The immediate post-WW2 micro car market is flushed with character, quirkiness and great value for the collector, but there is a “Holy Grail” in every market and the FMR (Messerschmitt) TG500 Tiger stands above this marketplace. In the immediate post-WW2 period, Europe had been devastated by six years of total war, 85 million souls had … Continue reading 500cc two-stroke sportscar expected to fetch $250,000+ Continue Reading
With its lightweight construction, the GFC SuperLite should prove a popular choice for owners of smaller cars and crossovers Go Fast Campers VIEW 7 IMAGES Since emerging back in 2017, Go Fast Campers has become a leader in the lightweight pickup camper space, offering light, simple and affordable truck camping systems. Much of the focus of … Continue reading SuperLite roof-top tent is perfect for small cars and Baja racing Continue Reading
There are good and bad points with the 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, so shop carefully Aaron Turpen / New Atlas The current-generation Mitsubishi Outlander was introduced in 2014 and a plug-in hybrid model (PHEV) arrived shortly thereafter. The PHEV combines the best of both worlds, offering the experience of all-electric driving with the assurance of longer … Continue reading Review: 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is great … to a point Continue Reading
The Very Large Telescope (VLT), which captured the new image G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com) Although astronomers have detected more than 4,000 planets outside our solar system, most of them appear as points of data or dips in light charts. Now, astronomers have captured a very rare sight, with an image of two exoplanets orbiting a star … Continue reading First-ever direct image of two giant planets orbiting Sun-like star Continue Reading
Study author Dr Yao-Wei Chin with the new swift-inspired flapping wing drone prototype University of South Australia Robotics researchers regularly turn to the natural world for inspiration, and those working on machines that fly are no different. An international team of scientists has taken this approach to produce a bird-inspired drone with flapping wings that … Continue reading Flapping drone takes inspiration from swifts to duck, dive and glide Continue Reading
The KTM 450 Rally Replica 2021 is the closest thing you can buy to a Dakar bike off the shelf KTM There wouldn’t be many motorcycling reprobates who haven’t dreamed of testing their mettle against a two-week overland desert rally, wondering just how far they’d make it if they only had the gear those Dakar … Continue reading 2021 KTM 450 Rally Replica: The closest you can buy to a Dakar bike Continue Reading
An MIT team has quantified an increase in output from solar panels in Delhi, India, as a result of lower air pollution after lockdown Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in many ways, some obvious and some less so. Now, scientists have quantified an effect that lies a few links down the … Continue reading Pandemic pollution drop found to boost solar panel output Continue Reading
MIT scientists have cooked up a new recipe for thermoplastics, which are often used in car parts jetcityimage2/Depositphotos Driven by the huge burden they place on the environment, scientists are continually looking for new ways to manufacture plastic materials that make them easier to recycle, and MIT researchers are now claiming a significant breakthrough in … Continue reading MIT’s new degradable plastic matches its peers for mechanical strength Continue Reading
The research team enters Chiquihuite Cave in Mexico Devlin A. Gandy It’s generally believed that the Clovis people were the first humans to inhabit the Americas, as long as 15,000 years ago. But now archaeologists have found evidence in a cave in Mexico that suggests humans visited as early as 30,000 years ago – although … Continue reading Ancient cave “hotel” places humans in the Americas 30,000 years ago Continue Reading
The third incarnation of Asus’ gaming phone is here Asus It’s a good week for anyone interested in a new gaming phone. As well as the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel, we’ve also had the Asus ROG Phone 3 unveiled in the last 24 hours, giving you more choice than ever for high-spec, gaming-focused handsets. Following on … Continue reading Asus ROG Phone 3 seriously levels up the gaming phone series Continue Reading