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Flounder 2.0 multitool ups your around-the-neck tool count to 13

For companies in the business of multitools, the name of the game is cramming as many tools as possible into as small a form factor as possible. XEdge ticked those boxes with its Flounder multitool last year and has now followed up with the Flounder 2.0.

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Supercritical geothermal power: Limitless promise or impossible dream?

Supercritical geothermal power holds the promise of meeting humanity's energy needs for millions of years, but how practical is it? A new analysis by Karthik Subramanian of Lux Research suggests that it may lie somewhere between improbable and impossible.

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Absurdly light pickup camper adapts to adventure via plug-n-play pods

The Peak Performance Stealth pickup camper is the lightest we've ever covered. It's also the most versatile, readily transforming from an empty composite pop-top shell to a fully equipped base camp and reconfiguring into multiple other layouts.

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Turmeric and green tea among six supplements putting people in hospital

More than 15 million Americans are putting their liver at serious risk, simply by trying to better their health. New research has revealed the extent of the damage caused by overuse of six supplements including turmeric, green tea and ashwagandha.

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Ancient hydraulic lift systems could have helped build the pyramids

The ingenuity of ancient Egyptian engineers may have been more advanced than we thought. A currently unexplained ancient structure may have been part of a water purification system feeding a hydraulic lift to raise huge stone blocks to build a pyramid.

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World’s first 18650-sized potassium-ion battery aims to fill lithium gap

The majority of our portable electronic gadgets, and the new wave of e-transportation, are powered by lithium batteries. Group1 has developed a more sustainable alternative, and has now launched the world's first 18650 potassium-ion battery.

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