Weekend Edition: The world's most powerful production motorcycles

We've got something for, as Loz puts it, "the skilled, the brave and the dribblingly stupid" this weekend as we look at the most powerful production motorcycles on the planet. We also recap a bumper week of news including a camera that shoots 70 trillion frames a second, an "impossible" rotating detonation engine, and one incredible yellow submarine. [Motorcycles]( [The world's most powerful production motorcycles: 200 hp or go home]( [One of the world's most powerful motorcycles]( Two hundred horsepower is a perfectly decent amount of power for a small to medium sized car. It is a lewd and indecent amount to stuff into a motorcycle that weighs next to nothing and adheres to the road with two small tire contact patches. [Read more]( [Space]( [World-first "impossible" rotating detonation engine fires up]( [A UCF team has produced a continuously firing prototype of a H2/O2 rotating detonation engine, capable of running until the fuel is turned off – a feat previously thought impossible]( A Florida team working with the US Air Force says that it's built and tested an experimental model of a rotating detonation rocket engine, which uses a spinning series of chaotic explosions inside a ring channel to create super-efficient thrust. [Read more]( [Space]( [US prepares secretive X-37B space plane for mission six]( [Mission six for the X-37B is slated to launch next Sunday May 16 from Cape Canaveral]( A secretive space plane developed by the US Air Force is being readied for another outing. Scheduled for May 16, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle’s sixth mission will see a new emphasis placed on onboard experiments. [Read more]( [Marine]( [Triton launches spectacular 24-seat DeepView tourist submarine]( [The DeepView 24, a spectacularly panoramic 24-seat tourist submarine, has just launched in Vietnam]( The biggest name in deep-sea exploration has launched an incredible luxury tourist submarine capable of taking 24 passengers 328 feet underwater in air-conditioned comfort, with massive floor-to-ceiling windows providing panoramic views. [Read more]( [Electronics]( [World's fastest camera captures 70 trillion frames per second]( [Using ultrafast laser pulses, a new camera system can shoot at up to 70 trillion frames per second]( All previous records absolutely pale in comparison to the new record holder for the world’s fastest camera, boasting a mind-boggling rate of 70 trillion frames per second. That’s fast enough to capture light waves in movement. [Read more]( [Science]( [Experimental chronic pain treatment looks to first human trials]( [A newly published study offers evidence of safety and efficacy of a new treatment for chronic pain in animal models]( New research describes the successful results of animal studies testing a novel experimental peptide designed to inhibit the receptors responsible for chronic neuropathic pain. The research is now moving towards initial human trials. [Read more]( [Environment]( [Study: Global warming to place billions in "near-unliveable" heat]( [A study forecasting global temperatures as a result of climate change has projected that billions will be made to endure "nearly unliveable" heat]( An international team of researchers has published a study detailing a grim outlook for billions of people, with rapidly rising temperatures to leave them outside the “climate niche” where humans have thrived for thousands of years. [Read more]( [Energy]( ["Artificial leaf" device turns water and sunlight into hydrogen fuel]( [A new "artificial leaf" design can produce hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water]( Researchers at Rice University have built a simple new solar-powered device that can create hydrogen for fuel by splitting water. It's similar to other “artificial leaf” designs but the team says it’s self-sufficient and relatively cheap to produce. [Read more]( [Outdoors]( [Bowlus takes the long road with its most powerful off-grid camper yet]( [No matter how many features Bowlus packs into the Road Chief, it's still that distinctive look that really captures the imagination]( Bowlus is back with a new caravan that exceeds the off-grid battery and tech capabilities of other models. With a design inspired by yachts and aircraft, the new Performance Edition rolls across the US and back without running out of battery power. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [Electric microwave plasma thruster could rival traditional jet engines]( [The flame length and propulsive thrust of this new microwave-accelerated plasma thruster design appear to vary linearly with power application and air speed, making it a potentially promising design for electric aviation]( A Chinese team has demonstrated a prototype of a microwave plasma thruster capable of working in the Earth's atmosphere and producing thrust with an efficiency comparable to the jet engines you'd find on modern airliners – under laboratory conditions. [Read more]( [Science]( [3D brain model offers new evidence linking Alzheimer's to herpes virus]( [The 3D brain tissue model shows amyloid beta fibrils (in red), and herpes-infected neurons (in green)]( New evidence is adding weight to the link between Alzheimer’s disease and the common herpes virus. A study using a 3D bioengineered brain model demonstrates how a herpes infection can induce a number of Alzheimer’s features, including amyloid plaques. [Read more]( [Military]( [Boeing presents first Loyal Wingman combat drone prototype to RAAF]( [Boeing Australia has built the first of three Loyal Wingman aircraft prototypes, which will serve as the foundation for the Boeing Airpower Teaming System being developed for the global defense market]( The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received the first of three Loyal Wingman aircraft prototypes from Boeing. The unmanned combat drone is the first aircraft to be designed, engineered, and manufactured in Australia in over half a century. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Plastic camshaft module claimed to be lighter, greener than aluminum]( [The module is available to interested parties as a functional demonstrator]( If there's one way of getting automobiles to use less gas, it's by lowering their weight. With that in mind, European researchers have now created a plastic camshaft module, which they claim offers more advantages than simply being lightweight. [Read more]( [Tiny Houses]( [Base Cabin tiny house puts an A-frame on wheels]( [The Base Cabin was completed in March, 2020, and is available to purchase, though we've no word on its cost]( The classic A-frame cabin remains as popular as ever, and we've covered many takes on the design, from a homemade effort on a shoestring budget to one by a starchitect. The Base Cabin turns the A-frame into an unusual-looking tiny house. [Read more]( [Laptops]( [Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro refresh brings keyboard and spec upgrades]( [Processor, RAM, and storage improvements are available on the new 13-inch MacBook Pro]( Apple just updated its 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops, with the new models boasting upgrades to the keyboard, as well as some improvements in terms of the processor, memory and storage options available to buyers. 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