Headliner
Donut airship with dangling cockpit is one wild but purposeful ride
by Malcolm Azania
This helium-lift, propeller-thrust, silent, eco-friendly electric airship might be small, but it’s a precision eVTOL perfect for repairing equipment at high-altitude locations. All you need to pilot aérOnde is a simple joystick and a love of freedom.
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More efficient cooling: Why mini splits are gaining ground in modern homes
Mini splits are quietly replacing traditional AC systems. With better efficiency, quieter performance, and flexible installation, they’re reshaping how – and when – homeowners approach climate control.
Highlights
Camping TrailersAdventure VehiclesOutdoors
Woodless camper pod is a toasty tiny cabin at the 'edge of nowhere'
by C.C. Weiss
A tiny trailer with huge ambitions, the new Skookum from Alberta-based Tactical Overland is a family trailer specced for clans with surnames like "Amundsen" and "Hillary." It collapses for travel but expands into a two-story 4-sleeper base camp.
AutomotiveTransport
Stunning retro roadster is Morgan's fastest-ever creation
by Simon Heptinstall
The Morgan Motor Company’s new Supersport 400 is its fastest-ever model but still combines supercar performance with retro style and premium ingredients. It will emerge as a hand-built part-wooden roadster with a design that's based in the 1930s.
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RoboticsEngineering
Amazingly lifelike robofish is made for maintenance-free aquariums
by Ben Coxworth
An aquarium can really add a touch of class to a home, particularly if it's got some nice fish in it – but such fish can be hard to keep. So, why not just buy a weirdly lifelike "robofish" like this one, that needs nothing more than a battery-charge?
Engineering
Nanotextured coating material shreds viruses on contact
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
It's all too easy to pick up a viral infection in shared spaces – whether from tiny droplets in the air containing these particles, or touching doorknobs and countertops. A new material with nanospikes could pierce these viruses and keep us safe.
AutomotiveTransport
Production EV packing sub-zero-operation sodium-ion batteries on its way
by Omar Kardoudi
The world's first mass-production EV powered by sodium-ion batteries will be a variant of the Changan Nevo A06. Sporting CATL's Naxtra battery – which functions at –50 °C and won't catch fire – the move signals a genuine shift away from lithium.
Mobile TechnologyConsumer TechTechnology
Oppo tempts photo pros with dual 200-MP cams and 10x optical telephoto
by Monica J. White
OPPO is pushing the smartphone further toward dedicated standalone camera territory with the Find X9 Ultra, which introduces a 10x optical zoom telephoto, an optional external 300-mm teleconverter lens, dual 200-MP cameras, and pro-grade video tools.
MilitaryEngineering
US Navy’s new robotic refueling drone completes first operational flight
by David Szondy
The first operational Boeing MQ-25A Stingray has taken to the sky for the first time. On April 25, 2026, the carrier-based autonomous aerial refueling plane took off from MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois for a two-hour test flight.
AutomotiveTransport
Smart #2 micro-EV looks straight out of a video game, and it probably is
by Utkarsh Sood
The Smart ForTwo was a much-loved microcar that came with an array of customization options. But its biggest strength was its small footprint, as it took up half of a parking spot. I’m happy to say its successor follows that same recipe.
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Refractor: Science & Health
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BiologyScience
Anxiety linked to an inability to digest sugar
by Ivan Farkas
New research links fructose malabsorption — affecting more than half of healthy adults — to gut microbiome disruption, low-grade inflammation, and heightened anxiety, suggesting diet may play a larger role in mental health than previously recognized.
BiologyScience
'Quite Tiny' experiment reveals how RNA jump-started complex life on Earth
by Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo
RNA can make copies of itself, and also catalyze its self-replication. But how could such a complex molecule in simple organisms copy itself without any mutations? And how did these complex molecules emerge before advanced life forms?
Elsewhere
The dramatic moment a running robot tripped and smashed itself to pieces.
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