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Mar 17, 2026
Nearly three years after China began certifying next-gen electric "air taxis" for commercial flights, American contenders are still battling red tape with the FAA - but a new accelerator program will get them airborne across the USA this summer.
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Mar 17, 2026
Australia needs no introduction when it comes to building the world's toughest off-road camping trailers. And perhaps no one brand better ex
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Mar 17, 2026
When you think of glass, you probably picture something fragile and brittle, not a material built for high-stress electromechanical components. However, researchers at Germany's
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Mar 17, 2026
When you think of glass, you probably picture something fragile and brittle, not a material built for high-stress electromechanical components. However, researchers at Germany's
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Mar 17, 2026
The ambitious Pinnacle SkyTower has reached a major milestone. The under-construction supertall skyscraper has topped out at 106 floors and now holds the record for the most floors of any residential building in North America.
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Mar 16, 2026
To get straight to the point and the reason you're all here: battery life.
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Consumer Tech,
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Mar 16, 2026
To get straight to the point and the reason you're all here: battery life.
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Consumer Tech,
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Mar 16, 2026
Roxen Innovations, a Swedish company focused on sustainable water vehicles, has announced its Roxen electric personal watercraft (PWC). It's designed to be quiet, lightweight, and environmentally friendly without compromising performance.
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Mar 16, 2026
Created for a pair of nomads who were looking to put down roots, the Coastal Retreat is a remarkably spacious tiny house that proves that downsizing doesn't always have to mean sacrificing home comforts.
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Tiny Ho
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Mar 16, 2026
Just weeks after announcing its restructuring and a new ownership deal with China-based manufacturer Picea, iRobot has ann
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Mar 16, 2026
There's a whole gi
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Mar 16, 2026
So why did I travel 400 miles (~650 km) to the Himalayan foothills from Delhi just to ride and share my thoughts on a motorcycle? Well, you can't really review a Scrambler by simply riding around town on flat tarmac, can you? So I scrambled.
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Mar 15, 2026
There aren't a lot of motorcycle
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Mar 15, 2026
This interesting "tiny house" isn't actually a house at all. Instead, it's a mobile off-grid office that squeezes two separate workspaces, plus a sleeping area, into its compact frame.
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Mar 15, 2026
Yashica's turned back time to get inspiration for its latest camera, the Tank. It's a pocketable little shoot
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Mar 15, 2026
Could tiny threads of carbon fiber do the same job as big metal industrial heating coils? A new breakthrough from researchers at Rice University says yes, and the finding could go a long way toward electrifying many manufacturing processes.
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Mar 15, 2026
A Bangalore, India-based hardware upstart is rethinking what the mouse on your desk can do - by splitting it in two.
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Consumer Tech,
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Mar 14, 2026
New electric motorcycles are dropping left, right, and center, and more often than not, it's usually a new manufacturer we see behind one. Not this time. Heck, even the motorcycle itself isn't entirely new.
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Motorcycles, Transport
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Mar 14, 2026
The humble hard-sided cooler continues to evolve into a more versatile, functional piece of every-weekend outdoor gear. Following up on last year's ice-salvaging rotomolded rollers, Coleman steps in a new direction it qualifies as a world first. The company's new Snap 'N Go series comprises nicely squared cooler boxes that stack and store neatly when full and even more neatly after instantly folding dow
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Mar 14, 2026
The humble hard-sided cooler continues to evolve into a more versatile, functional piece of every-weekend outdoor gear. Following up on last year's ice-salvaging rotomolded rollers, Coleman steps in a new direction it qualifies as a world first. The company's new Snap 'N Go series comprises nicely squared cooler boxes that stack a
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Mar 14, 2026
Cycling is a great form of exercise for the legs and core, but the arms? Not so much. The VeloGym recumbent trike is out to change that, as it gets your upper body in on the act.
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Bicycles, Transport
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Mar 14, 2026
Texas Instruments has teamed up with NVIDIA to link technologies designed to "accelerate the path from simulation to the safe deployment of humanoid robots in the real world." The partnership fuses real-world sensing tech with massive computing power.
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Mar 14, 2026
Despite its length of just 30 ft (9.1 m), the Elderberry tiny house packs a surprisingly capable interior into its compact footprint. The towable dwelling includes a living area with a home office, two lofts, and a spacious central kitchen.
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Mar 14, 2026
Many cultures explore the idea of a figurative third eye that enhances perception. For autonomous vehicles, the concept is quite literal: radar, working alongside cameras and LiDAR. These systems are typically onboard the vehicle, actively gathering data on its surroundings as it moves. Now, researchers at Rice University, led by Kun Woo Cho, have developed an off-vehicle radar system,
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Mar 13, 2026
There's no way a sub-$2,000 electric motorcycle can be any good … or so you thought. And it's not even Chinese! It comes from an American company called Yozma that's based in Denver, Colorado.
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Motorcycles,
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Mar 13, 2026
Skydream Caravans aims to build next-generation travel trailers that integrate cutting-edge advances from China's new energy, automotive and smart home sectors into world-leading RV manufacturing systems from Europe, the US and Australia. Its debut caravan is ab
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Mar 13, 2026
Skydream Caravans aims to build next-generation travel trailers that integrate cutting-edge advances from China's new energy, automotive and smart home sectors into world-leading RV manufacturing systems from Europe, the US and Australia. Its debut caravan is ab
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Mar 13, 2026
Researchers have uncovered the mechanical properties of the nanoscale "thorns" that develop inside lithium-ion batteries, which can cause them to short circuit and die - or worse, such as spontaneously catch on fire. These thorns, known as dendrites, have been difficult to study and understand - until now.
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Mar 13, 2026
Researchers have uncovered the mechanical properties of the nanoscale "thorns" that develop inside lithium-ion batteries, which can cause them to short circuit and die - or worse, such as spontaneously catch on fire. These thorns, known as dendrites, have been difficult to study and understand - until now.
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Mar 13, 2026
What do you get when you combine distressed offshore wind energy sites, surging AI energy demands, and not-in-my-backyard sentiments towards data centers? One company is combining all three problems into a solu
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Mar 13, 2026
We've heard so much noise around BMW's Neue Klasse electric vehicles (EV) for so long that it feels like they've already been here for a while. Well, now they are, with the first of these cars debuting in the form of the iX3.
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Automotive,
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Mar 13, 2026
Adventure gear brand Outzac has a new piece of camping equipment in the works that's designed to make it way easier to pack light, in more ways than one.
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Mar 13, 2026
Adventure gear brand Outzac has a new piece of camping equipment in the works that's designed to make it way easier to pack light, in more ways than one.
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Mar 13, 2026
French sailboat maker Tiwal has unveiled its largest model yet. The 2XL is a dinghy designed to carry two adults and two children that, despite its size, breaks down completely and disappears into two bags small enough to fit in the trunk of a standard family car. Yes, an actual sailboat. In the trunk.
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Mar 13, 2026
The Jiffy 75 is a split ergonomic keyboard on Kickstarter that separates the popular 75% compact layout into two halves to help reduce typing strain.
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Cons
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Mar 13, 2026
Not wanting the Americans to have all the Star Wars fun, French multinational Thales has unveiled its answer to the US Golden Dome. Claimed to already be operational, the SkyDefender system is designed to protect entire regions against air and missile attacks.
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Military,
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Mar 12, 2026
For over 20 years, Jetboil has offered some of the most streamlined backcountry stove systems available for backpackers, paddlers and other gram-counting muscle-driven explorers, delivering hot meals to fuel groundbreaking expeditions. Now it's pushing ahead into the expanded future of fast, light cooking with the Trailcook series. Designed for meals more ambitious than rehydrated bag-boil, the new
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Mar 12, 2026
For over 20 years, Jetboil has offered some of the most streamlined backcountry stove systems available for backpackers, paddlers and other gram-counting muscle-driven explorers, delivering hot meals to fuel groundbreaking expeditions. Now it's pushing ahead into the expanded future of fast
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Mar 12, 2026
For over 20 years, Jetboil has offered some of the most streamlined backcountry stove systems available for backpackers, paddlers and other gram-counting muscle-driven explorers, delivering hot meals to fuel groundbreaking expeditions. Now it's pushing ahead into the expanded future of fast,
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Mar 12, 2026
For over 20 years, Jetboil has offered some of the most streamlined backcountry stove systems available for backpackers, paddlers and other gram-counting muscle-driven explorers, delivering hot meals to fuel groundbreaking expeditions. Now it's pushing ahead into the expanded future of fast,
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Mar 12, 2026
Owning a house and maintaining a yard all year round can feel like having a second job. Homeowners usually end up with a garage filled with various equipment: a lawn mower, snow blower, shovels, and tools for clearing fallen leaves. Currently available on Kickstarter, the Yarbo M attempts to combine all those individual tools into one compact robotic platform that can automatically do all the yard work.
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Mar 12, 2026
Despite its modest length of just 24 ft (7.3 m), the Premium Vista packs an impressive amount of features inside. Its space-saving interior includes a well-stocked kitchen, plus two loft bedrooms.
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Tiny Houses,
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Mar 12, 2026
Some people collect cars, some collect art, jewelry, ceramics, first edition books, entertainment memorabilia, movie posters and guitars while others collect baseball cards, comic books, video games and vintage technology. Items that were once throwaways are now sometimes worth a million bucks... quite literally.
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Mar 12, 2026
Sikorsky subsidiary Robinson's R66 Turbinetruck looks like many other light cargo helicopters, yet something about it seems a little off. But what? Oh, right - instead of a cockpit, the aircraft has a pair of clamshell doors and no place for a crew.
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Military,
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Mar 11, 2026
Pickup truck campers and camping toppers have been growing lighter and lighter through smart, compact design, but few approach the featheriness of the Thaircamper. The inflatable camper weighs as little as some fiberglass
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Mar 11, 2026
Lampreys are able to stay securely attached to whales and sharks as they hurtle through the ocean, so you'd think they could teach us a thing or two about suction. It turns out that they can indeed, as scientists have developed a lamprey-inspired suction cup that can lift 850 times its own weight.
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Mar 11, 2026
While the rest of the eFoil industry seems to be quietly shrinking its designs - smaller boards, lighter motors, more discreet profiles - Hydroflyer went the other way entirely, bringing a dirt-bike sensibility to electric hydrofoiling and building what's claimed to be the quickest, most powerful eFoil on the planet.
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Mar 10, 2026
When it comes to systems for cleaning up marine oil spills, most of them simply float in place, waiting for the oil to come to them. A new robot, however, could proactively move through oil slicks - and it's inspired by both a dolphin and a sea urchin.
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Mar 10, 2026
To touch grass, venture outdoors and take a break from doom-and-gloom news, what can one do to pass the time without a smartphone? Perhaps they can take a peek into the infinitesimal world outside with Bubo, a 2-in-1 digital microscope currently on Kickstarter.
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Science
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Mar 10, 2026
Clever game fans have made an affordable, tactile plug-and-play system - a pressure-sensitive floor mat that mixes arcade-style rhythm-based titles with a broader library of more casual programs that focus on relaxed movement. Something for everyone, you might say.
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Mar 10, 2026
When it comes to tiny houses, space is always at a premium and it's all too easy for them to feel cramped inside. The eONE XL Wide & Tall addresses this by st
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Mar 10, 2026
The Sony World Photography Awards, put together by the World Photography Organisation, are now in their 19th year and for the 2026 contest received a massive 430,000 images from more than 200 countries and territories across four diff
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Mar 10, 2026
The latest piece of gear from adventure hardware brand Orioner looks like a great
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Mar 10, 2026
There's a new X-plane in town. Bell Textron's tilt-rotor aircraft being built for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program, which aims to combine the features of a helicopter and a jet, has officially been designated the X-76.
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Mar 09, 2026
Airstream launched the original Mercedes Sprinter 170-based Atlas Class B small motorhome back in 2017. It's now split the model into a small lineup, launching an alternative floor plan called the 25RT. The new model sizes down from the expandable Atlas mold, offering a streamlined floor plan without any sli
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Mar 09, 2026
If someone asked you to move like a robot and you responded with the fluid art of ballet, your audience would be baffled, yet technically, you would be right. Robots are famous for their characteristic rigid movement, which is useful in some applications but can hinder adaptability. Now, r
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Mar 09, 2026
If someone asked you to move like a robot and you responded with the fluid art of ballet, your audience would be baffled, yet technically, you would be right. Robots are famous for their characteristic rigid movement, which is useful in some applications but can hinder adaptability. Now, r
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Mar 09, 2026
It seems like we're going back in time when 400cc Japanese supersports were all the rage in the 80s. With QJMotor launching the SRK 421 RR, it looks like the Chinese have picked up the handbook.
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Motorcycles,
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Mar 09, 2026
While Honor grabbed MWC 2026 headlines with a phone camera on a robot gimbal that spins and tracks your face like a mechanical puppy, Ulefone quietly arrived in Barcelona with a more practical, if less theatrical, idea: a rugged smartphone packing an actioncam module you can physically pop off and wear on your helmet or shirt, or mount to your bike handlebars.
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Mar 09, 2026
Not in the mood to carry a backpack or a sling bag? Then this new waterproof jacket should do the trick. It's got a plethora of pockets that can stash everything from a 16-inch laptop to a water bottle, and a few other tricks up its sleeves. Literally.
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Gear,
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Mar 09, 2026
While other robot vacuums are busy bumping into things aroun
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Mar 08, 2026
A piece of techno-cinematic history has emerged as the US Library of Congress releases the restored video of the oldest film to feature a "robot." Dating from 1897, the silent film Gugusse et l'Automate by George Méliès was thought lost until recently.
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Robotics,
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Mar 08, 2026
To wood or not to wood, that's been the question! Ever since oil-based plastics burst onto the manufacturing scene, cost, sustainability, and performance have defined the ongoing woods vs. plastics war. In many applications, plas
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Mar 08, 2026
To wood or not to wood, that's been the question! Ever since oil-based plastics burst onto the manufacturing scene, cost, sustainability, and performance have defined the ongoing woods vs. plastics war. In many applications, plas
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Mar 08, 2026
To wood or not to wood, that's been the question! Ever since oil-based plastics burst onto the manufacturing scene, cost, sustainability, and performance have defined the ongoing woods vs. plastics war. In many applications, plas
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Mar 08, 2026
The United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor to begin construction - the first such approval for a US reactor in a decade.
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Mar 08, 2026
The United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor to begin construction - the first such approval for a US reactor in a decade.
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Mar 08, 2026
Hyundai has donated four super-tough unmanned robotic vehicles to firefighters in Korea for use in high-risk situations. The autonomous vehicles will deal with the initial stages of a fire to provide more information and safety to firefighters.
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Robotics,
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Mar 07, 2026
If you have a regional turboprop aircraft and wish that it was a bit more hybirdy, RTX may be able to accommodate you. The company is developing a combined thermal/electric propulsion system that not only increases efficiency but can be retrofitted into existing aircraft.
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Mar 07, 2026
If you have a regional turboprop aircraft and wish that it was a bit more hybirdy, RTX may be able to accommodate you. The company is developing a combined thermal/electric propulsion system that not only increases efficiency but can be retrofitted into existing aircraft.
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Mar 07, 2026
In another example of "I didn't have this on my 2026 wishlist", we have The Chery KP31: a diesel plug-in hybrid powertrain packaged in a pickup. In a segment dominated by gasoline and battery-only powertrains, a new contender has emerged from China.
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Mar 07, 2026
BMW is expanding its investigation of humanoid robotic workers at its factories. The automaker has just announced that it will trial a set of physical AI bots made by Hexagon for the first time at one of its European plants.
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Mar 07, 2026
Holler in the comments if I'm missing something: I can't find a single pair of wireless over-ear headphones from a legit brand that boasts as much battery life as the new Headphone (a) from Nothing. This pair claims a whopping 135 hours - that's a whole five days uninterrupted, and then som
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Mar 07, 2026
PLAT ASIA has completed a 1,634-square-meter (17,588-sq-ft) hotel in the Baiyinkulun Steppe of Inner Mongolia, China. Dubbed Volcano-In Hotel of Arrivals, the resort forms part of a wider development within an ancient volcanic field and seeks to combine high-end accommodation with land rehabilitation in a fragile ecosystem.
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Mar 06, 2026
One of the latest releases from Australia's Offline Campers, the Ryder LT trailer absolutely screams "Best. Weekend. Ever!" Luckily, it lives life deep in weather-battered canyons and at distant ends of faded tracks, so the only ones that hear it are the crew living said weekend. The lightweight, open-platform LT has a design informed by Offline's ultra-rugged, jawsy squaredrop lineup so it's tough enough to tow anywhere you want to go,
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Mar 06, 2026
One of the latest releases from Australia's Offline Campers, the Ryder LT trailer absolutely screams "Best. Weekend. Ever!" Luckily, it lives life deep in weather-battered canyons and at distant ends of faded tracks, so the only ones that hear it are the crew living said weekend. The lightweight, open-platform LT has a design informed by Offline's ultra-rugged, jawsy squaredrop lineup so it's tough enough to tow anywhere you want to go,
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Mar 06, 2026
One of the latest releases from Australia's Offline Campers, the Ryder LT trailer absolutely screams "Best. Weekend. Ever!" Luckily, it lives life deep in weather-battered canyons and at distant ends of faded tracks, so the only ones that hear it are the crew living said weekend. The lightweight, open-platform LT has a design informed by Offline's ultra-rugged, jawsy squaredrop lineup s
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Mar 06, 2026
One of the latest releases from Australia's Offline Campers, the Ryder LT trailer absolutely screams "Best. Weekend. Ever!" Luckily, it lives life deep in weather-battered canyons and at distant ends of faded tracks, so the only ones that hear it are the crew living said weekend. The lightweight, open-platform LT has a design informed by Offline's ultra-rugged, jawsy squaredrop lineup s
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Mar 06, 2026
One of the latest releases from Australia's Offline Campers, the Ryder LT trailer absolutely screams "Best. Weekend. Ever!" Luckily, it lives life deep in weather-battered canyons and at distant ends of faded tracks, so the only ones that hear it are the crew living said weekend. The lightweight, open-platform LT has a design informed by Offline's ultra-rugged, jawsy square
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Mar 06, 2026
One of the latest releases from Australia's Offline Campers, the Ryder LT trailer absolutely screams "Best. Weekend. Ever!" Luckily, it lives life deep in weather-battered canyons and at distant ends of faded tracks, so the only ones that hear it are the crew living said weekend. The lightweight, open-platform LT has a design informed by Offline's ultra-rugged, jawsy squaredrop lineup s
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Mar 06, 2026
Behind any great sports car stands a great motor. So it follows that behind an absolutely insane hypercar stands an equally insane hyper-motor. Or two. That's how it breaks down with the all-new £1 million McMurtry Spéirling, the modern-day fan car that can sprint from standstill to 60 mph faster than virtually any four-wheeled vehicle not specced for Top Fuel dra
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Mar 06, 2026
Behind any great sports car stands a great motor. So it follows that behind an absolutely insane hypercar stands an equally insane hyper-motor. Or two. That's how it breaks down with the all-new £1 million McMurtry Spéirling, the modern-day fan car that can sprint from standstill to 60 mph faster than virtually any four-wheeled vehicle not specced for Top Fuel drag racing. Beyond nearly 50,000 rpms
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Mar 06, 2026
Behind any great sports car stands a great motor. So it follows that behind an absolutely insane hypercar stands an equally insane hyper-motor. Or two. That's how it breaks down with the all-new £1 million McMurtry Spéirling, the modern-day fan car that can sprint from standstill to 60 mph faster than virtually any four-wheeled vehicle not specced for Top Fuel dra
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Mar 06, 2026
Behind any great sports car stands a great motor. So it follows that behind an absolutely insane hypercar stands an equally insane hyper-motor. Or two. That's how it breaks down with the all-new £1 million McMurtry Spéirling, the modern-day fan car that can sprint from standstill to 60 mph faster than virtually any four-wheeled vehicle not specced for Top Fuel drag racing. Beyond nearly 50,000 rpms
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Mar 06, 2026
Denza, BYD's premium sub-brand, has launched its new Denza Z9 GT. The new EV boasts a maximum CLTC range of more than 643 miles (1,036 km), effectively making it the longest-range pure EV in the world. A bold claim, innit?
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Automotive, Tra
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Mar 06, 2026
Intelligent electronics brand Vizo is currently presenting its new project on Kickstarter: the Z1 Pro AR glasses. Made of ultra-lightweight resin and tipping
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Mar 06, 2026
The new world's tallest hybrid timber tower is nearing completion. Named Atlassian Central, this ambitious "plyscraper" features an innovative design that incorporates concrete and steel to reach unprecedented heights.
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Architecture, Technology
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Mar 06, 2026
Compal's award-winning AI Book concept adds a color E Ink display to the laptop's palm rest area, turning otherwise unused space into a stylus-friendly workspace for notes, widgets, and AI prompts.
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Mar 06, 2026
Vinyl records have been finding more and more new ears in recent years, and Mixx Audio has a novel turntable to help keep the groove moving - one that also rocks a CD player plonked right in the middle of the platter, as well as flexible connectivity.
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