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by Omar Kardoudi

A team of students in Pisa has turned the humble paper airplane into a full-blown engineering project. ICARUS didn’t just look hugely impressive on the ground, it flew far enough to earn a Guinness World Record.

by C.C. Weiss

Growing its lineup of compact, agile small motorhomes, Winnebago has launched the Elora/Resa. The single motorhome with two names targets first-time RVers, piling up details that make transitioning to RV life as intuitive as driving a new car.

by Stefan Ionescu

Abu Dhabi has broken ground on Dar al Funoon, a 6,000-capacity performing arts venue on Saadiyat Island. One of the final designs from the late Frank Gehry, it will host opera, ballet, and theater from 2030.

by Omar Kardoudi

Researchers from Australia and the UK have built a robotic kestrel to decode how birds handle turbulence. Their findings reveal a suite of wing-and-tail tricks that could reshape the next generation of small drones.

by Etiido Uko

Batteries are typically the first thing that comes to mind as energy storage. Researchers have now demonstrated a strange yellow liquid energy storage system that “charges” by turning into a black goo and discharges to drive chemical reactions.

by Ben Coxworth

There are a lot of titanium devices on Kickstarter, and honestly … many of those gadgets just use the strong yet lightweight metal as a marketing gimmick. The Voyageur, however, is a suitcase that takes full advantage of titanium's special features.

by Utkarsh Sood

The tides can often change very quickly in the automotive world. That’s exactly what has happened with Polestar, which has just been banned from selling its cars in the US market by the country’s Commerce Department.

by C.C. Weiss

We're not sure Opinel's new Néo7 Alpine knife qualifies as a full "multitool," but it does carry a few functions. The ultralight pocket knife marries Opinel's timeless simplicity with new features that make it quicker and more useful.

by Stefan Ionescu

In Kotagiri, India, Meister Varma Architects has built the three-volume Shilaya house using stone salvaged from a collapsed colonial cottage on site, adding a prefabricated steel structure above it.

by Utkarsh Sood

The 2027 790 Duke features some of the most influential upgrades KTM's middleweight naked has seen. That includes a new subframe, updated suspension, brakes, and exhaust system, as well as new styling cues from the 990 Duke and 1390 Super Duke R Evo.

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

India's eVTOL industry sees major progress as Sarla Aviation's Sylla 1.0 demonstrator has gone from the drawing board to mid-air in under a year, completing integrated flight testing for the ambitious company's upcoming air taxi.

by Bridget Borgobello

Renée del Gaudio Architecture has completed a 2,100-sq-ft retreat in Allenspark, Colorado. Dubbed Camp Meeker Cabin, the project strips mountain living back to its quieter essentials, while still embracing contemporary environmental design.

by Mike McRae

Scientists from the University of Minnesota have taken a monumental step toward understanding the process of abiogenesis by piecing together their own organic cell and watching it divide in two.

by Pranjal Malewar

New research from Harvard Medical School has overturned the traditional picture of the nose's neurons, finding a hidden cartography in the seeming randomness.

by Bronwyn Thompson

A new review presents comprehensive and convincing research that ties common sugar substitutes to metabolic disturbances that begin in the gut and then flow throughout the body. It also highlights issues of food-label transparency in the US.

by Kerry Taylor-Smith

Researchers are using a laser-based imaging technique to map these tiny particles deep within the tissues of mice without surgery. This offers a fresh perspective on how microplastics move through the body and their long-term effects on human health.

by The Conversation

Orbiting around the star TOI-2155 is something interesting: a much smaller object called TOI-2155b, which we only know from observing the tiny changes in light from the host star. What is TOI-2155b? A mini-star? A giant planet? Or something in between?

by Bronwyn Thompson

As some 150 million Americans dig into a hot dog on the July 4 weekend, physicians have uncovered how little we actually know about the health risks of this kind of processed meat. In fact, close to 90% of US adult surveyed poorly informed.

by The Conversation

A wave of unregulated peptides is sweeping the wellness world and now crossing into the mainstream. But concern is growing about side effects, and almost nobody is asking whether these substances impact men and women in the same way.