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Researchers say they've built and tested a 'structural battery' that packs a device or EV's chassis with energy, saving a ton of weight. It could unlock smartphones as thin as credit cards, laptops at half the weight and a 70% boost to EV range.

Samaya defines an assault tent as a "tent intended for bivouacs in extreme environments." It pulled out all the stops to make its new Assaut 2 Ultra that very tent, an extreme-conditions freestanding Dyneema tent that leaves behind every extra gram.

Autonomous driving and electrification is forcing established brands to inject their DNA into an entirely new type of car. Head of BMW i Product Management, Dr Alexander Kotouc, has some fascinating ideas about delivering "Sheer (Self) Driving Pleasure" in the autonomous age.

It's no surprise Ford has gone all out to make sure every little piece of the puzzle is up to scratch on the new GT. Having debuted the technology on the Shelby GT350R Mustang, the engineers behind the GT have chased weight savings with wheels from Carbon Revolution.

The iVision Concept takes the i8 Concept Spyder's dramatic body and packs it full of tech designed to make it easy to stay connected with the outside world.