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​After the Fukushima nuclear plant accident occurred, millions of gallons of radioactive water was left over. Scientists from Texas and Russia, however, may know what to do with it. They've developed a type of carbon that can reportedly filter radionuclides from water.

Electric vehicles are often touted as more environmentally friendly than cars using gasoline. But electricity has to be produced somewhere, so it got us wondering if EVs really are better for our planet than traditional vehicles. We found out, as part of our regular One Big Question series (OBQ).

Since launching in 2010, the Hennessey Venom GT has been among a handful of elite supercars with four-figure horsepower numbers and world speed record ambitions. The unofficial fastest production car in the world has now sped all the way to the end of production.

​​When a medical implant is rejected by the body, blood platelets adhere to the device, forming a clot that encapsulates it. Engineers at Colorado State University, however, have developed blood-repellent titanium that could be used to build such implants.​

Your average family home isn't very easy for a disabled person to get around. With this in mind, Wheel Pad has designed an eponymous tiny house that provides a wheelchair-friendly bedroom and bathroom on wheels suitable for use as an annex or accessory dwelling unit.

Blackbird Guitars is expanding its Ekoa line of instruments. Ekoa is a high performance composite made mostly of linen, and debuted in the company's Clara ukulele, followed two years later by the El Capitan jumbo acoustic. Now a small body acoustic by the name of Savoy joins the family.

Brain surgeries have become safer with advances in brain imaging that allow surgeons to better map out their approach, and they are set to become safer again with the development of a new high-tech biopsy needle that packs a tiny imaging probe inside to help guide the way.​

Storage space and searchability are two of the driving factors behind Gmail's popularity. However, it's easy to abuse those luxuries and find yourself buried in an inbox thousands of messages deep. Here are New Atlas' tips for achieving an immaculate Gmail inbox.

In a newly published study, Harvard researchers have taken another step forward in the development of a soft exosuit, isolating the suit's load-bearing benefits and determining that it can result in energy savings of almost 23 percent.​

​Compost heaps do have some limitations – they take a long time to convert waste to soil, they can attract pests, and you're not supposed to put meat scraps in them. Well, apparently none of those things apply to a new appliance known as the Zera Food Recycler.

The compact camper van business has been treating Mercedes-Benz well, and it's adding a third member to the Marco Polo family. The all-new Marco Polo Horizon slots between its older siblings, adding a simple, flexible V-Class-based camper van alternative.

Collector cars are normally associated with marques such as Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, but Volkswagen's Kombi van has appreciated in value so quickly that many owners may not know their car could soon be worth more than their home.