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| URBAN TRANSPORT |
| ArcaBoard moves closer to production, and at a lower price |
 | Late last year, we first heard about the hovering ArcaBoard. At the time, people wondered if it really worked as advertised. Well, now its creators have released a new video of it apparently in action, along with an announcement of a lower planned price. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Alpina's B7 will get you to over 190 mph in comfort and style |
 | What if you want to enjoy BMW's high-tech, long wheelbase, 7 Series at really high speed? Then you'd need the new Alpina B7, which takes BMW's luxury sedan and turns it into a 310 km/h (193 mph) autobahn bruiser. read more |
| BICYCLES |
| Propella e-bikes look casual and power up via throttle or pedal assist |
 | Propella is the latest startup to disguise its e-bike as a simple diamond-frame bicycle. Unlike a regular diamond-frame bicycle, this one has a versatile electric drive with both a throttle and a pedal assist system.​ read more |
| ENERGY |
| Reversible fuel cell goes both ways for the US Navy |
 | Boeing has delivered a new type of fuel cell to the US Navy for testing that can both store energy and generate electricity. Called a "reversible solid oxide fuel cell," it's designed to provide a more sustainable source of power. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| New algorithm to improve pedestrian recognition accuracy of driverless cars |
 | UCSD researchers have developed a pedestrian detection system they claim performs in near real-time at higher accuracy than existing systems. The researchers believe that the algorithm and technology could be used in self-driving vehicles, robotics, and in image and video search systems.​ read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| Boeing brings electronic log book on line |
 | Boeing has announced that Air New Zealand is abandoning hard copy technical logs on its fleet of six 787 Dreamliners in favor of Boeing's Electronic Log Book (ELB), which is designed to improve the efficiency of aircraft maintenance operations.​ read more |
| URBAN TRANSPORT |
| Souped-up mobility scooter rockets into the record books at 107 mph |
 | Through around six months of tinkering, a pair of English mechanics have turned a humble old mobility scooter into a high-octane, rubber-burning speed machine that has claimed the record for the world's fastest mobility scooter. read more |
| MOTORCYCLES |
| First ride: Zero launches crazy-quick DSR dual-sport in California |
 | Zero Motorcycles brought Loz to California for the launch of its new DSR, a light duty electric dual-sport streetfighter that puts the full glory of Zero's most powerful motor between your legs. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Nissan grows its army of Winter Warriors with tracked Pathfinder and Murano |
 | Nissan isn't letting the snow and cold get it down this year. It's calling it Warrior Winter, and just weeks after revealing the Rogue Warrior and X-Trail Bobsleigh, it's unleashing a trio of snow-shredding crossovers on Chicago. read more |
| ROBOTICS |
| Cockroach inspires robot that squishes down to crawl through cracks and crevices |
 | For scientists at UC Berkeley, the cockroach has inspired a whole new way of thinking about robots. After studying the way in which roaches squeeze through tiny cracks and crevices​, the team developed a robot with similar capabilities. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| The mobile and VR gear we can't wait to get our hands on in early 2016 |
 | We're currently in a down period for consumer tech announcements. Sounds like a good time to round up some of the confirmed and rumored mobile and VR products we may be seeing in the next few months. read more |
| WEARABLES |
| Swimbot puts a swimming coach on your head |
 | ​There are already plenty of music players that work underwater, along with watches that count swimmers' laps and strokes. The SwimBot can do those things too, but it also does a lot more. read more |
| OUTDOORS |
| Hillstrike is made to be your hills trike |
 | If you're a downhill mountain biker, chances are that you switch to snowboarding or downhill skiing once the snow sets in. Matic Hriba and a group of fellow Slovenian cyclists, however, really liked the idea of sticking with the bike format. The result is the Hillstrike. read more |
| SPORTS |
| Next-gen football helmet blunts impulse and impact |
 | University of Michigan researchers have entered the race to build a lightweight, more affordable and more effective football helmet with a system they’ve called Mitigatium that incorporates three different layers that are meant to blunt some dangerous physics that today’s helmet designs ignore. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| BIG-designed spiraling skyscraper proposed for NYC |
 | Bjarke Ingels Group seems determined to make NYC into the BIG Apple. Following its sustainable police station in the Bronx, the firm has followed up with plans for a striking office tower in Manhattan. read more |
| VR |
| Oculus spills the beans on Rift + PC bundles from Asus, Alienware and Dell |
 | When the US$599 Oculus Rift went up for pre-order last month, the company mentioned that you'd be able to buy Rift + PC bundles starting at $1,499. Today we got more details on the bundles, which will go up for pre-order on February 16. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Futuristic observation tower approved for Dubai Creek Harbour |
 | Spanish architecture and engineering giant Santiago Calatrava has been picked to design a new observation tower in Dubai. Hailed as a new national monument, the project is being developed by the firm responsible for the Burj Khalifa. read more |
| MATERIALS |
| Bomb-detecting material lights up in the presence of explosives |
 | Scientists have developed a fluorescent material they claim can more reliably detect explosives in the vicinity, by being a bit more selective about when it changes color. read more |
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