250-mile BrightDrop glamping van eases America into electric RV era

Finally someone is turning a futuristic electric van into an RV. RollAway's BrightDrop Zevo 600 e-RV is meant to be a 5-star rental glamper that lets guests experience electric van life while supported by the promise of hotel-style vacation services.

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Seals evade predators by only sleeping two hours a day, on deep dives

How would you be able to sleep if you were surrounded by predators who might eat you as soon as you nodded off? Well, a new study shows that elephant seals manage it by only sleeping two hours a day, and doing so deep in the ocean.

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High-tech earbud may detect Alzheimer’s far earlier than ever before

It is believed that long before Alzheimer's or Parkinson's diseases present obvious symptoms, the disorders may be noticeable in changes to a person's sleep patterns. A new project aims to see if such changes can be detected by an earbud-like device.

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Holoportation box is a sign of things to come for ASL learning

At a teaching symposium earlier this month, the world's only liberal arts university for deaf students explored the potential for remote learning by testing out a life-size holoportation device called the Epic from Proto Inc.

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RayBit SC1 runs a multi-camera TV studio through your smartphone

Live-streamed videos always look better when they include multiple camera angles, but most people don't have the funds or expertise to set up a mini multi-camera TV studio in their house. The RayBit SC1 system is designed to change that.

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