Morris JE van among the most adorable electric vehicles this lifetime

A beguiling mix of battery-electric tech and British retro design headlines this weekend's edition, in the form of the Morris JE van. Motorola is also on the revival trail, releasing a new Razr phone, complete with foldable screen. We also check out the insane Aspark electric hypercar, check in on the hunt for dark matter, and celebrate 50 years since the second Moon landing. [Automotive]( [Morris JE van among the most adorable electric vehicles this lifetime]( [Two-tone paint, a split windshield and hoodless body ... Morris beats Volkswagen to the electric classic van revival punch]( We knew the electric Morris J-type van would be cool, but we weren't prepared for how much we want to pinch its chubby fenders. Combine those fenders with an arched roof and creased windshield, and you have a van that's delightfully British retro. [Read more]( [Space]( [Apollo 12: The electrifying return to the Moon]( [50th Anniversary of Apollo 12: One of the mission objectives was to salvage components from the 1967 Surveyor 3 lander]( On November 14, 1969, the second manned mission to land on the Moon lifted off from Cape Kennedy. Four months after the historic Apollo 11 landing, it was the first true manned exploration mission to the lunar surface. But why return to the Moon? [Read more]( [Architecture]( ["Dream home on a budget" wins RIBA's House of the Year]( [House Lessans' construction cost came in at £335,000 (roughly US$430,000)]( House Lessans, by McGonigle McGrath, has been declared the 2019 House of the Year. Described as a dream home on a budget by RIBA, the County Down, Northern Ireland, residence is located on a former farmstead among agricultural buildings. [Read more]( [Mobile Technology]( [Motorola revives the iconic Razr phone with a foldable screen]( [After 15 years the Razr is back, and this time it's all screen]( The original Motorola Razr was an iconic phone, helping to popularize the flip form factor in an era before the iPhone and smartphones. Now the handset is back, replacing classic tech with cutting edge in the form of a foldable screen. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [$3 million Aspark electric hypercar sets fire to acceleration records]( [Aspark allows for easy ingress/egress with its falcon wing doors]( The Aspark Owl debuted on Tuesday in Dubai, and the insane US$3.2 million 1,985-hp electric hypercar is quicker than ever, touting an impressive 1.69-second 0-60 mph. If that sounds worth a few measly mil, get in line quickly —only 50 will be built. [Read more]( [Outdoors]( [Rocket stove can be used as a barbecue, pizza oven or fire pit]( [The design started with the Rocket System, built with 8-inch pipes, a “L” and “I” shape that fits together, following the 1-2-3 (opening-length-height) proportion]( The Noori mobile rocket stove comes complete with a barbecue grill, pizza oven and fire pit. After two years of designing and testing the components of the prototype, the team added a few additional accessories before launching it on the market. [Read more]( [Science]( [Rabbit-sized deer relative, lost to science, found alive in Vietnam]( [A silver-backed chevrotain captured on a camera trap in Vietnam]( Scientists have now re-discovered a species that has long been missing. The silver-backed chevrotain, a tiny deer-like creature that hasn’t been seen in the wild in almost 30 years, has been captured alive and well on camera traps in Vietnam. [Read more]( [Physics]( [CERN uses antimatter to hunt for dark matter]( [Researcher Stefan Ulmer working on the experiment to hunt for dark matter]( The hunt for dark matter – the mysterious stuff that seems to outnumber regular matter by a ratio of five to one – has so far turned up no direct trace. Now, researchers at CERN have tried a new approach, using another strange substance – antimatter. [Read more]( [Laptops]( [Apple claims keyboard woes are over on its new MacBook Pros]( [The new 16-inch MacBook Pro runs at a native resolution of 3,072 x 1,920 pixels, a new high for the MacBook Pro]( Apple has upgraded its premium MacBook Pro laptop line, upping the screen size from 15.4 inches to 16, adding more powerful configurations, and – just maybe – fixing the keyboard woes that have been plaguing current versions of the portable computer. [Read more]( [Marine]( [Heesen Xventure explorer yacht is the no-limits toy carrier of the sea]( [With multiple tenders, a helipad, options for submarines, jet skis and more, the Heesen Xventure is like a floating toy garage — that can travel up to 5,000 miles a fill]( A boundless explorer yacht loaded with toys for examining land, air and sea, the new Heesen Xventure concept yacht can journey to little-seen stretches of sea and coast, serving as a base camp for everything from scuba diving to heli-skiing. [Read more]( [Materials]( [Next-gen reinforced concrete is said to be lighter, more eco-friendly]( [Amir Hajiesmaeili tests the new material to the breaking point]( Concrete is a mix of cement, an aggregate such as gravel, and water. For added strength, steel fibers are often added. Now, scientists are claiming that a new type of fiber-reinforced concrete could soon serve as a lighter and greener alternative. [Read more]( [Tiny Houses]( [Compact tiny house fits in home office area and room for guests too]( [The Hauméa tiny house measures 6 m (19.6 ft) long and gets power from a standard RV-style hookup]( French tiny house firm Baluchon recently completed a new model called the Hauméa. Despite measuring just 6 m (19.6 ft) in length, the compact dwelling fits in a snug home office area and sleeping space for guests. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [Ultra-dense lithium-sulfur battery doubles range of electric planes]( [Bye Aerospace will be using high-density lithium-sulfur batteries from Oxis]( British company Oxis Energy believes its high capacity lithium-sulfur batteries, which hold up to five times more energy per weight than lithium-ion cells, are ready to vastly increase the range of electric aircraft. [Read more]( [Space]( [Into the great unknown: ExoMars 2020 and the hunt for Martian life]( [The ExoMars rover is scheduled to launch in 2020]( Has life ever existed on Mars? Humankind has sent more than a dozen spacecraft to investigate, with some built to dig into the surface and others to roam its dusty terrain. The ExoMars 2020 mission will be the first to do both. [Read more]( [Motorcycles]( [BST's wild Hypertek: A new aesthetic standard for electric motorcycles]( [This outrageous 80-kilowatt electric is Pierre Terblanche's best work to date]( This outrageous machine from South African carbon specialists BST has to rank as the most shamelessly futuristic electric motorcycle design we've ever seen. Penned by ex-Ducati design chief Pierre Terblanche, it's an 80-kW, wheelie-happy stunner. [Read more]( [Robotics]( [MIT's backflipping Mini Cheetah robots head outside for playtime]( [The Mini Cheetah robots ready to]( The MIT engineering team behind the Mini Cheetah robot has taken a pack of the four-legged machines out of the lab for a little playtime, a sight that includes synchronized backflips, robo-soccer and is both adorable and a little frightening. 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