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Gasoline-powered stand-up PWCs aren't particularly popular at the moment, thanks to strict emissions and safety regulations. But the team at Free Form Factory isn't ready to let the fun die just yet, turning to electric power to create a cleaner, quieter weekend toy.

What comes to mind when you think of Tata? For most, the first image to pop up is the faceless Nano microcar, although car nerds will also recognize the Indian giant as the latest owner of Jaguar and Land Rover. You can imagine how surprised we were, then, when Tata unveiled the Racemo in Geneva.

Back in the day when flannel and grunge were in and the web was new, the Nissan Pathfinder was the 4x4 that many a country boy lusted after. Today, the Pathfinder has grown alongside that original audience, but a new refresh reminds us of those roots.

To transcribe a spoken conversation into text, you either have to take impossibly fast notes in real-time, or make a recording for transcription later. The creators of the Titan Note device (currently on Indiegogo) want to make this process easier with voice recognition and 360° recording.

MVRDV recently unveiled Casa Kwantes: a luxury pad with a brick facade facing the street for privacy and a large curved glazed facade facing the courtyard that offers plenty of light. Envisioned as a contemporary take on 1930s modernist design, it also boasts solar power.

​​Back in 2015, Google launched a clever venture called Project Sunroof that used Google Maps data to assess the solar potential of individual roofs. It has now expanded to cover every US State and the data makes a compelling case for solar power indeed. ​

​As far as test locations for Mars, you could do worse than Chile's Atacama Desert. NASA researchers have been using the site to test a rover equipped with scientific instruments needed to comb the Red Planet for signs of life, with a view to fine-tuning the tech ahead of future Mars missions. ​

Mini drones are notoriously difficult to keep hovering in one place, plus they're not known for shooting great video. Chinese startup Ruiven claims to be out to change that, however, with its new Kudrone. The tiny quadcopter shoots at a maximum resolution of 4K, plus it's equipped with GPS.

​Ever since launching the new Africa Twin last year, Honda has unleashed a worldwide promotional offensive, designed to distinguish the touring and off-road attributes its new adventure bike professes. Its latest endeavour included climbing the world’s highest volcano to a record-setting altitude.

The history of life on Earth is shrouded in shadow, but we're slowly shedding more light on where we came from. Now, newly-discovered fossils of what look like red algae discovered in India, suggest that multicellular life arose several hundred million years earlier than previously believed.

​The North American Handmade Bicycle Show has wound up for another year, bringing us a fresh batch of some of the most interesting and exquisite bikes from around the world. We attended the event in Salt Lake City last weekend, and now offer this look at some of our faves from the show.

​Last year, Yamaha unveiled its Breeze10 autonomous, radar-equipped boat for inspecting dams. Now, the company has the Water Strider – a remote-controlled, herbicide-spreading vessel to reduce the labor costs of rice paddy cultivation.