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China has unveiled the world's largest multi-tool as it rolled out the world's first Boring and Blasting Machine (BBM) that combines a tunnel-boring machine with the ability to set explosives to blast through solid rock. Continue Reading Category: Engineering Tags: China , Tunnel
Bimota has never really been in the business of making motorcycles for everybody. Since its birth in 1973, the Italian marque has made a name for itself doing things the unnecessarily complicated way: take a proven engine from somebody else's parts bin, build an outrageously sophisticated chassis around it, drape the whole thing in Italian bodywork, and then make only a handful of them. Continue…
Aston Martin's latest offering presents a radical departure from its usual design direction. If you like your cars burly and mean, you'll dig the Valen. It's also plenty fast. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Aston Martin , Sports Cars
The United States has about 94,000 tonnes of nuclear waste in storage, though that's a bit like calling all that gold in Fort Knox "waste." A new technique is being developed to recover its trapped value, unlocking billions of dollars in reusable fuel and high-value isotopes. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Engineering Tags: Nuclear , Nuclear Fission , Waste
This neat little cuboid tiny house is simplicity itself. I say tiny house, but it's really best thought of as an extra bedroom or office on wheels. It has a clever interior that maximizes floorspace with a bed that's hidden under the floor when not in use. Continue Reading Category: Tiny Houses , Outdoors Tags: Building and Construction , Micro-House , House , Home , Tiny Footprint
Scientists have been searching for ethical, high-quality alternatives to animal leather, which notoriously comes with environmental costs and ethical compromises. While synthetic alternatives solve the ethical dilemma, many of them are plastic-based and very difficult to recycle. Now, researchers are trying to find an option that checks all the boxes, and the best material for it seems to be ……
Liter-class motorcycles haven’t exactly been accessible per se. Not just state-of-the-art superbikes that look like Greek goddesses, but even something as rugged and exposed as the Honda Africa Twin comes for upwards of $15,000. CFMoto clearly doesn’t like to play by the conventional rules, and its latest offering takes a direct shot at big-bore ADVs at a fraction of the price. Continue Reading…
There is a particular kind of automotive ridiculousness that I find charming. The 2026 Audi SQ5 is a family crossover with five seats, a useful cargo area, and all-wheel drive. It’s also capable of launching itself to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds. Because apparently groceries need to be accelerated urgently. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: SUV , Audi , Audi Quattro , Crossover ,…
As Ferrari revealed its first electric car to the public over the last few months, it first drew immense praise for the inventive interiors with a focus on physical controls. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Ferrari , Auction , Monterey Car Week 2026 , Electric Vehicles
A new 19.9-meter (65-ft) tower rises like a brutalist-inspired, twisted monolith above its rural surroundings, providing a space for watching migratory birds that populate Wuhan's Chenhu Wetland, China. Continue Reading Category: Architecture , Engineering Tags: China , Engineering , Birds , nature , Art , Experience , Structure
The line between a pocket camera and a drone keeps getting blurrier, and HoverAir has just about erased it. The company, which helped pioneer the self-flying camera, has now shared full specifications for the Versa, the palm-sized gimbal camera it teased earlier this month. We covered the initial reveal when the Versa first broke cover, and this follow-up digs into the numbers behind the concept.…
This new piece of EDC gear we've spotted looks like a handy little screwdriver with bit storage. However, it serves two additional functions beyond fastening that make it practical for more than just DIY projects and repairs. Continue Reading Category: Knives and Multitools , Gear , Outdoors Tags: EDC , Titanium , Tools , xxKickbooster , Kickstarter
Watching skilled excavator operators work is almost hypnotic. They make it look so easy that the machine seems to move like an extension of the operator's own arm. That intuition usually takes years to build, but a new controller from MIT engineers compresses that learning curve to a single session. Continue Reading Category: Robotics , Engineering Tags: Robotics , MIT , Interface , Robotic…
The mission to rescue NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory space telescope may be in need of some rescuing itself. Due to multiple malfunctions in the LINK spacecraft's attitude control system, space engineers have decided to abandon the boost attempt. Continue Reading Category: Space Systems , Engineering Tags: Swift Satellite , NASA , Satellite
As sighted creatures, humans have always used light for communication through body language, writing, smoke signals, and more. Harnessing invisible frequencies of light such as radio massively expanded our communication range, while hyper-focusing light into lasers tremendously increased communication fidelity. And sending lasers through fiber optic cables meant communication that was free from…
I want the camper van ... but without tying myself to one van. That's essentially what spinoff brand Hunker sells with its new slide-in camper system. An all-in-one camper van floor plan on roller skates, the Hunker Pod turns an empty Ram Promaster into a warm, inviting camper van with kitchen, dining area, queen bed and toilet – no time-sucking DIY conversion work, no six-figure custom build, and…
Tiny houses come in all shapes and sizes nowadays. Some models push toward the upper limits of what can reasonably be considered a portable home, while others embrace extreme downsizing. Here are 10 of our favorites from both ends of the spectrum. Continue Reading Category: Tiny Houses , Outdoors Tags: Building and Construction , Tiny Footprint , Micro-House , House , Home
It's that time of the year again – when nature photo competition winners are announced and we get to look at some amazing images that remind us that the world is made up of more than AI slop. For now, anyway. Continue Reading Category: Photography , Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: Animal science , Photographers , Awards , Animals , Marine Biology , Ecology
Plans have been revealed for an ambitious wooden high-rise in Bellevue, Washington, that will set a new height record. The timber tower will rise to a height of 180 ft (54.8 m), making it the tallest mass timber office building in the United States once completed. Continue Reading Category: Architecture , Engineering Tags: Building and Construction , Timber , cross-laminated timber , Office ,…
Chinese mini-transport engineering company Blizwheel has spent years evolving lightweight electric scooters that fold like origami to become small enough to vanish inside a standard backpack. Its latest version is perhaps the best yet. Continue Reading Category: Urban Transport , Transport Tags: xxKickbooster , Kickstarter , Electric Vehicles , Scooter
Personally, I’ve always loved the Yamaha XSR lineup. I think the 700 and 900 are brilliant-looking motorcycles that most people can hop on, ride practically anywhere, and have a ball while doing so. They offer something for modern motorcycle enthusiasts alongside a dose of authentic retro style. Continue Reading Category: Motorcycles , Transport Tags: Yamaha , America , Affordable , Kawasaki ,…
Bacteria engineered to sense and reduce glucose levels could be the future of type 2 diabetes treatments, following pre-clinical trials on animal models. Continue Reading Category: Diabetes , Illnesses and conditions , Body and Mind , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Type 2 diabetes , GLP-1 receptor agonists , Weight Loss , Probiotic , Diet
Northrop Grumman has unveiled its Raid Hunter chain gun system, adding a new layer to anti-drone swarm defenses by combining cutting-edge AI sensors, precision-guided ammunition, and a motor-driven chain gun feed firing up to 200 rounds per minute. Continue Reading Category: Military , Engineering Tags: Northrop Grumman , Missile Defense , drones
We want faster and faster computers, and light is the fastest thing in the universe. Therefore, light-based computers should be awesome. Right? Not quite. Computing isn't always about data arriving fast. Sometimes it's about arriving on cue. We have learned how to force light to calm down, but today’s hardware matches a specific design to a specific speed. But how do we command light to arrive…
Ever been stuck in traffic and wished you could simply fly above it all, straight to your destination? Well, that dream is one step closer to reality, as the world's first airport for flying taxis has just received the regulatory green light. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft , Transport Tags: eVTOL , urban transport , Electric Aircraft
Psychedelics are inherently chaotic drugs, dissolving the boundary between self and surrounds by sowing discord in the brain. Continue Reading Category: Mental Health , Brain Health , Body and Mind , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Psychedelic Medicine , psilocybin , mental health , Brain , Pharmaceuticals , Monash University , neurons
Modern laptops are the thinnest they’ve ever been. But this sleek form factor has a cost: optical drives are a thing of the past, full-size USB ports are becoming less common, and card readers are often an optional extra. BluHub is aiming to restore a lot of this lost connectivity via a single box. Continue Reading Category: Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: xxKickbooster , Kickstarter , Blu-ray ,…
A highly anticipated drug trial is in its final stages as its 350 participants receive their single dose to treat chronic low back pain. If successful, the experimental medication could be a breakthrough therapeutic for people with the common but debilitating condition. Continue Reading Category: Chronic Pain , Illnesses and conditions , Body and Mind , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Cells ,…
Unveiled amid the high-octane glamour and pristine lawns of the Monterey Car Week in California, the Lucid Gravity GT-S is a direct assault on the most lucrative auto segment in North America. Continue Reading Category: Automotive , Transport Tags: Lucid Motors , SUV , Electric Vehicles , Luxury , Monterey Car Week 2026
Los Angeles-based The Minimal Company specializes in stripped-down phones that put just a handful of essential tools in your pocket and leave out the distracting stuff. Its latest model marks a major departure, while aiming to stay true to the vision of reducing your screen time. Continue Reading Category: Mobile Technology , Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: Smartphones , Android , Minimalist ,…
