Headliner
World's new tallest building races toward completion in Saudi Arabia
by Adam Williams
The future world's tallest building has passed a major construction milestone. Saudi Arabia's JEC Tower has now reached 102 floors and is rapidly progressing toward its planned height of more than 3,280 ft.
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RVs and MotorhomesAdventure VehiclesOutdoors
Panoramic Ford F camper truck costs a fraction of the competition
by C.C. Weiss
Supertramp has been quietly launching some of the market's most compelling expedition campers for years. Now it brings adventure van comfort and pricing to a snarling Ford F-350. The all-new Paragon might be the absolute Goldilocks of adventure rigs.
MaterialsEngineering
Fully reusable bricks could allow old buildings to be taken apart and rebuilt
by Maryna Holovnova
Demolishing old buildings generates huge amounts of waste and carbon emissions. To address this problem, Austrian scientists have developed a method that allows brick buildings to be taken apart just like a Lego set and reused in new projects.
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MilitaryEngineering
US Army backs stealthy robotic trucks to transform military logistics
by David Szondy
Soldiers may soon be doing a bit less pack hauling as the US Department of Defense taps American Rheinmetall and Harbinger to develop a new generation of stealthy, inexpensive, and expendable robotic trucks designed to carry cargo to the battlefield.
Space SystemsEngineering
Thumbnail-sized thrusters could take CubeSats to Mars
by Omar Kardoudi
MIT engineers have tested a thumbnail-sized thruster that runs on a single green fuel to power both chemical and electric propulsion, potentially sending inexpensive CubeSats all the way to Mars, and beyond.
Tiny HousesOutdoors
Quaint chocolate-flavored tiny house explores light and dark contrasts
by Stefan Ionescu
The Chocolate tiny house features a dark outer wrapping and contrasting tones within. Step through the glass door and you'll find a comfortable interior with a kitchen, lounge, mezzanine, and shower room – all within a compact 170-sq-ft space.
Knives and MultitoolsGearOutdoors
Leatherman brings back Crunch locking plier multitool for grand finale
by C.C. Weiss
A different breed of Leatherman plier multitool, the Crunch had a set of lockable pliers that emerged via a unique triple-folding action. It was discontinued just a few years ago, but now it's back for one last run. Meet the Captain's Crunch.
MilitaryEngineering
Quarterhorse edges closer to becoming a modern SR-71 successor
by David Szondy
Hermeus's Quarterhorse aircraft is still pushing the supersonic flight envelope, but the US Department of Defense is already so keen on the concept that it's awarded the company US$159 million to explore the military applications of the technology.
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BiologyScience
New sesame-seed-sized animal found living its best life off Taiwan coast
by Bronwyn Thompson
For nearly 200 years, biologists felt they had seen it all when it came to nudibranch species, with only six types identified around the world. Then, scientists in Taiwan chanced upon another, the size of a grain of rice, that no one knew existed.
CancerIllnesses and conditionsBody and Mind
Breakthrough drug nearly doubles survival rate for advanced pancreatic cancer
by The Conversation
For decades, successfully targeting the central mechanism that causes the vast majority of pancreatic cancers was considered impossible. However, that narrative is rapidly changing ...
AstronomyScience
The largest magnetic map of the Universe captures what we can't see
by Bronwyn Thompson
We're a step closer to understanding how energy is spread across the Universe, with the most detailed map of intergalactic magnetism ever produced. It's more than five times larger than all earlier surveys combined.
Medical DevicesMedical InnovationsBody and Mind
One company's quest to grow foreskins may reverse circumcision
by C. R. Calabria
Circumcision may soon be fully reversible. That’s the goal of Foregen, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the first viable bio-engineered foreskin using advanced tissue engineering.
Infectious DiseasesIllnesses and conditionsBody and Mind
Rare Ebola strain is spreading beyond Africa. Here's what you should know.
by The Conversation
The current Ebola outbreak is the third-largest in world history, with 906 suspected cases and 223 deaths in the DRC alone as of 27 May.
Elsewhere
This tiny house measures just 148 square feet but features a neat space-saving design that offers full-time living potential for two people.
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