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$3,850,000 | 1965 Shelby GT350 “R-Model” prototype | Mecum | Indianapolis | 17 July 2020 Mecum Mecum Auctions finished the first big bricks-and-mortar car auction since the pandemic began in Indianapolis this week, ushering in a new era for the collector car industry and smashing the world record price for a Mustang for the second time … Continue reading $3.85-million Ford Mustang sale smashes world record for second time in six months Continue Reading →

A new electrolyte design could lead to batteries for electric cars and other vehicles that offer much greater capacity  maxxyustas/Depositphotos Lithium metal batteries, in which the graphite material in the anode is swapped out for pure lithium metal, could be a game changer when it comes to energy storage, potentially offering far greater capacity and an ability … Continue reading Soft, solid battery electrolyte could see EVs go great distances Continue Reading →

One of the most extreme and remarkable supercars ever built, the Gordon Murray T.50 pushes boundaries in many directions Gordon Murray Design If you haven’t been following, Formula One wizard Gordon Murray is designing a supercar from the ground up, and everything about it is looking utterly bonkers in the best possible way. To briefly … Continue reading The Cosworth V12 in Gordon Murray’s T.50 breaks all kinds of records Continue Reading →

The new SDSS map of the universe is the result of over 20 years of data, and reveals new details about the cosmos EPFL VIEW 2 IMAGES   A 20-year study of the night sky has allowed astronomers to produce a comprehensive 3D map of the universe, covering 11 billion years of expansion. A new … Continue reading Comprehensive 3D map of the universe fills 11-billion-year gap Continue Reading →

Ford experiments with a higher tier of electric drive technology Ford On a mission to obliterate preconceptions of what electric vehicles are and what they can do, Ford has added the Mustang Mach-E 1400 to its growing garage of insanely powered experimental electrics, a place it also stashes the Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 drag car and Mustang Lithium show … Continue reading 1,400-hp Ford Mustang Mach-E will eat Teslas and vaporize race tracks Continue Reading →

FCA and Waymo will begin work on autonomous Ram ProMaster vans Fiat Chrysler     Through its years-long partnership with Waymo, Fiat Chrysler (FCA) has taken an active role in the development of self-driving technology, and is now expanding the scope of its efforts to include vehicles of a slightly larger footprint. The two companies … Continue reading Waymo and Fiat Chrysler begin work on autonomous Ram ProMaster vans Continue Reading →

A digital model overlaid on a real hand, showing just how well the FingerTrak system can predict the positions of a wearer’s fingers. At the bottom right, a robot hand copies the wearer Cheng Zhang Capturing the complexities of the human hand is a difficult task – just ask any artist or animator. Now, engineers … Continue reading Thermal camera bracelet reads your wrist to track your fingers Continue Reading →

The thickness of a human hair, this optical probe has a tiny lens 3D printed into its side, allowing unprecedented 3D scanning access through blood vessels and other hard-to-reach places in the body University of Adelaide VIEW 4 IMAGES   An Australian/German team has developed the world’s smallest imaging device, at the thickness of a … Continue reading World’s smallest imaging device can 3D-scan inside your blood vessels Continue Reading →

The Grail:ON’s double-decker handlebars offer a bunch of different riding position options Canyon Bicycles   High-end German bicycle manufacturer Canyon has released this sleek electric gravel bike, complete with an interesting double-decker handlebar setup designed to give riders a wide range of riding positions. Gravel bikes are targeted at the space between road bikes and … Continue reading Canyon Grail:ON ebike rocks super-versatile double decker handlebars Continue Reading →

The Maverick Dorado is based on a short release guitar from 1969 that was made using spare parts from Fender models Fender Fender may be best known for its iconic Stratocaster and Telecaster electric guitars, but it’s experimented with a number of different shapes and setups over the years. For the limited edition Parallel Universe … Continue reading Junk pile electric reborn as the Fender Maverick Dorado Continue Reading →