed
The US Air Force is fielding an improved “in-flight bladder relief device” (to put it politely) called the Omni Generation 3 Skydrate that will allow male and female pilots to fly long air missions with greater safety and comfort.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading US Air Force upgrades in-flight bladder relief systems for aircrews
One of the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers of the 1950s and 60s, BSA is set to resume operations almost half a century after it went bankrupt, funded by its new owner, India’s Mahindra & Mahindra, and with a new factory under construction in E… Continue reading BSA Motorcycles comes back to life, first model due in 2022
Astronomers have discovered the closest pair of supermassive black holes yet known – and that record has two meanings. Not only are they the closest pair to Earth, but they’re the closest to each other as well, barreling towards each other for an event… Continue reading Closest pair of supermassive black holes headed for monster merger