EHang commits to building air taxi terminal for China

Just last month, air mobility company EHang announced plans to fly into Europe and set up shop in Seville, Spain. Now the firm has partnered with the City of Hezhou in Guangxi Province, China, to build a tourism-focused terminal for its air taxis.

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MAD heads to the hills for massive undulating sports complex

Rising out of the landscape like a series of undulating hills, MAD Architects' Quzhou Sports Park is a large and ambitious project in China. The mixed-use development is now well underway, with the first phase due to be completed in 2021.

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Astell&Kern aims for affordable luxury with A&norma SR25 DAP

The latest digital audio player from Astell&Kern is being pitched as the Korean company's most affordable high resolution player yet. The A&norma SR25 offers high res audio playback, long battery life and support for the LDAC Bluetooth codec.

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Toyota turns the Yaris into a mini-SUV crossover hybrid with AWD

The world, it seems, needs more compact crossovers. Toyota has deemed it so, and taken its hugely popular Yaris out bush to learn to look after itself. Jacked-up, lengthened and fitted with an AWD hybrid powertrain, it'll make its debut in 2021.

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Polestar confirms US pricing for its debut all-electric vehicle

Polestar built its debut all-electric car to compete with those of Tesla, and while the Polestar 2 will demand a deeper dive into the pockets for now, the vehicle has come in a little cheaper than the price flagged last year.

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Wi-Fi 6 ushered in as FCC opens up 6 GHz band for consumer use

Wi-Fi 6 is finally here. The FCC has officially adopted new rules that open up the 6 GHz band for use by regular routers and wireless devices. Basically, that means much faster Wi-Fi speeds for devices that make use of this new legroom.

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High-rise hospital concept takes out eVolo 2020 Skyscraper Competition

Architecture magazine eVolo has announced the winners of its annual skyscraper competition. The 2020 crop includes plenty of imaginative ideas, including a manmade vertical park and a “healthcare skyscaper" to deal with epidemic outbreaks.

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Ford uncages 1,400-hp all-electric Mustang Cobra Jet dragster

Previewing a near-soundless paradigm for drag racing, Ford presents an all-electric version of its Mustang Cobra Jet. The high-powered one-off will bring 1,400 hp to the drag strip, with Ford estimating a low-eight-second quarter-mile.

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Population of asteroids beyond Jupiter may be from another star system

Researchers at CNRS in France and UNESP in Brazil have traced back the odd orbits of objects called Centaurs and found that 19 of them must have originated around another star, before being captured by the Sun’s gravity.

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Eight360 Nova: A crazy, untethered, fully rollable VR motion platform

By far the most extreme gaming and simulation platform we've seen, the Nova places you in a fully untethered ball that's free to spin in any direction, creating all sorts of wild gravity effects for total immersion in a range of different vehicles.

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