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Extra-wide tiny house embraces comfortable living on wheels
by Adam Williams
Described as a tiny house with room to breathe, the Tinde actually lives up to that promise. It features a spacious interior and multiple sleeping areas, while a large porch also adds outdoor living space.
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AutomotiveTransport
Do the Tesla Roadster's aerial stunts count as flying?
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Elon Musk is known for blowing hot air, but he's finally delivering on his bold claims of a new Tesla Roadster. It was rumored to be able to fly – and at its launch event, it demonstrated that it could at least leap into the air.
HistoryTechnology
Earliest account of a solar storm disrupting tech contained a serious typo
by Mike McRae
In 2013, space historian William B. Cade found an anonymous report claiming a “very intense magnetic disturbance” was responsible for a train delay in England in 1841. When scientists looked into it, they found one serious hole in the story.
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MilitaryEngineering
Instant Air Base: Sikorsky packs Nomad 100 VTOL drone squad in a box
by David Szondy
Sikorsky has taken its Nomad 100 VTOL drone and tucked it into a neat package along with its support gear. Known as the Fast Pack, the system uses a standard 20-foot ISO intermodal shipping container to house four Nomad 100 aircraft – two of which can be prepped and launched in as little as 15 minutes.
MotorcyclesTransport
Brabus' ultra-limited, special-edition e-moto seeks a $50K price tag
by Utkarsh Sood
The electric motorcycle world has never been short on ambitious promises, but a $50,000 price tag for a bike that tops out at 75 mph (120 km/h) is enough to make even a well-heeled biker do a double take.
RoboticsEngineering
Wound-helix robot leaps and bounds over obstacles
by Etiido Uko
Remember that game children played where they repeatedly twisted two pencils held in a rubber band, and then let go to make the pencils jump around? Turns out they were practicing robotics, as scientists are now applying the idea to help robots jump.
3D PrintingManufacturingEngineering
Creality's new K3 printer swaps between four nozzles in seconds
by Howard Armitage
Multicolour 3D printing has always come with a messy compromise – wasted filament. Creality's new K3 promises to change that with four interchangeable nozzles, faster printing and considerably less plastic poop in the bin.
Good ThinkingTechnology
Discarded lobster shells hit the greens as biodegradable golf tees
by Maryna Holovnova
What do lobsters and golf have in common? Apparently, lobster shells! Researchers at the University of Maine have found a way to turn them into affordable and environmentally friendly golf tees.
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AircraftTransport
DeLorean climbs skyward to race electric flying cars
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Remember DeLorean, the 80s one-hit automotive wonder whose DMC-12 steel sports car with gullwing doors appeared in Back to the Future? It's making a comeback – by getting into high-speed aerial racing.
MilitaryEngineering
U740-Valkyrie Loyal Wingman rockets into maiden flight
by David Szondy
After a dramatic, fiery takeoff, Airbus's U740-Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft completed its maiden flight on October 12, 2026, in the skies over Northern Europe as part of a program to provide Europe with its own autonomous Loyal Wingman.
Elsewhere
We live in a selfie-obsessed world. And the overpowering desire for viral shares can see snap-happy folks taking foolish risks, causing damage or harm, or worse. But every now and then, selfies can prove useful - such as a wild swimming post that led to the discovery of a previously unknown species of giant waterlily.
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