New Atlas: Technology-Innovation-Outdoor News

Two new mini-ROVs are set explore the inky depths

Ben Coxworth — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:03:19 GMT

It was nine years ago that we told you about the intriguing Pioneer mini-ROV (underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle), made by Norway's Blueye Robotics. Well, it's now got not one but two more capable siblings, in the forms of the ocean-exploring X3 Ultra and X7.

Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Underwater drones, Ocean

Peugeot recaptures retro spirit with first electric GTi hot-hatch

Simon Heptinstall — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:17:00 GMT

Peugeot has launched its first ever electric GTi with an image of the new car alongside a 40-year-old Peugeot GTi. Not many new car launches would be so brazenly retro. Aren’t EVs bought by forward-looking motorists rather than lovers of the past?

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Peugeot, Electric Vehicles, Hot hatch, Performance

Insta360 and Leica's Luna Ultra targets DJI's pocket camera crown

Omar Kardoudi — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:33:00 GMT

For years, DJI's Osmo Pocket has been the default choice for creators who want cinematic-quality video in a compact, stabilized package. DJI didn't just define the pocket gimbal camera, it owned it, almost without competition. That has just changed, with Insta360 and Leica jointly launching the Luna Ultra.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Camera, Gimbals, Insta360, DJI Innovations, Content, Digital Video

Kawasaki introduces its first all-new two-stroke motorcycle in 20 years

Utkarsh Sood — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:28:00 GMT

Kawasaki just did the unpredictable. Just when most of us thought the era of two strokes was over, the Japanese bikemaker has just released its first big two-stroker in more than two decades.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Kawasaki, Two-stroke, Enduro, Off-road, Dirt Bikes

Has Saudi Arabia's audacious 105-mile-long city hit final roadblock?

Adam Williams — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:37:17 GMT

The world's largest earthworks, millions of work hours, and huge sums of money have all gone into pursuing the dream of a supertall mirrored desert city in Saudi Arabia. However, a recent report suggests it might all turn out to be a mirage.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Building and Construction, Neom, Saudi Arabia

VW T7 camper is an Outback-ready California with a toilet and a twist

C.C. Weiss — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:20:00 GMT

Australia's camper vans generally pale in comparison to its bombproof off-road camper trailers. But if there's one name building camper vans fit to be hitched in towing tandems with the likes of the Track Tvan and Mosfab Cosmos, it's Trakka. The Sydney-area builder has a long history of turning Volkswagen's variably-sized vans into Outback-ready expedition machines. Now it focuses its attention on turning the T7 Transporter, VW's newest van, into a more versatile, rugged California-style camper van with an options sheet that trumps VW's own. And this time around, it adds a whole new twist.

Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Trakka Campers, Campervan, Volkswagen, Ford, Off-road, Off-grid, Camping, RV, Outdoors and Camping

Scientists investigate origins of a ‘ghost particle’ 30x more powerful than any other

Chris Young — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:25:25 GMT

Three years ago, a single “ghost particle” soared into the Mediterranean with more energy than any ever observed before.

Category: Astronomy, Science

Tags: Neutrino, Quasar, Particle physics, Astrophysics

Dante's Hell was inspired by an asteroid impact

Dr. Jaroslav Boublik — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:40:31 GMT

New research is offering a dramatic new way to read Dante Alighieri’s Inferno: not simply as a religious vision of Hell, but as an early attempt to imagine the effects of a catastrophic planetary impact.

Category: Astronomy, Science

Tags: Asteroid, Impact, Poetry, dante

RV maker's self-driving tow sled packs battery power of 2 Cybertrucks

C.C. Weiss — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:07:00 GMT

Lightship is part of the new guard of Silicon Valley-based high-tech electric camper builders. It became one of the first self-powered trailer pioneers to market when it began production of its AE.1 telescoper last summer. Now it's launching a different type of self-driving, battery-bulked electric trailer, one that could have an even bigger impact on how the world tows. The all-new Powersled is a simpler cargo trailer based on a chassis outright overflowing with lithium battery power. It shoulders thousands of pounds, then serves as a mobile power station on arrival.

Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Outdoors and Camping, electric-camper, Self-Driving, trailers, Trailer, Cargo, Commercial, Off-grid

A vaccine designed using AI has just been tested in humans

The Conversation — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:39:23 GMT

Neil Mabbott, University of Edinburgh/ The Conversation

Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: Vaccines, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Bats, Machine Learning

Weaker bonds make for more impact-resistant polymers

Shirl Leigh — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:27:40 GMT

In a new MIT study – in partnership with Purdue, Northwestern, and Duke universities – chemists have discovered that inserting weaker bonds into polystyrene actually makes the material more resistant to damage.

Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: MIT, Duke University, Purdue University, Rubber, Plastics, Polymer, Rubber, Northwestern University

Extra-wide tiny house lets you downsize without sacrificing comfort

Adam Williams — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:57:00 GMT

In the constant balancing act between portability and comfort typical of tiny house design, the Berenstein Bear comes down firmly on the side of comfort. The extra-wide model provides a spacious interior that includes a large living area, a generous kitchen, and even a bathtub.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Polaroid shrinks the moment again with tiny new Go Gen 3 instant camera

Monica J. White — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:42:50 GMT

There's a rebellion underway against the always-on, infinitely-scrollable nature of the smartphone. Younger shooters in particular are reaching for more tactile, intentional ways to capture everyday life, from phone-free concerts and clubs to a renewed love of lo-fi, washed-out aesthetics. Instant film, with its limited shots and instant physicality, fits that mood perfectly.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Polaroid, Instant Photography, Cameras, Compact

New evidence shows menopause rewires the brain

Bronwyn Thompson — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:52:33 GMT

Every day in the US, an average of 6,000 women enter menopause.

Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: University of Vermont, Menopause, Cognitive functioning, ADHD, Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Women, Age-Related, Brain, neurons, Hormones, estrogen

Gnarly camping survival bunker takes doomsday prep over the top

C.C. Weiss — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:25:00 GMT

The latest camper from Mammoth Overland takes two of the brand's most creative launches of the recent past and fuses them together into a prepper-grade wilderness and apocalypse survival safe room built for immediate escape. Whether you're trying to keep away apex predators on regular camping or hunting expeditions, or getting out of dodge during a rapidly evolving "extinction level event," the Mammoth XLE might be the best civilian vessel in the world to have hitched up to your 4x4.

Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Caravan, trailers, Trailer, Survival, Emergency, Shelter, RV, Overland Expo, Off-grid, Off-road, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

The Milky Way's star-forming edge may be closer than we thought

Pranjal Malewar — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:19:10 GMT

Astronomers have uncovered a surprising twist in the Milky Way's story.

Category: Astronomy, Science

Tags: milky way, Stars, Astrophysics

Historic drone rescue of Apache crew points to future of recovery missions

David Szondy — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:04:43 GMT

In a historic first, two US Army crew members from an AH-64 Apache helicopter forced down near the coast of Oman were rescued within two hours by a US Navy Saronic Corsair drone boat operated by the 5th Fleet's Task Force 59.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: US Army, US Navy, Autonomous Vehicles

Studies link hay-fever medication with dementia. Here's what you should know.

The Conversation — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:46:22 GMT

Eef Hogervorst, Loughborough University/ The Conversation

Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: Dementia, Allergies, Medication, antihistamines

What has 20 eyes, 20 legs, and no front or back? Duke's Argus does

Etiido Uko — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Most of nature – including humans – is symmetrical, and as creations reflect their creators, many robots we create today feature this symmetry, with the general assumption that symmetry is best. Researchers at Duke University have challenged that assumption with Argus, a sea-urchin-like robot that ditches conventional symmetry altogether.

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: Duke University, locomotion, Omni-Directional

Future robots could avoid damage by rolling up like armadillos

Maryna Holovnova — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:30:00 GMT

Nature has long served as a source of inspiration for scientific innovations. Many animals have evolved defensive features such as skins, shells, and scales to protect themselves from predators. Because protective mechanisms are essential in both biological organisms and engineered systems, a lot of these features have already been adopted in modern technologies. Recently, researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University drew inspiration from the armadillo and its unique self-defense mechanism.

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: North Carolina State University, Armor, Biomimicry, Self-defense

Floating hydrogen hubs skip port rebuilds at a higher electricity cost

Omar Kardoudi — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:04:00 GMT

Retrofitting a port berth with shore power can take anywhere from three to seven years of permitting, construction, and grid upgrades. Now, a UK company has developed a floating hydrogen-powered platform and can make that wait disappear without having to move a single brick.

Category: Marine, Transport

Tags: Energy, Hydrogen, Transport, Ships

1 in 5 Parkinson’s cases may be a different disease

Mike McRae — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:55:52 GMT

Each year in the US, around 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Dementia, Brain, Genetics

Apartment-like tiny house spreads out for spacious single floor living

Adam Williams — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:27:00 GMT

The Miami tiny house doesn't try to squeeze too much into its extra-wide 400-sq-ft (37.16-sq-m) single-floor interior. Instead, it spreads out for a spacious and apartment-like layout that's designed to sleep two in comfort.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Tiny Footprint, Building and Construction, Micro-House, House, Home

The riddle of the LA Olympics: No cars, no new venues – How?

Dr. Jaroslav Boublik — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:47:00 GMT

In 2028 Los Angeles will become the first city to hold the (modern) Olympic Games for a third time, following previous runs in 1932 and 1984.

Category: Sports, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Olympics, Infrastructure, Sports, public transportation, Transport, Logistics

Lego recreates world's tallest church with largest-ever set

Adam Williams — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:21:46 GMT

The Sagrada Familia has been under construction for more than 140 years, but Lego's new replica should hopefully prove a little quicker to assemble. Featuring just over 12,000 pieces, it's Lego's largest set to date by piece count.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Lego, Education, Toys, Sagrada Familia

Modular next-gen US nuclear reactor goes critical

David Szondy — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:47:56 GMT

Nuclear energy in the West took another step forward as the first privately developed, non-light-water reactor to go critical in the United States in more than 40 years reached a major milestone when the Antares Nuclear Mark-0 test reactor came online at Idaho National Laboratory.

Category: Energy, Engineering

Tags: Small Modular Nuclear Reactor, Nuclear, Power Stations

Cave discovery pushes back the moment we first used fire

Mike McRae — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:03:00 GMT

There’s no doubt about it – burning stuff is what makes us human. Aside from the fact that fire makes food safer, tastier, and more digestible, burning a few sticks pushes back the darkness, keeps predators at bay, and keeps us toasty warm.

Category: Archaeology, Science

Tags: Fire, ancient, Human, Cave, Evolution, Archeology

Amazon's monkeys have contracted a deadly disease from us

Kerry Taylor-Smith — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:10:38 GMT

As deforestation accelerates across the Amazon, scientists are uncovering a disturbing new consequence: humans are transmitting diseases to wildlife.

Category: Environment, Science

Tags: Amazon, Monkeys, hepatitis-b, Deforestation, Infections

Your brain reads paper books and screens differently

Bronwyn Thompson — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:22:41 GMT

Does the way information "sticks" to our brains differ depending on the medium? New research suggests it might, with readers engaging more with a story in a traditional book than one read on a digital device.

Category: Learning & Memory, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: University of Tokyo, Reading, eBook, E-reader, Books, Japan

Honeybee trick helps drones fly home without GPS

Etiido Uko — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Honeybees routinely travel up to 2 miles (3 km) from their hive in search of food before returning home, with remarkable accuracy. Relative to body size, this is comparable to a human traveling hundreds of miles and finding their way back without a map, compass, GPS, or smartphone. Despite possessing brains smaller than a sesame seed, bees accomplish this feat with astonishing efficiency. Now, researchers have adapted those same biological principles into a drone navigation system that can guide lightweight flying robots home using just 42 KB of memory.

Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Delft University of Technology, Navigation, Bees, Biomimicry

Swiss Army knife-like surgical robot fits on your fingertip

Etiido Uko — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:30:00 GMT

Picture a surgical robot that can move, cut tissue, release drugs, grip and store samples, and wirelessly generate heat. You most likely didn't imagine a robot that can fit in your hands. Yet, scientists have created a 5-in-1 robot that fits right on your fingertip!

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: Nanyang Technological University, Drug delivery, Surgical robot

3D-printable architectural material is made out of yeast

Shirl Leigh — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

A research team at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has come up with a new bio-derived material made from yeast. It can be used with 3D-printing technology to produce a construction material which can be modified specifically for the architectural and interior design field.

Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: Chalmers University, Yeast, Biodegradable, Building and Construction, 3D Printing

Bookshelf speakers put the tweeter in the throat of the driver cone

Simon Heptinstall — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:37:00 GMT

Think speakers are a simple paper cone that vibrates to translate electrical signals into sound? Like much of the tech we feature, there’s rather more to it these days – as the European debut of a new high-end wireless speaker system from Scotland has just demonstrated.

Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Hi-fi, High-resolution, Bluetooth Speakers, Audiophile, Digital music

Two-bedroom tiny house sleeps four and makes space for guests

Adam Williams — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:57:00 GMT

Intended for full-time living, the Porto squeezes a lot into its modest footprint. The tiny house features a practical interior with two bedrooms – plus a sofa bed for guests – and has multiple options available, including off-grid functionality.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home

Dual-screen monitor can show two sides of the same story

Monica J. White — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:49:42 GMT

Rather than have folks on customer-facing or collaborative setups having to constantly swivel a monitor around for people on the other side of the desk, Philips has launched a dual-sided business monitor with a Full HD screen front and back.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Philips, Monitor, Display, Screens

Sena enters the smart adventure helmet category

Utkarsh Sood — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:03:00 GMT

It seems like the race for smart helmets is heating up. And when we’re talking of 'smart helmets,' the likes of Sena and Cardo are right up there with some notable Chinese helmet makers. And now, Sena has just launched its latest lid to up the ante.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Helmets, Smart Helmet, Road Safety, Sena, Cardo Systems, Adventure Bikes, Enduro

Simulation could prevent a psychological catastrophe on the Moon

Chris Young — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:30:58 GMT

With NASA having recently accelerated its timeline for building permanent habitats on the Moon, scores of scientists are focused on tackling the myriad technological challenges associated with lunar habitation.

Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: artemis, Moon, Psychology, NASA

Some people really are allergic to exercise, and it can be serious

The Conversation — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:13:22 GMT

Shafqat Ahrar Jaigirdar, Sheffield Hallam University/ The Conversation

Category: Fitness & Exercise, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: Exercise, Allergies, The Immune System

RS Jet review: I haven't put gas in my car in three months

Joe Salas — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:03:00 GMT

This RS Jet is the second Inmotion scooter I've reviewed, and it's night-and-day different from the S1F Inmotion had sent me before. Even though that was only 11 months ago, I feel like the technology is light-years apart.

Category: Urban Transport, Transport

Tags: Scooter, Electric Vehicles, Reviews

Bumblebees can solve problems like big-brained vertebrates

Bronwyn Thompson — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:08:40 GMT

Bumblebees may be smarter than we give them credit for, with a new study showing the fuzzy insects have the cognitive plasticity required to overcome novel challenges.

Category: Biology, Science

Tags: University of Helsinki, University of Oulu, University of Turku, Bees, Animal science, Behavior

We hung out with around 100 robots – and here are the bizarre highlights

Bronwyn Thompson — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:03:00 GMT

Humanoids may be winning marathons and getting factory jobs, but after spending a few days with around 100 different robots of all shapes and sizes, one thing was clear: There's a chasm separating viral demonstration video and reality.

Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Unitree, UBTECH, Galbot, EngineAI, Shenzhen, Humanoid, Robot Fighting, Artificial Intelligence

Pixelated prism radically reimagines the traditional high-rise

Adam Williams — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:03:00 GMT

The recently completed Hangzhou Prism is a striking mixed-use tower in China that offers a dramatic take on the conventional glass high-rise. The building rises to 106.5 m (349 ft) and is defined by a distinctive triangular form.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Building and Construction, OMA, China, Skyscrapers

Common sleep apnea and insomnia drug presents new health risks

Bronwyn Thompson — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:08:44 GMT

A medication commonly given as an off-label treatment for sleep problems may be more risky than we thought – and when prescribed for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or insomnia, as it often is, it isn't backed with the science data needed for safe and informed use.

Category: Sleep, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: Flinders University, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Sleep deprivation, Sleep, Insomnia, Drugs, Medication

Pilot-controlled TaxiBot could slash aircraft ground emissions by 80%

David Szondy — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:03:00 GMT

To cut costs and emissions, Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is rolling out a pilot program using a semi-robotic ground tug called TaxiBot that allows pilots to taxi airliners around the airport without using their main jet engines.

Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: Aircraft, Airports, Emissions, Remote-Control

BYD's first purpose-built global plug-in hybrid breaks cover

Utkarsh Sood — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:03:00 GMT

BYD has lifted the covers off of the new Dolphin G DM-i, a car that essentially becomes its first proper global offering. With it, the auto brand looks to take on the regional players across markets; whether that be Chery and Tata in Asia, Tesla in the States, VW and Toyota in Europe, among others.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: BYD, PHEV, Electric Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrid, Hot hatch

AI legal agent designed to guide police during domestic violence calls

Malcolm Azania — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:03:00 GMT

Imagine being a police officer entering the chaos of a home where a husband is in the middle of beating his wife.

Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Police, Crime, Washington State University

How 4 astronauts squeezed into a campervan-sized spacecraft to do science

Elizabeth Howell — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:03:00 GMT

Earlier this month, the Artemis II astronauts took the ultimate roadtrip: a flyby of the Moon, on which they brought the entire world along.

Category: Space Systems, Engineering

Tags: Space exploration, Astronauts, xxShowcase, artemis, NASA

Review: 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander hits the family-SUV sweet spot

Aaron Turpen — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:03:00 GMT

Cars and houses have something in common: no matter how large they are, they eventually start to feel small. Toyota saw a hole in the market and is filling it with the Grand Highlander.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Toyota, SUV

Weak grip linked to an early grave – and a stronger handshake won't help

The Conversation — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:49:00 GMT

Hassan Vally, Deakin University/The Conversation

Category: Fitness & Exercise, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: life-expectancy, Hand, Exercise, Muscle, Deakin University

Magnetoelectric antennas could transform how underwater robots talk

Omar Kardoudi — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:03:00 GMT

Most underwater robots lose contact with the surface the moment they descend. But a new antenna technology, borrowed from the physics of medical implants, is rethinking how submarine machines talk to each other – and to us.

Category: Engineering

Tags: University of Florida, Communications, Underwater drones, Antenna

Why the Nürburgring-proven Toyota GRMN Corolla should excite you

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:03:00 GMT

I admit, I'm usually more drawn to rugged pickups and 4x4 SUVs than most other four-wheeled machines. But every now and then, along comes a hatchback that gets me drooling. Toyota's latest GRMN Corolla hot hatch just got me reaching for a towel.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Toyota, Hot hatch, Japan, Nurburgring

Guess which bike hides beneath this 3.9-meter-long art deco streamliner

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:03:00 GMT

Royal Enfields are notoriously good at being the lab rat for all kind of customization. In fact, its Shotgun 650 was itself ‘inspired by custom’ per the company… and that bike is exactly what serves as the donor heart of this gorgeous one-off creation.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Royal Enfield, Custom Bikes, Custom, Retro, Streamliner

4-person blade-like camper adds aero work on its journey off grid

C.C. Weiss — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:26:14 GMT

Polydrops once noted it went through more than 100 CFD simulations to finalize the thin, tapered form of its wing-like P21 family camping trailer. But apparently, it wasn't finished. Because as it ruggedized the P21 into off-road form, it also further massaged the vessel's already slippery aerodynamic profile. So whether you're worried about draining the battery of your Rivian R2 or sipping up every last drop of gas during a far-flung backcountry tour, the P21X helps ensure that doesn't happen ... and then it sleeps you and the family comfortably.

Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Caravan, polydrops, trailers, Trailer, RV, Off-road, Off-grid, Aerodynamic, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

MG's new flagship electric coupe looks oddly similar to a certain Porsche

Utkarsh Sood — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT

This is one of those “I swear I’ve seen that before” moments. MG has officially pulled the covers off its latest and greatest coupe, the 07, and the images are uncanny … resembling the Porsche Taycan in more ways than one.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: MG, Electric Vehicles, Hybrid, PHEV, China, SAIC, Porsche

Coreless carbon valve stem says sayonara to breaks and clogs

Ben Coxworth — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:07:09 GMT

Presta valves are one of those things that a lot of serious cyclists use, but perhaps secretly hate. Well, those folks might have a much more loving relationship with the Aether valve stem, which does away with a traditional Presta valve's problematic core.

Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: Tires, Cycling

Meet the Audi Nuvolari: a 217-mph hybrid supercar that no-one saw coming

Simon Heptinstall — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:17:03 GMT

Suddenly there’s a new Audi. And it’s a head-turning, 217-mph, 1,001-bhp, hybrid supercar called the Nuvolari.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Audi, Temerario, Hybrid, Supercars

252-sq-ft tiny house is small in size, big on livability

Adam Williams — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:33:16 GMT

With its length of 24 ft (7.3 m), the Goa is on the smaller side even for a tiny house. However, it has been carefully designed for full-time living and packs in two bedrooms, a practical kitchen, and a bathroom with a bathtub.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home, Tiny Footprint

Thumbnail-sized thrusters could take CubeSats to Mars

Omar Kardoudi — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:57:51 GMT

Engineers at MIT have successfully tested a hybrid propulsion system for small satellites that combines the raw punch of chemical rockets with the long-haul efficiency of electric thrusters – and crucially, both run on the same fuel. This tech could propel cheap, briefcase-sized spacecraft to Mars and beyond.

Category: Space Systems, Engineering

Tags: MIT, Satellite, CubeSat, NASA, Mars

Quarterhorse edges closer to becoming a modern SR-71 successor

David Szondy — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:47:21 GMT

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.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: SR-71, Hermeus, Supersonic, US Army, US Navy

'Bootstrap' physics study claims string theory might be inevitable after all

Mike McRae — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:02:00 GMT

String theory is perhaps the greatest tragedy of modern science. Mathematically elegant and celebrated savior of divided physics, it is nonetheless crippled by one simple fact – it is utterly untestable.

Category: Physics, Science

Tags: string theory, relativity, Quantum Physics, Particle physics