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Oct 31, 2025
Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world responded with public health measures, including nationwide lockdowns, social distancing measures, and travel restrictions. The idea was that we needed to avoid close contact to reduce the transmission of the virus. But it appears that humans aren't the only ones to
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Oct 31, 2025
In an unusual move, at least for Toyota, the company has unveiled a high-performance concept electric car at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. The Toyota bZ Time Attack Concept is what the Toyota Motorsports Garage team
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Oct 31, 2025
In what is turning out to be a pretty calm year for Mopar concepts, the 2025 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show features only two new offerings, neither of which is too outlandish - The Dude, and a Moparized Dodge SIXPACK Charger.
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Automotive
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Oct 31, 2025
I'd like the pickup camper without the pickup truck, please. Serbian RV upstart Roofroomer has exactly what you crave in its Native camper, a fiberglass elbow that reimagines automotive living. The unique L-shaped rooftop camping pod packs all hard walls with no pop-up roof or tent fabric and houses a functional kitchen-cum-bathroom to complement its roomy, over-cab double bed. It's a vehicular mullet that's all party and no business.
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Oct 31, 2025
British startup Longbow Motors has unveiled a new electric sports car in two formats. The open top Speedster version will be limited to 150 units and a coupe-style Roadster will follow.
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Automotive, Transport
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Oct 31, 2025
We're a little late to the party on this one, but this folding electric Long John is definitely worth a closer look. The E-Fold comes from a German startup and was born of the founder's frustration with trying to get his ride on public transport.
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Bicycles,
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Oct 31, 2025
Very few outside of Japan might be familiar with the Toyota Century, a full-size saloon that has functioned as the automaker's signature vehicle in its home country, with the emperor, prime minister, and other influential people all using one.
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Automotive,
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Oct 31, 2025
Very few outside of Japan might be familiar with the Toyota Century, a full-size saloon that has functioned as the automaker's signature vehicle in its home country, with the emperor, prime minister, and other influential people all using one.
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Oct 31, 2025
If you grew up nerdy in the 90s, y
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Oct 31, 2025
Rheinmetall and MBDA have met a major milestone in moving their containerized laser weapon system to market. After a year of sea trials, the high-energy laser is moving to further land-based testing before going operational with the German Navy in 2029.
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Military,
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Oct 31, 2025
Even brief, friendly interactions can lift the emotional weight of dementia caregiving, with new research showing that connections, especially casual ones, offer powerful protection against loneliness and isolation.
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Oct 31, 2025
Rolls-Royce is ditching diesel for methanol with its new maritime engine, described as the world's first high-speed marine engine in its performance class to operate exclusively on pure wood alcohol for a potentially CO2-neutral drivetrain.
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Energy,
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Oct 30, 2025
More than 60 million years on from its final day on Earth, there's a dinosaur we owe an apology. Paleontologists confirm that the Tyrannosaurus rex locked in combat with a Triceratops in the famous Dueling Dinosaurs specimen is not a T. rex after all.
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Oct 30, 2025
Toyota won minds and melted hearts at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show with a compact concept van and mini-adventurer it called the Kayoibako, going so far as to show what it would look like as a light camper. The modular x-mover was as functional as it was adorable ... in a concept van way, at least. Two years later, the Japan Mobility Show is back, and so is the Kayoibako. Th
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Oct 30, 2025
There's nothing quite like celebrating Dean Harrison's two Super
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Oct 30, 2025
Over the past decade there have been a few attempts to replace the traditional computer mouse with a lighter and faster gadget, but none of them seemed to fully meet users' needs. The Prolo Ring is the most recent innovation, launched on Kickstarter a week ago. It looks l
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Oct 30, 2025
The new Cardo Beyond isn't just another Bluetooth add-on; it's the company's first fully integrated helmet with its acclaimed comms tech baked right into the shell.
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Motorcycles, Transport
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Oct 30, 2025
Construction is underway on an eye-catching new project that promises to put a musical twist on sky high living. Named the Sax, it will consist of a pair of residential skyscrapers that are connected by a large skybridge high above the ground.
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Oct 30, 2025
The world's top DLP projector brand has launched a new dual-laser model, which not only promises stunning visuals with "unmatched clarity and color accuracy" but also gives home cinema buffs the opportunity to transform the viewing space into a console game room.
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Home Entertainment,
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Oct 30, 2025
At MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, a new supercomputer has arrived. TX-GAIN, capable of two AI-exaflops, fuses more than six hundred GPUs into a single, coordinated pulse of processing power. Built not just to calculate but to comprehend, it promises to accelerate breakthroughs in medicine, climate modeling, and beyond.
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Oct 30, 2025
The humble henna plant, famed for its vibrant dye, could hold the key to healing scarred livers. In a new study, researchers have found that its active compound, lawsone, may stop and even reverse liver fibrosis.
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Oct 29, 2025
It may never reach the iconic heights of the Volkswagen California or Ford Nugget, but it's hard to think of a single vehicle that better embodies the bold, free spirit of off-road tiny van life than the Mitsubishi Delica. With its compact mini-camper dimensions, classic single-box shape, and history
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Oct 29, 2025
It may never reach the iconic heights of the Volkswagen California or Ford Nugget, but it's hard to think of a single vehicle that better embodies the bold, free spirit of off-road tiny van life than the Mitsubishi Delica. With its compact mini-camper dimensions, classic single-box shape, and history
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Oct 29, 2025
This month marks 80 years since one of the most influential yet underrated inventions burst onto the market in New York on October 29, 1945. The Biro may seem unremarkable, but it fast became part of our everyday lives and revolutionized communications.
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Oct 29, 2025
Thinking about printing your own custom apparel? I put the Procolored F13 DTF printer, oven, and press package through its paces to see if it's worth your hard-earned cash - or just another overpriced hobby trap.
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Around The Home,
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Oct 29, 2025
Thinking about printing your own custom apparel? I put the Procolored F13 DTF printer, oven, and press package through its paces to see if it's worth your hard-earned cash - or just another overpriced hobby trap.
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Around The Home,
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Oct 29, 2025
Thinking about printing your own custom apparel? I put the Procolored F13 DTF printer, oven, and press package through its paces to see if it's worth your hard-earned cash - or just another overpriced hobby trap.
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Around The Home,
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Oct 29, 2025
Sitting has often been referred to as the new smoking thanks to its negative health benefits. For the first time ever, according to researchers in England, the flavanols in cocoa have been fo
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Oct 29, 2025
Tucking in behind a heavy truck as it crawls along the highway could soon be quite an attractive option for EV drivers. Early results from a wireless charging pilot in France sho
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Oct 29, 2025
A surprising trigger for hair regrowth may lie in the body's fat cells. Researchers have shown that mild skin irritation can trigger fat cells to go into panic mode, sending signals to dormant follicles that can fuel new hair growth within weeks.
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Oct 29, 2025
Texas-based Janta Power has just snagged US$5.5 million in a round of seed funding to continue the deployment of its pivoting solar power towers. The vertical design and smart tracking functions of the towers offer big improvements over flat panel arrays.
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Energy, Te
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Oct 28, 2025
NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) experimental supersonic aircraft took to the skies for the first time on October 28, 2025 from Lockheed Martin's famously secret Skunk Works at the US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.
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Oct 28, 2025
Possibly one of the world's most underrated camper conversion companies, British shop Wheelhome has long been designing some truly unique mini-camper vans and trailers, including cool little solo campers that might inspire you to go it alone into the wild. This time around, it's reall
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Oct 28, 2025
Influential UK firm Heatherwick Studio has been commissioned to transform an island in Seoul, South Korea, from a neglected wasteland into a lush public park. The ambitious project, named Soundscape, will feature an elevated trail, greenery filled buildings, and more.
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Oct 28, 2025
There's growing evidence that a Mediterranean diet can provide relief from symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), offering people more variety and easier adherence than the current frontline treatment of a low-FODMAP plan to treat the condition.
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Oct 27, 2025
The absolutely bonkers 1,195cc V-twin RC8 R was discontinued in 2015, and since then, KTM hasn't really had a proper, fully faired production sports bike. Until now.
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Motorcycl
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Oct 27, 2025
Did you know it rains on the Sun? Not water, of course. It's solar rain, which occurs in the Sun's corona, the outermost layer composed of intensely hot plasma. This phenomenon involves cooler, heavier blobs of plasma that condense high above the Sun's surface and then plunge back down.
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Oct 27, 2025
Sure, a home weight room would be nice, but not everyone has the space or funds for one. xplate is the latest product designed to address that problem, by stuffing a modular weight training system into a case that can be taken anywhere.
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Oct 27, 2025
The new Hex from New Zealand company KEA Outdoors looks like an unassuming folding EDC (everyday carry) knife upon first glance. It has a bright, grippy handle for convenience, a razor-sharp half-serrated, half-straight drop-point blade for cutting versatility, a thumb stud for fast, simplified deployment, and a lanyard hole for
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Oct 27, 2025
The new Hex from New Zealand company KEA Outdoors looks like an unassuming folding EDC (everyday carry) knife upon first glance. It has a bright, grippy handle for convenience, a razor-sharp half-serrated, half-straight drop-point blade for cutting versatility, a thumb stud for fast, simplified deployment, and a lanyard hole for
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Oct 27, 2025
Nike has been working on some strange new ideas. The first is a pair of shoes that activate your mind body connection through receptors in your feet. The second are powered sneakers. Oh, and there's also an inflatable coat and a super-cooling shirt.
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Sports,
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Oct 27, 2025
The Gambier has a length of just 30 ft (9.1 m). Despite its compact dimensions, Rover Tiny Homes has worked with the limited available living space to provide a feature-packed towable home that's a good fit for regular travel and well-suited to a couple or small family.
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Tiny Houses,
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Oct 27, 2025
Listening to or playing music later in life could do more than lift your spirits - it might also help keep your mind sharp. A study of more than 10,000 older adults has found that people who regularly engage with music have significantly lower rates of cognitive decline, with daily music listeners showing up to a 39% reduced risk of developing dementia.
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Oct 27, 2025
Russia has flown a nuclear-arm-capable cruise missile propelled by a nuclear engine. In a televised conference chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin the 15-hour flight of the 9M730 Burevestnik (NATO name SSC-X-9 Skyfall) was confirmed.
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Military, Technology
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Oct 26, 2025
For the first time, scientists have used evidence-based research to rewrite the advice on what to consume to relieve constipation, doing away with the broad "high-fiber diet" mantra. And one fruit in particular has been proven to be most effective.
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Oct 26, 2025
The soldier of tomorrow seems to have arrived a bit early as Anduril shows off its new AI-powered helmet system. It not only protects soldiers but gives them super senses while turning them into nodes in an advanced data communications network.
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Military, Technology
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Oct 26, 2025
New York City has gained a striking addition to its iconic skyline. Designed by renowned British firm Foster Partners, 270 Park Avenue rises to a supertall height of 1,388 ft (423 m), making it one of the tallest new buildings in the United States.
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Architecture, Technology
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Oct 26, 2025
With satellites orbiting the Earth exploding into tens of thousands of pieces, the danger of collisions with space debris is a major problem, so Atomic-6 has developed new Space Armor tiles that are lighter and more effective than current systems.
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Oct 26, 2025
A new study has pinpointed how the APOE4 gene variant sabotages the brain's energy balance, blocking neurons from burning fat for fuel when glucose runs low, a discovery that could reveal new ways to prevent or slow Alzheimer's disease.
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Oct 26, 2025
The Hypershell Pro X exoskeleton might be the closest we'll get - in this age, at least - to being able to instantly tap into a type of superpower, and once you've experienced it, it's hard to go back to just using the legs nature gave you to.
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Gear, Outdoors
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Oct 26, 2025
We usually think of ice as just frozen water. It is simple, solid, and cold. But water is a master of disguise. With just two atoms, hydrogen and oxygen, it can freeze into more than 20 different types of ice. Each type has its own unique internal structure. Some are smooth and familiar, like the kind in your freezer, while ot
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Oct 25, 2025
Not all concussions are created equal. A new study has revealed nine early warning signs that a mild head injury might linger longer than expected, and why spotting them within hours could change recovery outcomes.
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Br
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Oct 25, 2025
With DNA linking directly back to Leatherman's very first PST multitool from 1983, the Wave has long served as a cornerstone for the brand. It was the company's first one-handed tool, allowing users to flip out the blade without having to open the pliers, and went on to become its all-time international bestseller. This month, the Wave re
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Oct 25, 2025
With DNA linking directly back to Leatherman's very first PST multitool from 1983, the Wave has long served as a cornerstone for the brand. It was the company's first one-handed tool, allowing users to flip out the blade without having to open the pliers, and went on to become its all-time international bes
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Oct 25, 2025
Scientists have developed a fully transparent skin sensor that accurately measures UV radiation, detecting light and converting it to electrical signals. So when the Sun's rays reach damaging levels, an alert is triggered on the user's smartphone that it's time to cover up.
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Oct 25, 2025
For decades, scientists have suspected that the voices heard by people with schizophrenia might be their own inner speech gone awry. Now, researchers have found brainwave evidence showing exactly how this self-monitoring glitch occurs.
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Oct 25, 2025
As private companies race to make spaceflight routine, Earth's upper atmosphere has become an unintended testing ground. Each launch is a triumph of human ingenuity, but behind that brilliance lies a quieter equation. One where exhaust and propellant residues react with ozone, thinning the layer that shields life bel
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Oct 25, 2025
Remember that movie Singles from the '90s? The one with espresso angst, flannel obsessions, and a killer soundtrack featuring the likes of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and The Smashing Pumpkins?
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Oct 25, 2025
A humble kitchen spice could pack a powerful antiviral punch. Researchers have found that compounds in cardamom seeds can trigger the body's virus-detecting systems, potentially paving the way for natural cold and flu treatments.
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Oct 25, 2025
Norton Motorcycles is as iconic a British brand as one can get. Its acquisition by TVS Motor Company, India's third-largest motorcycle manufacturer, in April 2020 was seen as a turning page in Norton's story. But what about the company that bought it?
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Motorcycles, T
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Oct 25, 2025
"Polaris and Indian Motorcycle both stand to benefit from this deal…" said Polaris Chief Executive Officer Mike Speetzen following the announcement that Polaris had sold a major portion of its stake in Indian Motorcycle to Carolwood LP, a multi-strategy private equity firm based in Los Angele
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Oct 24, 2025
Pickleball's boom has brought an unexpected side effect: a surge in serious eye injuries. A new study has revealed a sharp rise in pickleball-related eye trauma, promoting calls for protective eyewear standards.
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Oct 24, 2025
The Thermal Master P3 has quietly emerged as one of the most promising compact heat-seeking cameras of 2025, managing to pack professional-level performance into a thumb-sized device. And there's a reason for the praise.
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Oct 24, 2025
Boox has launched an updated version of its 10.3-inch color e-note, adding "seamless connectivity" with a folio keyboard, upgrading the pen stylus and bumping up to Android 15. There's also a pocket-friendly color ePaper device with 5G connectivity.
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Mobile Technology,
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Oct 24, 2025
Boox has launched an updated version of its 10.3-inch color e-note, adding "seamless connectivity" with a folio keyboard, upgrading the pen stylus and bumping up to Android 15. There's also a pocket-friendly color ePaper device with 5G connectivity.
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Mobile Technology,
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Oct 24, 2025
After examining 13 million hours of light exposure data, researchers found that experiencing bright light during the dark hours can significantly increase the risk of heart failure and heart attack. The effect was most notable in younger adults.
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Oct 24, 2025
Nobody likes to see the view being spoiled by power lines, but they're often a necessary part of modern infrastructure. Perhaps if they could be turned from an eyesore into a focal point, even the staunchest opponents could accept them. Such is the thinking behind this creative project that transforms power line pylons into giant animal sculptures.
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Oct 24, 2025
3D-printed bike saddles in general are known to be comfier than their regular counterparts, but they should become even more so if they're made to order. That's the thinking behind the Personomic saddle, which is printed to fit the butt of each individual cyclist.
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Bicycles,
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Oct 24, 2025
One of the first events to signal the collapse of Napoleon's reign was his crushing defeat after an invasion of Russia in 1812. Researchers have long thought that the disease typhus played a role, but modern DNA analysis paints a different picture.
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History,
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Oct 24, 2025
Godzilla is in the building. And the building is Fender Flagship Tokyo, the US brand's temple to the guitar that opened in 2023 in the heart of Harajuku, and is on track to welcome its millionth visitor early next year.
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Music, Consumer Tech, Technology
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Oct 24, 2025
The Caladenia tiny house proves that downsizing doesn't need to mean giving up all your belongings. Feat
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Oct 24, 2025
For years, millions of people have sworn that gluten makes them ill - even if they've returned negative results when tested for coeliac disease. Now, researchers have found that it's far more complicated, and gluten itself may not be the culprit.
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Oct 24, 2025
China showed off its ambitions for space in the 21st century as its first reusable heavy booster, the ZhuQue-3 (ZQ-3) Y1 from the Landspace company, conducted its first static firing at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
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Space, Science
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Oct 23, 2025
Getting a COVID shot might do more than protect against the virus - it could also help cancer patients live longer. A new study found that mRNA vaccines were linked to a doubling in three-year survival for those on immunotherapy.
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Oct 23, 2025
New research challenges fears about stopping long-term prescription opioid use, uncovering no associated rise in suicide risk and a sharp drop in overdose death. The findings offer reassurance for clinicians and patients managing chronic pain.
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Oct 23, 2025
The axial flux electric motor pioneers at YASA are at it again. Just three months after sending tremors through the electric motor market with an unofficial world-record power density that absolutely trounced the nearest competitor, it's bested its own staggering 4
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Oct 23, 2025
The axial flux electric motor pioneers at YASA are at it again. Just three months after sending tremors through the electric motor market with an unofficial world-record power density that absolutely trounced the nearest competitor, it's bested its own staggering 42-kW/kg mark. YASA's latest slimline automotive-grade e-machine is both lighter in weight and significantly more powerful than the last iteration,
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Oct 23, 2025
The axial flux electric motor pioneers at YASA are at it again. Just three months after sending tremors through the electric motor market with an unofficial world-record power density that absolutely trounced the nearest competitor, it's bested its own staggering 4
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Oct 23, 2025
The axial flux electric motor pioneers at YASA are at it again. Just three months after sending tremors through the electric motor market with an unofficial world-record power density that absolutely trounced the nearest competitor, it's bested its own staggering 42-kW/kg mark. YASA's latest slimline automotive-grade e-machine is both lighter in weight and significantly more powerful than the last iteration,
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Oct 23, 2025
The trouble with trying to switch to a smaller phone that's more comfortable to hold and less distracting to use is, you don't have a lot of compelling options. There are dumbphones that don't do a lot of essential things like display
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Oct 23, 2025
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) is nearing completion on a new record-breaking crossing in Taiwan. Billed by the studio as the world's longest single-mast asymmetric cable-stayed bridge, its eye-catching form i
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Oct 23, 2025
A 13-year-old boy was admitted to hospital after four days of abdominal pain - when he then admitted to doctors that he'd swallowed 80-100 small, high-powered magnets a week earlier. X-rays revealed that the magnets had joined together in four long lines in separate parts of his bowel, in one of the most bizarre cases of foreign object ingestion staff had seen.
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Oct 23, 2025
In what could be an industry shifting breakthrough, researchers have created a screen about the size of a human pupil with a resolution that breaks through the limits of pixels. The invention could radically change virtual reality and other applications.
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Oct 23, 2025
It seems like autonomous aircraft makers are indulging in a bit of oneupsmanship as Shield AI rolls out its X-BAT VTOL Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) that combines the ability to land and take off without a runway with long-range endurance.
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Military
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Oct 22, 2025
In a world-first breakthrough, scientists have discovered how a sugary "cloak" helps bowel cancer hide from the immune system, and how stripping it away could turn the body's anti-cancer defenses back on.
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Oct 22, 2025
For 6 hours and 31 minutes, Oscar Delaite pedaled his Rose Bikes Sneak without the front wheel touching the ground, obliterating the previous longest-bicycle-wheelie record of 50.7 miles (81.59 km), held by USA's Richard Flanagan.
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Oct 22, 2025
For 6 hours and 31 minutes, Oscar Delaite pedaled his Rose Bikes Sneak without the front wheel touching the ground, obliterating the previous longest-bicycle-wheelie record of 50.7 miles (81.59 km), held by USA's Richard Flanagan.
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Oct 22, 2025
Toby Roberts is a Portland-based restauranteur who previously invented a special type of Thai-style charcoal and a grill that uses it, both of which are now utilized in Michelin-starred restaurants. Well, he's now created a mini version of the grill for home use, and it comes with t
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Oct 22, 2025
For 50 years, Australian overland pioneer ARB has offered essentials that help make unnavigable terrain not only navigable but temporarily habitable - from air-locking differentials and suspension kits to tents and fridges. Despite the company's long, rich history in the industry, it
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