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Electric skis: A handy speed boost on your way up the slopes

Ski mountaineering – aka skimo – is an epic sport in which skiers make their way up to the summit of a mountain, then downhill-ski back to the base. The E-Skimo system is designed to make the trip up easier, by putting motorized treads on the skis.

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Roomy tiny house sleeps up to eight people under one roof

Although sharing one small bathroom would certainly be a squeeze, the Perpetua tiny house, by Frontier Tiny Homes, offers lots of flexibility for larger families by accommodating up to eight people under one roof.

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The world’s fastest dirt bike goes street-legal

The magnificently overpowered Stark Varg has been remixed and released as a street-legal electric enduro bike – and due to weird laws in certain areas, you may not even need a motorcycle license to ride this 80-horsepower, 120-kg (265-lb) monster.

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The “moving borders” phenomenon changing the shape of countries

When the Swiss and Italian governments got together to redraw the alpine border that divides the two countries last year, due to rapidly retreating glaciers, it put into stark focus a challenge that is expected to face many nations that have natural structures that mark territories.

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Robotic manta ray uses a simpler, more efficient design to swim even faster

It was just two years ago that a tiny robotic manta ray became the world's fastest-swimming soft-bodied robot. Well, one of its descendants has now smashed that record – and it uses less energy than its predecessor, to boot.

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IBM enables AI training at light speed while sipping power

IBM has come up with a way to make training and running generative AI models five times faster and much more energy efficient by swapping out copper wires for beams of light to connect data center components.

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Rooftop system lets any EV harness the power of the sun

While there are a few electric cars that have onboard photovoltaic panels for charging on the go, such vehicles are definitely in the minority. The DartSolar system was designed to change that, by adding a rooftop solar power system to any EV.

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