WEIRD FACTS
By Loz Blain – The Aston Martin Valkyrie will race in 2020-21. (Credit: Aston Martin). The Automobile Club de l’Ouest has announced a new top class for Le Mans endurance race – a “hypercar” class that will begin in 2020-21, designed to …
By Paul Ridden – Studio Rotor and Retter Helfer Medical suggest replacing a scoop stretcher in emergency vehicles with the Multi Scoop Pro, a stretcher that can transform into a wheelchair. (Credit: Studio Rotor). Dutch design firm Studio Rotor has been working with …
By Loz Blain – The Ultima RS is a 250 mph hypercar you can own for less than some sports cars. (Credit: Ultima Sports). The new top dog Ultima hypercar can compete with multi-million dollar dream machines on nearly every performance metric …
By Rich Haridy – Research suggests the fertilizer industry’s methane emissions is three times higher than the EPA assumed was emitted by all industrial production in the United States. (Credit: BespaliyA/Depositphotos). A disturbing new study from researchers at Cornell University and the …
By Ben Coxworth – A preproduction EVE r3, on display at ICRA 2019. (Credit: Ben Coxworth/New Atlas). You might think that most new robots are designed to head off into factories or other workplaces, but the fact is that many of them are …
The controversial herbicide is everywhere, apparently. By Robby Berman – U.S. PIRG tested 20 beers and wines, including organics, and found Roundup’s active ingredient in almost all of them. A jury on August 2018 awarded a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma victim $289 million in Roundup …
By Aaron Turpen – Road hazards are absorbed by the Uptis tire, eliminating about 200 million tires a year that are scrapped early due to damage. (Credit: Michelin). Michelin has teamed with General Motors to target a 2024 production goal for airless …
With CVS selling more groceries than Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s combined, researchers fear food ‘deserts’ are becoming ‘swamps’ of processed food. Gabrielle Canon @GabrielleCanon – Los Angeles, California, has some of the worst food ‘swamps’ in the country. Photograph: Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images. …
By Nick Lavars – Volkswagen’s ID.R in action at Nürburgring-Nordschleife. (Credit: Volkswagen). Volkswagen built its ID.R with the intention of showing what the heads in its electric drive division are capable of, and it only took a few months after its unveiling for the …
C.C. Weiss – Those giant 63-in Sherp tires propel the beast through water, as well as over land. (Credit: 4theriders.com / New Atlas). Overland Expo celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, and the 2019 show proved more than ever that “overlanding” has exploded from …
