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Inside MAD’s stunning spiral-cloud science museum

Inside MAD’s stunning spiral-cloud science museum

by Bridget Borgobello

The Hainan Science Museum is an impressive cultural hub for science and technology education. Designed by lead architect Ma Yansong, from MAD architects, the museum is positioned at the edge of the Wuyuan River National Wetland Park.

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Is SpaceX ushering in a new Space Age?

Space SystemsEngineering

by David Szondy

SpaceX has once again set the record for flying the largest and most powerful rocket in history. It's also on the verge of launching more satellites than the rest of the world combined since Sputnik. Are we witnessing the beginning of a new Space Age?

Review: Pocket phone thermal camera a big step up from its solid predecessor

Consumer TechTechnology

by Bronwyn Thompson

The latest compact smartphone camera from Thermal Master may look a fair bit like its earlier pocket-sized model we covered, but looks are deceiving – and the new P4 makes some pretty big advances that you'll see as soon as you plug it in.

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75 years of the Fender Telecaster: 12 guitarists who defined the Tele

MusicConsumer TechTechnology

by Barry Divola

Despite garnering unflattering nicknames when it was introduced to the public in 1951, the Fender Telecaster has proved to be an incredibly versatile instrument that morphs depending on who is playing it. We look at a dozen who have made it their own.

Oliver ruggedizes dual-hull camper for boundless exploration

Camping TrailersAdventure VehiclesOutdoors

by C.C. Weiss

After teasing its first-ever off-road/off-grid camper earlier in May, Oliver closes out the month by giving the Apex X23 its official introduction. The new trailer adds a little more backcountry muscle to Oliver's famously tough construction.

Woojer Vest 4: It's like THX for your torso

Consumer TechTechnology

by Joe Salas

The Woojer Vest 4 sticks six haptic transducers to your torso, making games, movies and music into something you can feel. It's sweaty, annoying, and ridiculously fun. I just wish it wasn't so expensive.

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Lotus backtracks on EV-only future with 1,000-hp hybrid V8 supercar

AutomotiveTransport

by Utkarsh Sood

At the back end of 2021, Lotus was one of the carmakers looking to go all-electric by the end of the decade. Now, barely five years on, the Geely-owned performance marque has backtracked on those plans, instead shifting its focus to a revised roadmap.

Compact tiny house hits sweet spot between size and features

Tiny HousesOutdoors

by Adam Williams

The Tommy is a much more capable tiny house than its compact size implies. With a length of just 23.6 ft, it sleeps up to six and has some notable features, including a space-saving folding staircase and optional off-grid operation.

10-oz nesting stove kit built tough enough for all weather & terrain

Outdoor CookingGearOutdoors

by C.C. Weiss

Finding modern backpacking stoves unfit for its hard-charging, bushwhacking hunts, Roughridge determined to make a tougher backcountry cook system. Its ultralight Highcountry stove is built to work when and where you need it, every time.

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In a first, this animal hijacks the power of bioluminescence from its victims

BiologyScience

by Bronwyn Thompson

The rules of biology have been torn up by a small fish in the Pacific that steals light-producing molecules it from its food to make it bioluminescent, providing an "invisibility cloak" it needs for protection. It's the only example of kleptoproteinism we know of.

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