AI tech takes just minutes to convert GoPro videos into 3D coral reef maps

A new AI-based system allows coral reefs to be 3D-mapped faster and easier than ever before. It could prove integral to saving threatened reefs, by letting scientists study them both onsite and at their computers in their labs.

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ARB powered rooftop tent brings RV luxury and ease to car camping

The all-new hardshell Altitude rooftop tent from ARB is loaded with RV-style upgrades not often seen RTTs, including a push-button electric lift system, staircase-inspired step ladder, and neatly integrated auto-shutoff lighting.

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Going up! Migo Ascender robo-vac is the first to climb and clean stairs

Migo Robotics' Ascender is the world's first stair-climbing robotic vacuum cleaner and floor mop. People certainly seem to like the idea, as its just-launched Kickstarter campaign has already racked up almost $2 million in pledges.

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NASA mission could detect alien life from a single cell as early as 2030

We might find alien life as soon as 2030, suggests a new study. A lab experiment has shown instruments on a spacecraft headed to one of the most promising worlds to find life are sensitive enough to detect a single living cell in a single ice grain.

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Dual-lift standing desk brings your computer screen to eye level

Sitting at an office desk all day, every day is generally considered to be bad for our health. Standing desks are here to get you on your feet while working, but the Dual Lift Standing Desk is designed to give your screen an extra lift as well.

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Vertical garden corkscrews its way to the top of Hollywood tower

Bringing to mind a Helter Skelter with its unusual spiraling exterior, the Star, Hollywood is a new office tower by Foster + Partners that will be wrapped in ascending gardens, providing generous outdoor spaces for workers inside.

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Harley-Davidson spin-out reimagines the cruiser for the electric age

Harley-Davidson and cruiser-style motorcycles fit like a glove, so it's only right that the iconic company's spin-out electric moto project has finally added one to its range – though the LiveWire S2 Mulholland isn't your typical electric city ride.

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Brilliantly modular VW ID. Buzz gets 322 hp worth of all-wheel drive,

The just-announced ID. Buzz GTX is a significant EV, taking the iconic 74-year-old Volkswagen Microbus into the future. With 335 hp and all-wheel-drive, its both a giant go-kart with docility quite suitable for transporting the family jewels.

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Urban Vibro Trucks will thump city streets for geothermal options

A new simulation video from Herrenknecht AG shows off its Urban Vibro Trucks. The machines can deploy thumping devices from their mid-sections that send seismic waves beneath city landscapes to explore the terrain for geothermal development.

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Polaris debuts stronger, stiffer Gen 2 RZR Pro R Factory side-by-side racer

Unveiled today at the San Felipe 250 rally, the new factory racing rig from Polaris is a complete redesign. A new one-piece chassis with a stronger, stiffer frame begins those changes.

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