Shapeshifting chair adapts to your needs for work and play

An innovative company has done away with the one-size-fits-all model, with a chair that is more like a furniture Transformer, letting you adapt it to your needs, rather than you having to adapt to it. It's also as stylish as it is functional.

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Honda-Nissan-Mitsubishi merger to create 3rd largest automaker official

It's really happening: Honda, Nissan, and Mitsubishi are joining hands to operate together under a single holding company, in a bid to stave off fierce competition around the world. Together, they'll be the third largest automaker globally.

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Aussies take big pharma to court as FDA proposes pulling cold and flu meds

After the FDA proposed pulling some cold and flu medications from shelves in the US, an Australian law firm has launched a class action against Johnson & Johnson, claiming that it has knowingly marketed and sold ineffective decongestants for years.

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OG Suzuki dual-sport revamped after 15 long years

The all-new DR-Z4S comes with a host of upgrades that fans have been calling out for years. Re-tuned 398cc engine, electronic fuel injection, lighter frame, all-LED lighting, and four ride modes are all there. But there's one thing that is still missing.

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Soft robotic sleeve uses air pockets to deliver better virtual touches

In order for a VR environment to seem real, it definitely helps if you can experience the sensation of touch within that virtual world. A special sleeve could soon allow people to better do so, using air instead of electric motors.

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700cc inline-four naked moto is less expensive than it looks

The Benda LFS 700 might look like an outlandish flat-tracker, but it's essentially a naked that resembles an Autobot from Transformers. The 680cc inline-four produces enough power to go toe-to-toe against the more popular naked bikes of today.

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Cooling sunscreen reflects both UV rays and solar heat

Although sunscreen does help protect our skin from the sun's harmful UV rays, it isn't designed to keep that skin cool. An experimental new sunscreen does that very thing, however, while maintaining an SPF rating of about 50.

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AI-designed, monolithic aerospike engine successfully hot-fired

Showing how far AI engineering has come, a new aerospike engine burning oxygen and kerosene capable of 1,100 lb (5,000 N) of thrust has successfully been hot-fired. It was designed from front to back using an advanced Large Computational Engineering Model.

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Stainless steel multitool puts a wrench, blade and more on your belt

It was just a year ago that we first encountered a multitool which sported a tiny adjustable wrench. Well, the Orioners Z3 is the latest tool to also boast one of those, along with eight other handy features including a fold-out cutting blade.

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Squirrels seen hunting and killing small animals for first time

Unless you're a nut, cute little squirrels pose little threat – but they could have a surprising murderous streak. After watching squirrels in California for 12 years, scientists have seen them actively hunt and kill small rodents this past summer.

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