Jumbo-Visma announce Tour squad with no Rohan Dennis Team of GC rider Primož Roglič and green jersey contender Wout van Aert have selected a team based on dual ambitions. Read More
State Bicycle goes electric with single speed e-bike
State Bicycle Co. made a name for itself as a purveyor of affordable, good-looking fixie and single-speed bikes. The brand has branched into road and gravel segments in recent years. Today, State enters the buzzing e-bike market with its release of the 6061 eBike Commuter — an aluminum single-speed that […]
First Ride: The 2023 Santa Cruz Hightower Gets Tweaked, Not Transformed
The Hightower 3 gains in-frame storage and a little port to help make shock setup easier.( Photos: 9, Comments: 240 )
SharpStar 76EDPH refractor and F/4.5 (0.8×) full-frame reducer
Ade Ashford reminisces while evaluating a versatile 76mm, f/5.5 photovisual refractor and reducer-flattener.
NASA’s Artemis moon rocket fully fueled for first time in practice countdown
NASA loaded more than three-quarters of a million gallons of super-cold propellant into the first Space Launch System moon rocket Monday in Florida, achieving key milestones in a practice countdown but falling short of all the test objectives after discovering a new hydrogen leak.
NASA Announces Artemis Concept Awards for Nuclear Power on Moon
NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are working together to advance space nuclear technologies.
World’s largest liquid mirror telescope ready to observe
The 4-meter-wide International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) at Devasthal Observatory in the central Himalayas comes online.
Road Burner: A slick K1100 RS from Powerbrick
In the mid 90s, the K1100 RS sat at the top of the BMW range. It was the sport tourer par excellence, at home on the autobahns and interstates. A fully-loaded RS would be nudging 600 pounds on the scales, but that mattered less than its ability to cruise at […]
High fossil fuel prices are good for the planet—here’s how to keep it that way
Switching to renewables will only happen if gas prices remain expensive.
The Download: Trolling text scammers, and China’s social media censorship
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The people using humor to troll their spam texts The other night, I received a mysterious WhatsApp message. “Dr. Kevin?” it began, the question mark suggesting the sender […]