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Oct 02, 2026
As one of nature's most spectacular structures, Venus' flower basket glass sponges can live thousands of years more than 2 km (3,300 ft) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Composed of lightweight, durable, flexible, glass-
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Oct 01, 2026
A handy multifunctional contraption for camping, 4x4ing and overlanding, the RT700 Traction Crate from Colorado's Rock Tamers looks simply at first to be a new milk crate design complete with flip-open lid. It's rugged, capable of carrying just over 35 liters of gear, ready to work as a makeshift seat, and designed
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Oct 01, 2026
A handy multifunctional contraption for camping, 4x4ing and overlanding, the RT700 Traction Crate from Colorado's Rock Tamers looks simply at first to be a new milk crate design complete with flip-open lid. It's rugged, capable of carrying just over 35 liters of gear, ready to work as a makeshift seat, and designed to stack up into a handy table for cam
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Oct 01, 2026
Earlier this summer, Google's Debug program made headlines by applying to the EPA for permits to release droves of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes across California and Florida.
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Oct 01, 2026
Shift Robotics' Moonwalkers Dusk are the lightest motorized shoes the company has built, and it's the first model sized to the wearer's shoe, so no more feeling like you borrowed them from someone else. They glow as you go, and an upgraded AI learns your stride in about 10 steps.
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Oct 01, 2026
Shift Robotics' Moonwalkers Dusk are the lightest motorized shoes the company has built, and it's the first model sized to the wearer's shoe, so no more feeling like you borrowed them from someone else. They glow as you go, and an upgraded AI learns your stride in about 10 steps.
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Oct 01, 2026
Just a few weeks ago, we checked out a compact A-frame that looked like it might be about the simplest on wheels. The trailerable tiny home was little more than peak-
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Oct 01, 2026
While wrist-mounted dive computers certainly are handy (no pun intended), they can still be awkward to look at when you're underwater in full scuba gear. The Arex One mask offers an easier alternative, as it puts your dive data right in your field of vision.
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Oct 01, 2026
There was a time when even speedometers were alien tech on motorcycles. It was a long, long time ago, but early-age motorcycle riders must've looked at the dial and thought to themselves, "I don't need this thing to tell me if I'm going too fast!".
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Oct 01, 2026
Flashlight brand Rodman is back with an updated version
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Oct 01, 2026
Electric cars don't cough out exhaust, but their tires and brakes are still shedding a nearly invisible haze into the air. A team of Dutch students has built a concept that gives those particles a static charge, then sticks th
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Oct 01, 2026
Superman was cheated. X-ray vision isn't where it's at. If yesterday's writers of comic books knew what we know today, the Man of Steel would have shot muons from his eyes to see through walls of stone.
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Technology
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Sep 30, 2026
The all-new Origin motorhome from Coachmen blows up the existing motorhome classification system and welds the pieces together into something new. It's a Class A that incorporates a heavy dose of Class C, with a weighty sprinkle of Class B for good measure. While it was conceived in the US, it also draws heavily from European RV design. And yet, it transcends all those classifications and "origins" and just looks like a pl
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Sep 30, 2026
The all-new Origin motorhome from Coachmen blows up the existing motorhome classification system and welds the pieces together into something new. It's a Class A that incorporates a heavy dose of Class C, with a weighty sprinkle of Class B for good measure. While it was conceived in the US, it also draws heavily from European RV design. And yet, it transcends all those classifications and "origins" and just looks like a pla
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Sep 30, 2026
It's always a real challenge to fit a viable tiny house into a length of just 6 m (20 ft), so instead of complicating things, the Sierra Tiny Home keeps things simple with an open, single-level layout that's well-suited as a weekender or vacation home.
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Sep 30, 2026
Cooking outdoors requires a lot of planning and a lot of stuff to bring. A stove, gas, cookware, ingredients, utensils ... the list goes on, and it's pretty easy to forget a few things. A new Kickstarter campaign packs all you need for outdoor cooking (or most of it) into a modular kitchen box called Hecheer.
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Sep 30, 2026
With its latest high-tech cargo ebike, Segway is clearly working hard to dispel images of quirky, self-balancing, stand-up chariots for tech executive
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Sep 30, 2026
It was only a matter of time before Asian manufacturers hopped on the pickup bandwagon. After initially teasing its first-ever truck around two years ago, VinFast has now launched the production version of the VF Wild EREV (extended-range electric vehicle) pickup. And it's not just coming for the mainstay ICE pickups; it's coming for electric counterparts too.
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Sep 30, 2026
One of the major appeals of tiny houses is the freedom that they can offer. Off-grid tiny houses take this idea a step further, allowing their owners to live independently wherever they choose to park them. Here are 10 of the best.
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Sep 29, 2026
A synthetic opioid up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl is attracting attention as an emerging global threat, having been officially tied to more than 40 fatal overdoses over the past two years in the US alone.
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Sep 29, 2026
A spin on the classic plier-based multitool design originated by Leatherman, the all-new Blackjaw from Tsuchioto Works features a carefully curated selection of
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Sep 29, 2026
At this year's Monaco Yacht Show, Rolls-Royce took the opportunity to make the world premiere of its NautIQ Bridge "Point Break" concept, which hides away the yacht's helm controls when not needed to give more space for socializing and entertainment.
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Sep 29, 2026
A very different take on premium Dutch trailer camping from the Lume Ranger we looked at last week, the new Campanero blends safari-style tent luxury
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Sep 29, 2026
A very different take on premium Dutch trailer camping from the Lume Ranger we looked at last week, the new Campanero blends safari-style tent luxury
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Sep 29, 2026
A very different take on premium Dutch trailer camping from the Lume Ranger we looked at last week, the new Campanero blends safari-style tent luxury with fast, simple se
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Sep 29, 2026
A very different take on premium Dutch trailer camping from the Lume Ranger we looked at last week, the new Campanero blends safari-style tent luxury with fast, simple se
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Sep 29, 2026
Few cars on Earth can make you smile before you've even turned the key. The original Fiat 500 is one of them. It's tiny, cheerful, mechanically simple, and so thoroughly Italian that you can almost hear an accordion playing every time one rounds a corner.
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Sep 29, 2026
The trend with E Ink devices lately has been pretty clear. For the most part, they've been getting bigger, with recent models like Boox's 13.3-inch Tab X C pushing the tech firmly into tablet territory. The Picco bucks this trend: its 3.97-inch display sits in a compact body roughly the size
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Sep 29, 2026
Dragon Tiny Homes' latest take on its Vista model maintains the compact frame we've come to expect from the firm, but tweaks its interior layout to ensure that the home is more suitable for full-time living.
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Sep 29, 2026
I hope I'm not being too personal by asking: 'Are your clothes usually bulging?'
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Gear, Outd
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Sep 29, 2026
SpaceX has raised the bar for spaceflight again as its Starship, history's largest rocket, reaches Earth orbit. Despite the failure of an upper stage engine, an abort was avoided, allowing the spacecraft to reach orbit and deploy 26 Starlink satellites.
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Sep 28, 2026
There's a particular category of motorcycle that exists somewhere between a proper dirt bike and something you'd expect to find leaning against a teenager's garage wall. The wheels are small, the proportions are compact, there's usually no license plate in sight, and the whole thing looks like it should be considerably less terrifying than it actually is.
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Sep 28, 2026
There's a particular category of motorcycle that exists somewhere between a proper dirt bike and something you'd expect to find leaning against a teenager's garage wall. The wheels are small, the proportions are compact, there's usually no license plate in sight, and the whole thing looks like it should be considerably less terrifying than it actually is.
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Sep 28, 2026
An axe so tiny, you could actually fit it in a pants pocket, the Axvant looks at first to be some kind of model or novelty toy. Surely it's made out of foam or wood, painted to l
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Sep 28, 2026
An axe so tiny, you could actually fit it in a pants pocket, the Axvant looks at first to be some kind of model or novelty toy. Surely it's made out of foam or wood, painted to look like a real axe? That's a negative. It is an act
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Sep 28, 2026
Epson seems to think your 100-inch TV isn't quite big enough. Its new Home Cinema LS5000, LS6000, and LS7500 home theater projectors join the existing LS11000 flagship, with all four capable of throwing images as large as 300 inches.
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Sep 28, 2026
With its supersized dimensions, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Acadia tiny house shouldn't be referred to as tiny at all. Whatever you want to call it, this larger-than-usual home on wheels includes a pair of bedrooms and not just one but two bathroo
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Sep 28, 2026
A test of AI models has found that a handful will choose actions that harm the user if it makes their pain go away.
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LLM (Large Language Model),
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Sep 28, 2026
A test of AI models has found that a handful will choose actions that harm the user if it makes their pain go away.
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LLM (Large Language Model),
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Sep 28, 2026
A test of AI models has found that a handful will choose actions that harm the user if it makes their pain go away.
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LLM (Large Language Model),
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Sep 27, 2026
Robots - that is, self-guided mechanisms interacting with or changing their environments - exist in the popular imagination as large, blocky, metallic beings like R2D2 or TARS from Interstellar. But the field of soft robotics offers a vast array of robotic limbs, sensors
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Sep 27, 2026
US design studio Atelier Lune has been awarded a 2026 Red Dot Design Award for a tent-like micro-home concept that is designed to be transported by car and set up quickly upon arrival. Dubbed Camping House, the project blends a folding shell with modular add-ons to create a compact, off-grid living space that can be deployed in just a few hours.
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Sep 27, 2026
Even though clothing is a fundamental human need, it doesn't seem to be advancing as rapidly as many others. That said, scientists have now created a printable textile that can cool, detect movement, and generate electricity without extern
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Sep 27, 2026
Think of a tiny house and you're probably picturing something small, humble, and cheap. Such models are definitely available, but nowadays the small living movement tends to skew a little larger. Here, we've picked 10 examples of luxury tiny houses that showcase just how comfortable downsizing can get.
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Sep 27, 2026
Smart technology is revolutionizing how we see and capture the world around us, as well as how we peer into the universe - without needing to be an experienced stargazer to do so.
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Consumer Tech, Technology
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Sep 27, 2026
A robotic suit that lets someone with a spinal-cord injury stand up, look a friend in the eye, or stir a pot on the stove without anyone's help just cleared its biggest hurdle. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency that vets medical devices before they reach the public, has authorized commercial sale of Eve, a personal exoskeleton built by French company Wandercraft.
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Sep 26, 2026
This spacious park model "tiny house" really isn't so tiny. Instead, it provides an experience closer to a small cottage on wheels, with a large porch and an open, light-filled interior arranged entirely on one level.
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Sep 26, 2026
The future where humans colonize Mars is fast approaching.
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Sep 26, 2026
Countless fields, from military operations to environmental research, rely heavily on drones. Executing a safe landing is still one of th
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Sep 25, 2026
Saudi Arabia has been quietly bu
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Sep 25, 2026
Like something of a squarer Dutch answer to the ageless Airstream, Lume emerged in 2018 with a very stylish aluminum-shelled trailer of its own. Its riveted, rounded-corner Traveler box trailer featured the unique distinction of working as a convertible, using a retractable fabric roof panel to open its cabin to the sky abov
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Sep 25, 2026
Like something of a squarer Dutch answer to the ageless Airstream, Lume emerged in 2018 with a very stylish aluminum-shelled trailer of its own. Its riveted, rounded-corner Traveler box trailer featured the unique distinction of working as a convertible, using a retractable fabric roof panel to open its cabin to the sky above.
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Sep 25, 2026
Like something of a squarer Dutch answer to the ageless Airstream, Lume emerged in 2018 with a very stylish aluminum-shelled trailer of its own. Its riveted, rounded-corner Traveler box trailer featured the unique distinction of working as a convertible, using a retractable fabric roof panel to open its cabin to the sky above.
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Sep 25, 2026
There's no denying that cargo trailers are great for transporting your stuff, but they do occupy a lot of garage space. The Faltos trailer offers a solution to that pr
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Sep 25, 2026
Bye Aerospace's eFlyer 2, a fully electric two-seat trainer, just completed its first test flight over Colorado. The company says the aircraft could cut flight-training costs by as much as 80% compared to conventional combustion-engine trainers - a number worth watching closely, given how badly the industry
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Sep 25, 2026
The promotional video for CircuitMess's new MAKERphone 2.0 kit notes that today, smartphone users depend on their mobile telephones while simultaneously feeling alienated from them. According to CircuitMess, that's because we don't understand how smartphones work, given that most of us can't repair them or even see their components. So, how would our relationship with them change if we built them ourselves?
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Sep 25, 2026
Though it's not quite a bona fide glass house, this tiny house comes pretty close. It features a huge amount of glazing, providing an open and light-filled interior that's arranged entirely on one floor, while blinds can be drawn when privacy is required.
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Sep 25, 2026
I don't think scientists of the last century would have predicted a 125cc mini truck as the modern transportation of tomorrow. But here we are in 2026, and Massimo, a powersports and recreational vehicles manufacturer from Texas, has just created an incredi
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Sep 25, 2026
Friends, I write today with tragic news. A treasured member of the New Atlas team has passed away, and it falls to me to pay some small tribute to a wonderful colleague and a close frie
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Sep 25, 2026
In a world where everyone is downsizing, including car manufacturers making their engines smaller, GM has gone the opposite way. It's gone on to upgrade the new 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 with 5.7-liter and 6.6-liter naturally aspirated small-blocks, replacing the 5.3-liter and the 6.2-liter V8s, respectively.
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Sep 24, 2026
Suspicions of a link between extremely rare congenital infections and the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been supported by a massive new study led by scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
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Sep 24, 2026
Nearly two years ago, we took a look at the Brio Kitchen Box that was running on Kickstarter at the time. We hadn't heard much about the project since, but then the full-blown production m
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Sep 24, 2026
Nearly two years ago, we took a look at the Brio Kitchen Box that was running on Kickstarter at the time. We hadn't heard much about the pro
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Sep 24, 2026
Nearly two years ago, we took a look at the Brio Kitchen Box that was running on Kickstarter at the time. We hadn't heard much about the project since, but then the full-blown production m
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Sep 24, 2026
The US Navy and the Royal Navy have achieved a major milestone in autonomous warfare, successfully launching a US Mk 48 Heavyweight exercise torpedo from the Royal Navy's robotic submarine, XV Excalibur. The test demonstrates growing autonomous combat capabilities designed to complement conventional crewed platforms.
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Sep 24, 2026
Renault just gave one of its most beloved nameplates a jolt of electricity. The Renault 8 Gordini Concept reimagines the 1964 rally icon as a two-seat electric coupe with 270 hp (201 kW), swapping the family sedan's four doors for a low, wide body that looks ready for the
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Sep 24, 2026
For more and more people, it's becoming hard to imagine a day without AI. Not to mention how much time it saves us at work: things that might take a few hours, AI can do in just a couple of
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Sep 24, 2026
For more and more people, it's becoming hard to imagine a day without AI. Not to mention how much time it saves us at work: things that might take a few hours, AI can do in just a couple of
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Sep 24, 2026
Aurzen's quirky folding projector is leveling up. First shown at IFA 2026 and now getting closer to its commercial release, the Zip Pro keeps the self-supporting Z-fold design of the original Zip, but upgrades most of the hardware around it.
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Sep 24, 2026
Aurzen's quirky folding projector is leveling up. First shown at IFA 2026 and now getting closer to its commercial release, the Zip Pro keeps the self-supporting Z-fold design of the original Zip, but upgrades most of the hardware around it.
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Sep 24, 2026
Aurzen's quirky folding projector is leveling up. First shown at IFA 2026 and now getting closer to its commercial release, the Zip Pro keeps the self-supporting Z-fold design of the original Zip, but upgrades most of the hardware around it.
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Sep 24, 2026
As the world considers redefining the precise length of a second, Singapore's Centre for Quantum Technologies has delivered a new contender for the ultimate master timekeeper.
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Engineering
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Sep 23, 2026
Decades of studies on the health impacts of cell phones have consistently found little cause for concern for most of us. Yet one demographic may still have some reason to restrict their doom-scrolling and YouTube watching - pregnant mothers.
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Sep 23, 2026
BAE Systems is giving its Persistent High Altitude Solar Aircraft (PHASA-35) solar-powered stratospheric drone an upgrade under a £15.7-million (US$21 million) contract to install a system allowing it to use energy beamed from the ground.
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Aircraft, Trans
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Sep 23, 2026
Toward the end of 2025, German Ford camper van specialist Nugget Schmiede began previewing the high-roofed Nugget Twin it was preparing for a big 2026 launch. The van's neatly swept fiberglass roof looked smoother all around than even the version Ford itself came up with. That roof and the Nugget Twin it tops have officially launched to give Nugget buyers
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Sep 23, 2026
Toward the end of 2025, German Ford camper van specialist Nugget Schmiede began previewing the high-roofed Nugget Twin it was preparing for a big 2026 launch. The van's neatly swept fiberglass roof looked smoother all around than even the version Ford itself came up with. That roof and the Nugget Twin
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Sep 23, 2026
Toward the end of 2025, German Ford camper van specialist Nugget Schmiede began previewing the high-roofed Nugget Twin it was preparing for a big 2026 launch. The van's neatly swept fiberglass roof looked smoother all around than even the version Ford itself came up with. That roof and the Nugget Twin it tops have officially launched to give Nugget buyers
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Sep 23, 2026
Quantum computing has always struggled to achieve the necessary division of labor between processing and memory. While different approaches for separate RA
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Sep 23, 2026
Nope - that's not a Corvette you're seeing. What you're looking at is the LA1, the latest car from Mitsuoka, one of Japan's most recognized automakers. It's actually based on the Miata, but on the outside it's dressed as a Corvette, proving that a modern roadster can still be retro.
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Sep 23, 2026
As we mentioned in our recent coverage of the XGIMI and AWOL Vision ultra-short-throw projectors recently, the race is on to get a 4K/120-Hz model out into the wild. JMGO has already had a non-wall-hugger available in China for a while, now it's up for global pre-order.
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Sep 23, 2026
Though the small living movement is trending toward larger and more luxurious homes in general, there are still cheap and cheerful tiny houses out there. Case in point is this recently completed Fairfax 20', which is a very compact si
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Sep 23, 2026
Honda seems to believe its next frontier is building high-tech recreational vehicles. At the Sea Otter Eur
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Sep 23, 2026
Vancouver-based firm Revery Architecture, has completed a 57 story residential tower alongside the restoration and expansion of a century-old Gothic Revival church. The development combines The Butterfly residential tower with the adjoining First Baptist Church complex. Located in downtown Vancouver, the 605,000-sq-ft (56,200-sq-m) development also includes a se
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Sep 23, 2026
Computing is a power-hungry resource in today's world. By 2050, as much as 20% of the electricity consumed by the US commercial sector will be used to crunch numbers. Data centers alone will double their electricity demand within the next few years, making the need for more efficient systems a high priority.
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Sep 22, 2026
When we last covered an FCB (short for Fang Cheng Bao) car, it was the 1,430-mile (2.300-km) PHEV SUV crossover. And that was just last month. Now, FCB has launched its very first sedan in the form of the Formula S. And it's coming for the Tesla Model 3.
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Sep 22, 2026
A spinoff of the Olight flashlight brand, Oknife creates similar pocket tools but from the starting point of blades and imp
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Sep 22, 2026
A spinoff of the Olight flashlight brand, Oknife creates similar pocket tools but from the starting point of blades and implements instead of lighting. But the brand's relationship with Olight, a fast-g
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Sep 22, 2026
Who doesn't love a Defender? It's been more than three decades since the nameplate has been on offer across the globe. And ever since the modern, redesigned L663 model made its debut in 2019, tha
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Sep 22, 2026
Electric motorcycles have been getting pretty wild lately. Some can go as fast as proper four-cylinder sports bikes. Some can take on trails better than the best enduros. Some focus on dirt-cheap accessibility.
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