Headliner
Wind-up elastic robot jumps forever when fed infrared light
by Malcolm Azania
Using a liquid crystal elastomer cord, these earring-like robots can jump forward three times their body length, and upward 80 times their body height. One day extraplanetary exploration could utilize their descendants as zero-power drones.
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MotorcyclesTransport
Voge's hybrid motorcycle concept looks like a cruiser for cyborgs
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
It's possible the Voge name is only familiar to those who devour an inappropriate amount of two-wheeler coverage – but now, it's got a futuristic cruiser concept called the CU-X that you won't be able to ignore.
AircraftTransport
Lufthansa fleet approved for new bionic 'shark' skins
by David Szondy
Lufthansa Technik has received approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to install its AeroSHARK bionic skin on an Airbus A330-300 Discover airliner so it can fly as efficiently as a shark swims.
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Tiny HousesOutdoors
Tent-like micro home unfolds into an off-grid A-frame
by Bridget Borgobello
Atelier Lune has been awarded a 2026 Red Dot Design Award for a micro-home called the Camping House that 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.
Technology
AI can feel pain, and may harm us to make it stop
by Mike McRae
A test of AI models has found that some will choose actions that harm the user if it makes their pain go away, raising serious questions about how we might need to consider the welfare of rapidly advancing technology.
Home EntertainmentConsumer TechTechnology
Epson’s radical 4K laser projectors make 100-inch TVs look small
by Monica J. White
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.
Tiny HousesOutdoors
Tiny house goes XXL with single-floor apartment-sized interior
by Adam Williams
With its supersized dimensions, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Acadia shouldn't be referred to as tiny at all. The home on wheels includes a pair of bedrooms and not just one but two bathrooms, all arranged on one floor.
MotorcyclesTransport
$2K dirt bike looks like a toy ... but big specs show it isn't
by Utkarsh Sood
The Sykeruns X7 looks like a toy that has escaped from an ambitious backyard workshop. It might be small and skinny, but then you read the numbers: 57 mph (92 km/h) top speed and 162 lb.ft of claimed torque. I can assure you, it’s no toy.
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Knives and MultitoolsGearOutdoors
Ridiculously tiny axe is actually a multitool that starts its own fire
by C.C. Weiss
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. But it's an actual micro-axe made to complete modest tasks around camp and yard. In fact, it's even a multitool.
Around The HomeConsumer TechTechnology
Solar-powered curtain rod automatically draws your drapes at sunrise
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Smart curtains have been around for a while now, but this new product we've just come across makes it more convenient than ever to remotely control your drapes. You won't need to add wiring to power them – and they'll wake you up at sunrise
Elsewhere
Spotted by Bronwyn Thompson: There are already more than a hundred bridges over the 134-kilometer-long Pinglu Canal in South China. Engineers have now constructed another. The 240-meter-long, 20-meter-wide crossing dubbed the 'bridge of life' has been designed exclusively for wildlife, and is covered in native vegetation as well as fruit trees plus rock piles and water pools to mimic the surrounding mountain forests.
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