Winner of 17th World Car of the Year to be announced at 2021 New York Motor Show
The internet’s crumbling infrastructure is leaving us all insecure
IN JANUARY 1989, two engineers – Cisco’s Kirk Lougheed and IBM’s Yakov Rekhter – sat down in the cafeteria at a technology conference in Austin, Texas.
Renewable energy heat system to reduce industrial gas use by up to 80 percent
Australia is currently considering a range of options to stimulate post-COVID economic recovery, including weighing the relative value of increased investment in gas infrastructure against the benefits of expanded renewable energy projects.
Researchers train autonomous drones using cross-modal simulated data
To fly autonomously, drones need to understand what they perceive in the environment and make decisions based on that information. A novel method developed by Carnegie Mellon University researchers allows drones to learn perception and action separately. The two-stage approach overcomes the “simulation-to-reality gap,” and creates a way to safely […]
This Hulking BMW K1200LT Is A Half-Ton Triking Heavyweight
For some riders, a BMW K1200LT is the perfect touring machine. The big Beemer is designed to transport you and a passenger—or just a whole bunch of stuff you need to carry—in absolute, confidence-inspiring comfort. Could it be bigger, though? More comfortable? More stable? More… everything? Well, if this video is anything to go by, it […]
How Well Does The 2020 Ford Explorer Tow A Camper Trailer?
It’s the summer of the camping adventure for many American families across the country. The idea of towing your own living quarters to remote, isolated wilderness areas has become more popular than ever as it enables you to have a safer, socially distanced family vacation. Many families these days […]
Determining turtle hatchlings’ sexes is a challenging but critical task. For many species the embryo’s sex development depends on environmental temperatures, and rising heat is producing overabundances of females and shortages of males. Unchecked, this mismatch could push some species toward extinction.
The best smart home products of 2020 that aren’t made by Amazon or Google
We took Amazon and Google out of the running (just this once) to see what other great smart home devices are out there.
Primark, As In The Shop, Is Releasing A Mobile Game, Because Why Not
Primark Legends casts the player as a newly hired assistant in a Primark store. They’ll have to help customers find the clothes they’re after, keep the shelves neat and tidy, clean up any spills and messes, and track back and forth to the stockroom to ensure that everything that should […]
The best portable power stations of 2020
Get power anywhere with a battery-powered mini generator.