Rodin’s V10-powered hypercar aims to beat F1 cars at their own game

A tiny New Zealand company run by a 71-year-old billionaire is hard at work bringing his seemingly impossible dream to life: developing a publicly available track car that could go faster than an F1 racecar. And it's awfully close to its goal.

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Pair of Dubai skyscrapers connected by spectacular sky pool

It can't be easy for architects to make their mark in skyscraper-packed Dubai, but Foster + Partners has managed it. The influential firm has designed a pair of eye-catching towers that are linked by an exclusive penthouse swimming pool at the top.

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Cancer’s frequent spread to the lungs is driven by important amino acid

A new study has identified one of the reasons why cancer frequently spreads from elsewhere in the body to the lungs: an amino acid called aspartate. The findings improve our understanding of cancer and open the door to new treatments for metastatic disease.

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From timber towers to utopian landscrapers: 2024’s most ambitious builds

This year has produced a stunning amount of ambitious architecture. From a futuristic skyscraper, to the plan for the world's tallest timber tower, here's our pick of the top 10 most ambitious architecture projects of 2024.

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Does drinking more water equal better health? New study gives us the answer

We’re encouraged to drink more water because ‘it’s good for us.’ Now, a new study has tested that claim, examining the evidence from previous studies to see whether increasing the amount of water you drink really does provide health benefits.

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Futuristic skyscraper defined by a Sun-sculpted facade

Some of Zaha Hadid Architects' most eye-catching work has involved skyscrapers, and the firm continues this trend with a remarkable futuristic sculpted tower that's currently under construction in Shenzhen, China.

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Going full articulation in the Arctic Trucks/Krug Expedition Bedrock XT2

Arctic Trucks is an overlanding outfitter building vehicles capable of entering the Arctic Circle and returning to tell the tale. In North America, that vehicle is a Ford F-550 with a long list of mods. And I got to head into the Wyoming wilderness with it.

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Shell Starship 3.0 showcases the near-future of trucking

The Shell Starship Initiative is an experiment on wheels, focusing on energy-efficient truck design using currently available tech while testing others that are near-to-market. As a former truck driver, I found the work Shell is doing to be fascinating.

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Cuneiform-like data storage tech boasts four times the density of binary

Cuneiform, the world's oldest form of writing, involved making indentations in clay tablets. Scientists have now developed a data storage system that's like cuneiform on steroids – and it's capable of storing more data than a typical hard disc drive.

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These $39 USB-C IEMs pack a DAC for lossless audio on the go

If you're an audiophile looking for an inexpensive new fix, this one's for you. Hidizs has packed a tiny but capable DAC into a USB-C cable that connects to IEMs, so you can enjoy greater detail in lossless audio from your phone or laptop on the go.

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