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The new Toyota Proace-based Lerina camper van comes dressed up by Wellhouse Leisure, a British converter with much experience in compact camper vans. A versatile multi-use van, the Lerina can sleep and feed four on a camping holiday before switching over to six-seat people mover mode.

As tiny as they are, there's a relatively large amount of empty space inside an atom. Now, scientists from Austria and the US have filled in some of those gaps, creating a new state of matter in the form of "giant atoms" filled with other atoms.

Shipping container-based architecture seems like a bad idea. They'e cramped, offer no insulation, and often require heavy modification. That said, limitation occasionally proves fertile ground for innovation, as evidenced by the imaginative shipping container projects that we're highlighting here.

​​SpaceX has completed the 50th launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, with the successful insertion of the Hispasat 30W-6 communications satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit.

One company to make a few waves when it comes to powered surfboards is Germany's Lampuga. A new-look Lampugna has just launched a refreshed line of jet-driven boards, which offer faster carving through the water and a handy battery swapping system to keep riders on the move. ​

​​Airbus has combined its aerial prowess with the ground-vehicle know-how of Italdesign and Audi to produce an audacious mobility concept called Pop.Up Next, a two-seat travel solution can both drive itself on the road and lift into the air vertically.

​This Tuesday at the Geneva Auto Show, Renault unveiled its electric, autonomous EZ-GO robo-vehicle and ride-hailing concept. It could provide both taxi and Uber drivers with some serious competition in the not-too-distant future.

​They say constraint breeds creativity, and anybody looking to get into home ownership will be well familiar with the constraints that go with it. Here we take a look at some clever solutions to low-cost housing, including a few whose appearance far outstrips their price tag.

​Paying extra for jeans that look like they're worn out might not be everyone's cup of tea, but if it's yours, then you may welcome the following news. Levi's has announced its new Project F.L.X. (future-led execution) program, intended to streamline the jean-"finishing" process – using lasers.

C. elegans is a pretty unassuming worm, but its simplicity makes it a great model to study biological processes. Researchers at the University of Michigan have now uncovered how the worm’s brain and gut communicate with each other to coordinate aging throughout the body.

The Foiler from Enata Marine is an impressively styled blend of hybrid diesel-electric propulsion with a retractable hydrofoil system that, quite literally, elevates the luxury yacht while maintaining stability for riders who don’t want to spill their champagne.

Though inspired by the snake, a new soft robot out of Harvard takes cues from another source: the Japanese paper craft kirigami. Unlike origami, kirigami uses cuts rather than folds. Here, the Harvard team have applied the artform to create a soft robot that grips the ground much like a snake.​