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Review: 2-in-1 RC smart-plane will put your engineering skills to the test

Bronwyn Thompson — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:30:00 GMT

In its most ambitious set, PowerUp Toys' Starflux Balsa Wood RC Airplane Kit delivers a hands-on experience where each step influences success in the air. And let's just say, the experience was quite a humbling one for a flight enthusiast like myself.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Plane, Craft, Aerodynamics, Flight, Smart technology, Design Engineering, Toys, Reviews, Aircraft

High-speed hydrofoil e-ferry is quieter than a library

Omar Kardoudi — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:03:00 GMT

Swedish electric boat company Candela has just unveiled the P-12 Business, a 16-passenger hydrofoil ferry it's calling the quietest high-speed vessel on the water.

Category: Marine, Transport

Tags: Candela, public transportation, Luxury, Hydrofoil, Electric Boats

Dyson stuck a near-silent 65,000-RPM motor in its new handheld fan

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:07:00 GMT

If your body typically runs hot, or you find yourself out in the sun often, Dyson's got something to show you. Its new handheld fan packs possibly the most powerful motor you can safely fit into a gadget of this size, and doesn't make a big ol' racket.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Fan cooling, Dyson

Geely's new EV battery goes 10 to 70% in just 4 minutes 22 seconds

Utkarsh Sood — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:26:39 GMT

The electric vehicle (EV) space is in a weird one right now. On one hand, we’ve got brands chasing top speeds like there's no tomorrow. On the other hand, we’ve got a mileage battle popping up, with BYD claiming the top spot in that department (for now).

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Geely, Lynk & Co, BYD, Electric Vehicles, Battery Electric Vehicles, Battery Technology

GLP-1 drugs shown to fight arthritis independent of weight loss

Michael Franco — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:35:01 GMT

A new study has shown that the popular GLP-1 weight loss drug semaglutide has the power to halt, and to some extent restore, cartilage in people suffering from osteoarthritis (OA). The finding hints at a possible use of the drug beyond weight loss.

Category: Body and Mind

Tags: GLP-1 receptor agonists, Ozempic, Arthritis, Weight Loss

First-ever Ford Ranger Super Duty camper truck arrives – with friends

C.C. Weiss — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:03:00 GMT

Fueled by Thailand's role as a leading automotive manufacturing hub and booming adventure tourism destination, this year's Bangkok Motor Show felt as much like a SEMA-style overland exhibition as it did a full-blown international auto show. In our time on the show floor, we could hardly step over to a new booth without tripping on the guy lines of a carefully staged campsite or smacking into the snorkel of a hardcore off-roader or full-blown camper rig loaded up with all the rugged aftermarket components necessary (or not necessarily necessary) to overland the country's thick jungles and verdant mountains.

Category: RVs and Motorhomes, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Campervan, RV, Pickup, Truck, Thailand, Bangkok International Motor Show, SUV, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Off-road

8-function multitool is small enough that you might actually carry it

Ben Coxworth — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Those kazillion-in-one multitools we keep telling you about may be relatively compact, but you're still quite likely to notice their presence in your pocket. The Scout, on the other hand, is truly small yet capable of eight different functions.

Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Multitools, Kickstarter

Cycling system aims for easier wheel-swaps by moving the cassette to the frame

Ben Coxworth — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Removing and reinstalling a bike's rear wheel is a hassle at the best of times, but particularly when you're in a hurry. The Dual system is designed to change that, as it moves the cassette from the wheel onto the frame.

Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: Cycling, Wheel

Extra-wide tiny house offers spacious apartment-like living

Adam Williams — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:27:00 GMT

For those who appreciate the cabin-like styling and simple layout of the Mysa 200 but find it too small, the larger Mysa 400 is similar but with a much roomier interior that's better suited to full-time living.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

AI-powered binoculars promise smart night-time discovery

Monica J. White — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:38:35 GMT

Hong Kong startup ScoPix is pitching AI-powered night-vision binoculars that can identify and capture images of wildlife, objects, and landmarks in real time, even in near-total darkness.

Category: Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Kickstarter, Night Vision, Binoculars, Artificial Intelligence

Škoda's analog invention keeps cyclists from crashing into pedestrians

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:45:26 GMT

Czech automaker Škoda took on an interesting side quest recently to improve road safety – but for bicycles instead of cars.

Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: Skoda, Road Safety, Safety, Headphones, Noise-Canceling, Cycling, Mechanical

In China’s 'Silicon Valley,' US landmarks stand in a strange world frozen in time

Bronwyn Thompson — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:28:20 GMT

Mount Rushmore may have its home in South Dakota, but it’s also in Shenzhen, China. Here, the four presidents stare out over a section of a 118-acre (48-hectare) theme park, where iconic structures from across the world sit alongside each other, frozen in time as a rapidly growing tech metropolis rises around it.

Category: Holiday Destinations, Outdoors

Tags: China, World-wide, Architects, History, Culture, Design Engineering, Society

Is Volkswagen finally planning to bring a pickup truck to the USA?

Utkarsh Sood — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:30:00 GMT

It’s been a long time coming. At a media panel at the 2026 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), Volkswagen Group of America’s CEO Kjell Gruner just said he “wouldn’t rule out” the idea of a pickup for the American market. That statement alone has sent heads spinning.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Volkswagen, Pickup, Truck, SUV, Ford, Hyundai, Chevrolet

New cold-hardy electrolyte could potentially double battery range of EVs

Etiido Uko — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT

White walkers can't have EVs. Not because they are lifeless zombies who probably can't drive, but because the extreme cold of the north would severely impact the lithium batteries. Also, the region is quite large, so EVs would likely run out of juice before they could cover a good portion of its 1,100-mile length. Scientists in China may have solved both problems with a new lithium battery electrolyte that withstands cold temperatures and could double EV range.

Category: Energy, Engineering

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Electrolyte, Range, Batteries

Video: Semicircular wings give Cyclone VTOL a different kind of lift

Michael Franco — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:15:00 GMT

We've seen lots of designs for vertical take-off and landing vehicles over the years, but none are quite as striking as the wings on HopFlyt's Cyclone. The curved wings have their root in a design first introduced in the 1920s but never employed in a commercial vehicle.

Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: eVTOL, Hybrid eVTOLs, VTOL, Unmanned, Aircraft

Dual-iris home laser projector dials up lifelike detail at 300 inches

Monica J. White — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:46:52 GMT

Back in September, former crowdfunding darling XGIMI announced its first dip into commercial projection waters with the mighty Titan. Now that moniker has found its way onto a new series of premium tri-laser projectors headed to home theaters. The Titan Noir series brings powerful dual-iris contrast control and high brightness to the 4K watch party.

Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: XGIMI, home theater, Projectors, 4K UHD

Hyundai’s Boulder Concept has Detroit looking over its shoulder

Simon Heptinstall — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:24:31 GMT

With its cowboy-chunky jawline and boxy, muscular body, it looks big, modern, tough, and desirable. And Detroit is suddenly worried.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Concept Vehicle, Hyundai, SUV, Off-road, New York International Auto Show 2026

Three-bedroom tiny house designed for raising a family

Adam Williams — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:07:35 GMT

Raising a family in a tiny house is always going to be a challenge, but this three-bedroom model features a spacious layout that has been designed from the ground up with families in mind.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

The ebike that's basically an e-moped – Cyrusher Kommoda 3.0 review

Joe Salas — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:44:10 GMT

Calling the Cyrusher Kommoda 3.0 a "bicycle" almost feels a little dishonest. Sure, it has pedals and technically fits into the ebike category, but when you twist the throttle, the whole experience leans a little more towards an electric moped that just happens to have pedals. The fat Arisun 20x4-inch tires, the 6061 aluminum step-through frame, and the 750-watt rear hub motor with nearly 63 lb-ft (85 Nm) of torque ... yeah, that all supports what I'm trying to illustrate here.

Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: Reviews, ebikes, Bicycle, Hub Motors

Adorable tiny RV pushes kei-style micro-camping West ... with a catch

C.C. Weiss — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:03:00 GMT

Every time we've come across a vehicle from German tiny EV builder Ari Motors, we can't help but wonder if there's a camper version. For a while, the answer was a straight "No," but this month that all changes as the company releases what it's calling the smallest motorhome in Germany. While the Elektro Frosch and Spacecamper Bike might argue that point, Ari's 458 Pro Campervan is the type of tiny, adorable camping car you usually have to travel to Japan or South Korea to see, only now available in Europe. But there's also a series of major drawbacks lurking within the impossibly cute little e-RV.

Category: RVs and Motorhomes, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: mini-campervan, electric-camper, Camping, RV, LCV, Campervan, Outdoors and Camping

NY Yankees' infamous torpedo is the same as regular bat, says science

Michael Franco — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:00:00 GMT

During Major League Baseball's (MLB) opening season in 2025, the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine home runs in a single game. Six of those homers came from players using a unique bowling-pin-shaped bat known as a torpedo bat.

Category: Sports, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Baseball, Washington State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Illinois, Sports

Toyota’s new flagship EV is off to a flying start: 3,000+ orders in 1 hour

Utkarsh Sood — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:30:00 GMT

What does US$21,000 get you in automotive terms? Kia Soul, Chevrolet Trax, Nissan Versa, Hyundai Venue … You see a trend there, right? None of those cars is electric, and none of them are flagships by any stretch of imagination.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Toyota, GAC, China, Sedan

Titanium utensil may look like a simple spork, but it packs 10 functions

Maryna Holovnova — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:41:37 GMT

Whether you’re camping for a few days, doing a day hike, or heading out for a weekend trek, the same rule always applies equally: pack light, carry less. That’s why multifunctional tools are so appealing when it comes to outdoor adventures. EaTi One, currently available for pledging on Kickstarter, at first glance looks just like a regular spork, but it actually combines 10 tools in one small unit.

Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Kickstarter, Multitools, Utensils, Cooking, EDC

Maxell revives and updates the classic cassette player with Bluetooth

Shirl Leigh — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:03:00 GMT

Japanese consumer electronics company Maxell, known for its high-performance chromium metal cassettes during its 80s zenith, has now released a modern update to the portable cassette player.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Cassettes, Music Player, Retro, Bluetooth

US Air Force breaks ground on next-gen nuclear missile silo

David Szondy — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:03:00 GMT

When you have a new ICBM, you need a place to keep it, so Northrop Grumman is building a prototype silo for the US Air Force to house its next-generation LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear missile that will replace the Cold War Minuteman III.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: Sentinel, Nuclear weapons, US Air Force, Northrop Grumman

One-of-a-kind shipping container house even has its own pool and sauna

Adam Williams — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:03:00 GMT

We've seen a lot of shipping container-based houses, but few are as impressive as the recently completed Vermont Villa. Made up of carefully stacked metal boxes, the home has a spacious interior and even includes its own pool and sauna.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: shipping containers, Building and Construction, House, Home

Heavily disguised 7-seater Peaq EV revealed as new Škoda flagship

Simon Heptinstall — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:03:00 GMT

Beneath the garish camouflage paint job, this is a first peek at the Peaq, a seven-seater all-electric SUV that’s the biggest, most luxurious and high-tech Škoda ever built.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Skoda, SUV, Electric Vehicles

Homemade solar drone smashes endurance record with 5+ hours aloft

Omar Kardoudi — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:01:00 GMT

Luke Bell and his father Mike have done it again. Their new solar-powered drone – running on sunlight and almost nothing else – just claimed an unofficial endurance record for electric multirotors, flying for 5 hours, 2 minutes, and 21 seconds before Luke simply got tired and landed it.

Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Quadcopter, Remote-controlled, Solar Powered

Mini quantum battery charges a million times faster than it discharges

Etiido Uko — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:03:00 GMT

What comes to mind when you imagine fast charging? Smartphones going from zero to 100% in minutes? Or perhaps, EVs gaining 60 miles worth of charge in under an hour? Scientists have created a proof-of-concept quantum battery that charges one million times faster than it discharges … using a laser.

Category: Energy, Engineering

Tags: CSIRO, Quantum Mechanics, Battery Technology

Toyota is still trying to make hydrogen-fueled vehicles a reality

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:03:00 GMT

Color me puzzled by this curious bit of news. Toyota is teaming up with Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group to advance the development of hydrogen-fuel-cell tech for zero-emissions heavy duty vehicles.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Transport, Hydrogen, Hydrogen-powered, Fuel Cell, Toyota, Truck

This 20-ft-long tiny house is more practical than you might expect

Adam Williams — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:03:00 GMT

This tiny house performs some downsizing magic to fit a surprisingly practical interior into its tight dimensions. Named the Espresso, it sleeps up to two people in comfort, plus it even has a little space for guests.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

Airbus "Bird of Prey" interceptor drone makes catch on first flight

David Szondy — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:03:00 GMT

Like an overachieving fledgling falcon, on its inaugural flight an Airbus "Bird of Prey" interceptor drone took out a medium-sized suicide drone using a Fraknkenberg Mark I mini-missile during a demonstration on March 30, 2026 in northern Germany.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: drones, Airbus

Ducati's most extreme road-legal moto weighs 368 lb and pushes out 228-hp

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:03:00 GMT

A century in the making, and still chasing the impossible – Ducati has never been one to regard conventional limits. With the Superleggera V4 Centenario, the Italian marque isn’t just nudging the boundaries of performance; it is breaking them.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Ducati, superleggera, Racing, MotoGP, Crazy, World's First

Sea sponge inspires tower rising to supertall height in North America

Adam Williams — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:03:00 GMT

This remarkable skyscraper draws inspiration from the most unexpected of sources: sea sponges. The ambitious building will rise to a supertall height and will be topped by a publicly accessible tree-filled park.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Building and Construction, Skyscrapers, Vancouver, Residential towers

Automated wall breathes literal life into ambitious architecture

Shirl Leigh — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:03:00 GMT

Vertical living green walls comprised of live plants are a natural energy-saving method for improving indoor air quality and enhancing interior design, but they're hampered by inconsistent performance.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Plants, Living Wall

Google's restoration of the mammoth Hangar One now complete

Michael Franco — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:03:00 GMT

For anyone who has driven Highway 101 through Mountain View, California, Hangar One at Moffett Field is as familiar as the mountains in the distance. For most of the past decade, though, it was a haunt rather than a landmark – a hulking steel skeleton and reminder of engineering ambition looming over Silicon Valley. That changed last month. On March 20, officials and community members gathered inside the fully restored hangar to mark a moment many had stopped believing would ever come.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: NASA, Ames Laboratory, Airships, Blimp, Google, Aviation

Review: This $350 ergonomic office chair made me ditch my own chair

Utkarsh Sood — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:03:00 GMT

When Sihoo reached out to me to test out its C300 Pro V2 office chair, I thought, why not? So what if it’s not a motorcycle? The truth is, I spend more hours sitting in a chair in my study than on the saddle of my motorcycle.

Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Office, Chair, Ergonomic, Reviews, Comfort

Fingertip blanching used to put virtual touch panels on real-world walls

Ben Coxworth — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:14:31 GMT

You know how your fingertip flushes white when you press it against a hard surface? Well, scientists have now used that phenomenon to place augmented reality (AR) touch panels on real-world surfaces such as walls and desks.

Category: Virtual Reality, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Augmented Reality, Tohoku University, Touchscreen, Fingers

Genesis' sporty luxury wagon concept invokes instant stank face

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:56:38 GMT

Alright Genesis, the time for pussyfooting is over. After its unveiling back in December 2025, we're getting a better look at the G90 Wingback concept at the ongoing 2026 New York International Auto Show – and our desire for this masterpiece has grown even more wanton.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Genesis, hyundai genesis, shooting brake, Concept Vehicle, New York International Auto Show 2026

Off-grid-capable tiny house packs flexible living into road-ready frame

Adam Williams — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:08:29 GMT

The Katrin tiny house packs a lot of flexibility into its compact frame. Sleeping four adults comfortably, it can be upgraded to run off-grid and features a well-thought-out interior that includes a space-saving folding staircase and underfloor heating.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

Lift off for first manned Moon mission in 53 years

David Szondy — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:59:17 GMT

Humanity took its first step back to the Moon after 53 years as the US Artemis II circumlunar mission lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B in Florida at 6:35 PM EDT with four astronauts aboard.

Category: Space Systems, Engineering

Tags: artemis, Space Launch System, Moon

Knee-saving platform pedal is the first one to float

Ben Coxworth — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:08:20 GMT

Platform pedals with traction pins are great for keeping your feet in place, but they can cause joint injuries by restricting your natural foot movements. The 8 Degree Pedal is made to help, as it's the first platform pedal that's designed to float.

Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: Pedal, Cycling, Ergonomic

Verge's first motorcycle with a solid-state battery rolls off the line

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:37:00 GMT

We've covered Verge Motorcycles extensively for years, as the Estonian brand has been hard at work developing a novel electric motorcycle that looks – and runs – like nothing else out there. The company says it's now shipped its first bike with a world-first solid-state battery.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Electric Vehicles, verge-motorcycles, Solid-state, Battery Technology, Battery

$28 point-and-shoot camera is now preloaded with Lomo’s best film yet

Bronwyn Thompson — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:27:00 GMT

Drastically shifting from experimental film and costly hardware, Lomography is taking on the digital world of photography. Its new reloadable LomoChrome Classicolor camera – costing less than US$28 – captures images that don't need any filters.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Lomography, Photography, Art, Analog, Film Cameras, Retro, Accessibility

Extra-wide tiny house brings big-home comforts to small living

Adam Williams — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:37:00 GMT

Tiny houses typically require major compromises when it comes to home comforts, but this extra-wide model takes a different approach. Its spacious interior features an open layout with a large living room and kitchen, plus a bathroom with a separate bathtub and shower.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

Tests confirm super-fast charging for first solid-state-battery e-moto

Utkarsh Sood — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:13:48 GMT

Finnish-Estonian bikemaker Verge has been in plenty of headlines in the past few years. Now, it’s time for its spin-off partner company, Donut Lab, to get its fair share of eyeballs. The company has been working on solid-state battery tech for a while, and it seems it’s finally seeing some worthwhile results.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: verge-motorcycles, Hubless, Battery Technology, Solid-state, Electric Motorcycles, EV Charging

Review: 2026 Ram 1500 no longer out-trucks the other pickups

Aaron Turpen — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:30:00 GMT

Since its inception, the Ram Truck brand has tried to be the most truck of all the trucks. “Best-in-Class” this and “Segment-leading” that headlined every press release and advertisement. Not anymore.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Truck, Pickup, RAM, Reviews

Colorbox mixes just about any hair color you can imagine, wild to mild

Maryna Holovnova — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:45:18 GMT

Zuvi is a beauty-tech company known for its innovative hair dryers that use light instead of heat. This time, the company is stepping into a new category of hair care products by introducing ColorBox – an at-home hair coloring system designed for those who love bright, bold shades and aren’t afraid to experiment with their look.

Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Hair, Colors

Practical Smell-O-Vision could soon be coming to a VR headset near you

Shirl Leigh — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:28:35 GMT

Despite the many improvements in virtual reality (VR) technology, with realistic visual and auditory content that makes the user feel immersed in the environment, the olfactory sense has not been as faithfully replicated in the medium.

Category: Virtual Reality, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Odor, Smell

This desert-proof laptop is a self-contained AI powerhouse

Omar Kardoudi — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:27:00 GMT

Durabook has unveiled the Z14I-HG, a fully rugged mobile workstation packing 682 TOPS (trillion operations per second) of AI power inside a magnesium-alloy shell built to survive everything from minus 29 °C (-20 °F) frozen tundra to plus 63 °C (145 °F) desert heat and direct sandstorm exposure.

Category: Laptops, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Rugged, Workstation, Artificial Intelligence, Portable

4G-connected earbuds use AI to generate meeting notes

Monica J. White — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:48:13 GMT

Budget smartwatch maker Mobvoi has launched the TicNote Pods, which combine wireless earbuds with 4G connectivity and AI transcribing capabilities, aiming to turn everyday conversations into fully indexed, searchable notes and tasks.

Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Earphones, Artificial Intelligence, Notes, Translation, recording

Chinese-Thai camper van blows apart the pillars of van life

C.C. Weiss — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:50:31 GMT

Carryboy is a name with which we're already familiar thanks to its awesome work in turning Toyota's Hilux Champ mini-pickup into the all-out 4x4 tiny RV of our dreams. This time around, the Bangkok-based RV and truck accessories builder has teamed up with Chinese auto badge Farizon to create one of the most compelling all-electric camper vans the world over. It invites campers aboard through a uniquely wide entry and ensures they remain comfortable with an equally unique floor plan.

Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: electric-camper, Geely, 2026 Bangkok International Motor Show, RV, Campervan, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

Omnidirectional propulsion system makes for super-nimble drones

Etiido Uko — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:21:18 GMT

Up, up, and away! That's the flight sequence for most commercially available drones. However, for drones powered by Aerix Systems’ proprietary omnidirectional propulsion technology, a more fitting description would be: up, zoom off, twist, and slide … often all at once!

Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Flight, Omni-Directional

Stitching wood veneers like fabric makes them super durable

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Some of the world's best skis and snowboards are made from a combination of materials, including wood at the core for its strength, low weight, and shape retention. They're usually bonded together with additional layers using adhesives – but what if we stitched them together instead?

Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: Engineering, Wood, TU Graz

Self-flushing litter box keeps an AI eye on kitties' urinary health

Maryna Holovnova — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:30:17 GMT

Technology these days is all about making life easier, especially when it comes to chores we don’t enjoy – such as cleaning a cat’s litter box. Hong Kong-based company Petalas is trying to address this with its self-flushing litter box, which also monitors the feline's urinary health.

Category: Pets, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Cats, Self-cleaning, Artificial Intelligence

Dutch studio reimagines family homes by stacking life in playful boxes

Stefan Ionescu — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:06:54 GMT

When a couple with two children approached the Amsterdam-based architecture and design firm Studioninedots to design a home that would foster their connection, the company reimagined what a family home could be by throwing out the trasitional floor plan entirely.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: House, Home, Building and Construction, Family

Premium eMTB takes lower cost route to rough riding

Omar Kardoudi — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:56:52 GMT

Many high-performance electric mountain bikes can cost as much as a used car, and until now, the brands charging that much had little reason to worry. Aventon may have just given them one.

Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Mountain Bikes

Clever telescopic camper trailer reinvents a game-changing RV classic

C.C. Weiss — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:03:00 GMT

A new camping trailer that's full of surprises, the 2026 Low Tow from Australia's Prattline RV looks at first to be as brand, spanking new and cutting-edge as some of the latest all-electric trailers developed in Silicon Valley. But it's actually a modern redux of a nameplate that dates back over half a century. The trailer still looks so fresh and unique today, we can only imagine how folks must have looked on the original like it floated to Earth from a far-flung planet in an undiscovered galaxy.

Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

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

Pig-boar hybrids in Fukushima evacuation zone rewrite wild genomes

Chelsea Haney — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:20:52 GMT

When escaped domestic pigs bred with wild boar after the Fukushima evacuation, researchers gained a rare chance to observe large-scale hybridization. New findings show that maternally inherited rapid breeding accelerated genetic turnover, quickly diluting pig ancestry in the wild population. The result offers a novel lens on how fast-breeding traits can quietly reshape wildlife genetics.

Category: Environment, Science

Tags: Animals, Evolution, Japan

Ancient Roman board game stumped experts for decades – until AI played

Bronwyn Thompson — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:03:00 GMT

A slab of limestone excavated in 1984 from the ancient Coriovallum settlement in the Netherlands presented a puzzle for researchers of Roman history. Because of its distinct grooves and marks, the stone piece was believed to be some kind of board game – but obviously no rulebook was dug up to confirm this. Now, more than 40 years on, new technology appears to have solved the mystery.

Category: History, Technology

Tags: Flinders University, Games, History, Artificial Intelligence, Puzzles, xxViral or high CTR