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Apex Recordhunter becomes the world's fastest electric drone

Apex Recordhunter becomes the world's fastest electric drone

by Omar Kardoudi

A German electric drone recently hit 699 km/h, an unofficial speed world record. Its maker, Quantum Systems, says the engineering will feed its own interceptor program, built alongside Ukraine's WIY Drones, aimed at stopping Russian attacks.

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MaterialsEngineering

New 3D thermal cloak hides heat from infrared cameras

by Etiido Uko

Heat is very terrible at hiding. You could wear camouflage and stand still in complete darkness, but you would still appear “as bright as day” to a thermal camera. Researchers have now built a 3D thermal cloak that could prevent infrared detection.

MotorcyclesTransport

Triumph's carbon-clad Speed Twin 1200 TFC is a factory custom delight

by Utkarsh Sood

The Speed Twin 1200 TFC is the bike that reminds you why enthusiasts continue to fall for Triumph's modern classics. It wears enough carbon fiber and premium components to justify its exclusivity, but beneath all that is still a brilliant roadster.

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CampervansAdventure VehiclesOutdoors

Westfalia's latest camper van packs in a bunk room and dry bathroom

by C.C. Weiss

Westfalia is riding a wave of hyper creativity, hitting this year's Caravan Salon with not one but two innovative camper vans with next-generation layouts. The Nansen 600L squeezes a pair of double bunk beds and a dry bathroom into a sub-6-m Ducato.

AstronomyScienceRefractor: Science & Health

Rare 'cotton candy' planet discovery may be the super puffiest ever seen

by Chris Young

An international team led by researchers from the University of Oxford has discovered two of the lowest-density giant planets on record.

AutomotiveTransport

Hovering optical screen adds depth to the digital cockpit

by Simon Heptinstall

Scientists at LG have developed a floating augmented-reality windshield display that projects navigation, alerts and media at different virtual depths so information appears to float ahead of the driver.

Home EntertainmentConsumer TechTechnology

Samsung turns the canister projector into a smart TV

by Monica J. White

When Samsung unveiled the Freestyle+ at CES earlier this year, it looked like another step in the company’s long-running push to make projection feel less like home-theater homework. Now that initial preview has become an actual product launch.

MotorcyclesTransport

The $4,250 Ndara might just be the coolest electric naked to date

by Utkarsh Sood

Electric motorcycles have democratized the industry in a way ICE bikes never could. So much so that a startup from Indonesia can grab as much attention as an established European marque, and Charged certainly looks like it's trying.

GearOutdoors

Heone-X drone provides powerful, long-lasting campsite lighting

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

I know, I know. This product sounds like it solves one of those informercial-ly non-problems. But hear me out: the Heone-X is actually kind of cool if you do a lot of camping. This drone hovers above your campsite to illuminate it for hours.

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EnvironmentScienceRefractor: Science & Health

Penguins carry forever chemicals in their feathers

by Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo

Sixteen different PFAS compounds have been discovered in the feathers of Antarctic penguins, demonstrating that the insidious spread of "forever chemicals" now reaches the most remote wildlife on Earth.

TentsGearOutdoors

Gazelle launches versatile G4 screen tent that pops up in 60 seconds

by C.C. Weiss

The new Gazelle G4 camping screen room pops up 30 seconds quicker than Gazelle's well-known fast tents, delivering immediate protection from the harsh, pounding sun, unrelenting wind, and whatever swarms of mosquitoes.

Around The HomeConsumer TechTechnology

Philips AI electric toothbrush maps your mouth for better cleaning

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

I regret being out of the loop while big oral health brands were adding clever tech to their products over the last few years. Philips' new model has a screen on the handle to show where you missed brushing.

MotorcyclesTransport

Could the Honda CB500 be Royal Enfield's Kryptonite?

by Utkarsh Sood

This one came out of nowhere. Honda recently took the stage in India to reveal not one, not two, not three, but a total of 10 new motorcycles for the country – with the range-topping CB500 catching everyone's eye.

MusicConsumer TechTechnology

Carbon fiber guitar's smart RGB lights teach you how to play

by Abhimanyu Ghoshal

This new smart guitar we've come across uses LEDs on the fretboard along with a full-featured app to make it easy to visually learn the instrument. Litejam has an acoustic called the Neo, as well as an electric and bass, currently on Kickstarter.

Elsewhere

It's been almost 90 years since Amelia Earhart vanished during an attempt to become the first female pilot the circumnavigate the world. Her airplane has never been found. But an intriguing satellite image of a remote island in the Pacific has now prompted an expedition to Nikumaroro by a team from Purdue University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute.

Photo: Rick Pettigrew, Archaeological Legacy Institute

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