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Wearable touchscreen weaves its way into your garment fabric
by Etiido Uko
Screens have become indispensable in most of our daily lives. We have them on phones, billboards, tiny wearables, coffee makers, toilets, and everywhere else! Scientists have now figured out a way to integrate them into the very fabric of clothes.
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AutomotiveTransport
Tracked Toyotas switch wheels for heavy-duty snow crunchers
by Simon Heptinstall
A series of spectacular conversions swapping wheels for snow tracks on five Toyota trucks and SUVs was revealed this week. The Snowhunter concepts are being shown at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
ArchitectureEngineering
Stiff in wind, soft in quakes: The world's best new skyscraper
by Adam Williams
Looking like a set of futuristic renders, these skyscrapers are very much real. They have been named the Best Tall Building Worldwide for their exoskeleton exterior, which cleverly responds to high winds and earthquakes.
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TentsGearOutdoors
Wheel-less tent trailer airs into 12-person camp castle with bathroom
by C.C. Weiss
The hitch-mounted tent is a concept we've seen a number of times over the years. MyGlamper looks to grow the concept to group camping size. Its hitch-up box unfolds and inflates into a 6- to 12-person wilderness lodge with bathroom and kitchen.
Consumer TechTechnology
Sunseeker robo mower still suffers painful setup but nears hands-off
by Aaron Turpen
The newest generation of robotic lawnmowers is aiming higher than ever before. The Sunseeker Elite X5 Gen 2 wants to be less "robot vacuum for your lawn" and more "autonomous groundskeeper."
MotorcyclesTransport
Who needs fairings when your Ducati can look like this?
by Utkarsh Sood
The (RED) 800 is a Ducati-powered custom that looks less like a conventional superbike and more like a futuristic sculpture carved from metal. Its flowing, hand-shaped aluminum bodywork transitions from racing-red into exposed, brushed metal finish.
Around The HomeConsumer TechTechnology
Connected lamp lets you monitor your wood stove from anywhere in the house
by Maryna Holovnova
Oru is a minimalist lamp with three color modes that allow you to monitor the temperature of your wood stove from anywhere in the home. If the stove is overheating or the fire's dying out, this lamp will warn you.
Knives and MultitoolsGearOutdoors
Build-your-own multitool gets small and light enough for stealth carry
by C.C. Weiss
Roxon's new Flex Go multitool delivers the brand's modular tool ecosystem to a slimmer chassis designed to carry comfortably in a pocket. Because when you can build your own multitool, you don't need a bulky frame stuffed with dozens of implements.
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ArchitectureEngineering
19th-century dogtrot house gets a prefab Passive House makeover
by Bridget Borgobello
Williamson Williamson has taken the distinctive open-air layout of the 19th-century dogtrot and reworked it for Ontario cottage country, combining prefabricated construction with a highly insulated envelope.
MilitaryEngineering
New image sheds light on China's secret spaceplane
by David Szondy
The veil of secrecy surrounding an orbital mystery has been lifted after the release of the clearest public view yet of China's secretive spaceplane. The photograph was taken by a commercial Earth-imaging satellite from a distance of less than 56 miles.
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Archeologists have discovered the world's oldest shipwreck off the coast of Türkiye. Though the wooden trade vessel itself has long gone, the team has dated the site to between 4,400 and 4,700 years old thanks to three stone anchors and more than 30 ceramic storage pots.
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