New Atlas: Technology-Innovation-Outdoor News

3D-printed Martian mud homes look critical for life beyond Earth

Etiido Uko — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:03:00 GMT

The future where humans colonize Mars is fast approaching. A future with self-sustaining biospheres, autonomous rovers, helicopters with rotors that break the sound barrier, and – perhaps – mud houses. Yes, literal houses made out of mud.

Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Mars, Building and Construction, 3D Printing

Bird-inspired drone relies on sense of touch to firmly grasp branches

Maryna Holovnova — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:03:00 GMT

Countless fields, from military operations to environmental research, rely heavily on drones. Executing a safe landing is still one of the biggest challenges, especially when conditions are far from perfect.

Category: Drones, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Delft University of Technology, Biomimicry, Birds

Bentley's Torcal EV is its quickest car ever, with a polarizing design

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:03:00 GMT

Bentley revealed back in July that it was working on its first electric car, and you can finally get a good look at the thing.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Bentley, SUV

Bugatti is adding a $650 million residential tower to Miami's skyline

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:03:00 GMT

If you're a wealthy automotive enthusiast who enjoys their time in Miami, this might be your next preferred parking spot.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Skyscrapers, Bugatti, Miami

Wedged glass & huge wings: Saudi Arabia's 1st EV brand makes a stir

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:03:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia has been quietly building an electric vehicle brand for the last four years, and it's just revealed the first cars from its portfolio. Take a look at the Ceer Exobot sedan and SUV.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Saudi Arabia, SUV, Sedan, Performance

Gorgeous leather-trimmed camper breaks out of its aluminum cube

C.C. Weiss — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:37:00 GMT

Like something of a squarer Dutch answer to the ageless Airstream, Lume emerged in 2018 with a very stylish aluminum-shelled trailer of its own. Its riveted, rounded-corner Traveler box trailer featured the unique distinction of working as a convertible, using a retractable fabric roof panel to open its cabin to the sky above. With its latest trailer launch, Lume doesn't so much invite the outdoors in as it invites the indoors out, equipping the new Ranger with a complete slide-out kitchen that frees up some extra floor space for a proper WC.

Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: lume-traveler, Caravan, Camping, trailers, Trailer, dusseldorf-caravan-salon-2026, Outdoors and Camping, RV

Crafty cargo trailer collapses accordion-style to save garage space

Ben Coxworth — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:03:00 GMT

There's no denying that cargo trailers are great for transporting your stuff, but they do occupy a lot of garage space. The Faltos trailer offers a solution to that problem, as you can just fold the thing up like an accordion between uses.

Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: trailers, Folding

Electric plane designed to ease pilot shortage aces first flight

Omar Kardoudi — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:59:35 GMT

Bye Aerospace's eFlyer 2, a fully electric two-seat trainer, just completed its first test flight over Colorado. The company says the aircraft could cut flight-training costs by as much as 80% compared to conventional combustion-engine trainers – a number worth watching closely, given how badly the industry needs cheaper ways to churn out new pilots.

Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: Electric, Transport, Bye Aerospace, Test Flights, Training

DIY kit lets you build and code your own working smartphone

Malcolm Azania — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:03:09 GMT

The promotional video for CircuitMess’s new MAKERphone 2.0 kit notes that today, smartphone users depend on their mobile telephones while simultaneously feeling alienated from them. According to CircuitMess, that’s because we don’t understand how smartphones work, given that most of us can’t repair them or even see their components. So, how would our relationship with them change if we built them ourselves?

Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: smartphones, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, DIY

Super-strong wood-based floor slabs rival reinforced concrete

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:57:00 GMT

Researchers in Germany have developed a system for fabricating wood-based floor slabs that can be used in place of traditional reinforced concrete slabs in multi-story building construction. The new slabs are impressively strong, and use only a third of the concrete required in conventional slabs.

Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: Construction, Wood, Concrete, University of Stuttgart, Sustainability

Amazing glazing: Tiny house puts bright spin on single-level living

Adam Williams — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:03:00 GMT

Though it's not quite a bona fide glass house, this tiny house comes pretty close. It features a huge amount of glazing, providing an open and light-filled interior that's arranged entirely on one floor, while blinds can be drawn when privacy is required.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

$3K mini truck is basically a 125cc go-kart underneath

Utkarsh Sood — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:11:41 GMT

I don’t think scientists of the last century would have predicted a 125cc mini truck as the modern transportation of tomorrow. But here we are in 2026, and Massimo, a powersports and recreational vehicles manufacturer from Texas, has just created an incredibly retro, incredibly tiny pickup that looks like something straight out of the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids movie.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Pickup, Truck, MINI, urban transport, Go-kart, karting, Off-road

Man down: Vale the mighty Joe Salas, a colleague and a brother

Loz Blain — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:32:57 GMT

Friends, I write today with tragic news. A treasured member of the New Atlas team has passed away, and it falls to me to pay some small tribute to a wonderful colleague and a close friend, Joe Salas.

Category: Remarkable People, Technology

Tags: Deaths, Crazy, New Atlas, xxShowcase

GM's new V8s prove the small-block isn't dead yet

Utkarsh Sood — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:03:00 GMT

In a world where everyone is downsizing, including car manufacturers making their engines smaller, GM has gone the opposite way. It’s gone on to upgrade the new 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 with 5.7-liter and 6.6-liter naturally aspirated small-blocks, replacing the 5.3-liter and the 6.2-liter V8s, respectively.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: GM, General Motors, GMC, Chevrolet, Pickup, Truck

Rare placenta-crossing infections triple risk of autism in children

Mike McRae — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:03:00 GMT

Suspicions of a link between extremely rare congenital infections and the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been supported by a massive new study led by scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

Category: Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: Pregnancy, Baby, Infections, toxoplasmosis, Herpes simplex virus, Autism, ADHD

Stackable camping box opens into solo cookery or gourmet group galley

C.C. Weiss — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:37:00 GMT

Nearly two years ago, we took a look at the Brio Kitchen Box that was running on Kickstarter at the time. We hadn't heard much about the project since, but then the full-blown production model showed up at Overland Expo Mountain West. Only it wasn't called the Brio – it was rebranded the Chuk Box. Happily, the name seems to be the only major change, as the box brings the same stackable portability and modular performance to car and camp.

Category: Outdoors

Tags: Camping, Cooking, BRIO, Kitchen, Outdoors and Camping, Picnic, overland-expo-mountain-2026

US and UK achieve historic first with drone submarine torpedo launch

David Szondy — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:03:00 GMT

The US Navy and the Royal Navy have achieved a major milestone in autonomous warfare, successfully launching a US Mk 48 Heavyweight exercise torpedo from the Royal Navy’s robotic submarine, XV Excalibur. The test demonstrates growing autonomous combat capabilities designed to complement conventional crewed platforms.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: US Navy, Royal Navy, Submarine, drones

Gorgeous retro rally concept reinvents a legendary piece of wizardry

Omar Kardoudi — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:27:10 GMT

Renault just gave one of its most beloved nameplates a jolt of electricity. The Renault 8 Gordini Concept reimagines the 1964 rally icon as a two-seat electric coupe with 270 hp (201 kW), swapping the family sedan's four doors for a low, wide body that looks ready for the 21st century.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Renault, concept, Retro, Electric Vehicles

Eerie AI assistant watches your every move to commandeer your workday

Maryna Holovnova — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:03:12 GMT

For more and more people, it’s becoming hard to imagine a day without AI. Not to mention how much time it saves us at work: things that might take a few hours, AI can do in just a couple of minutes. Bvio Tech is a Hong Kong-based company that is trying to improve work efficiency even further. It has just introduced a new device called Violoop on Kickstarter.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, Artificial Intelligence

Triple-fold pocket projector boosts HD spec sheet in a major way

Monica J. White — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:27:00 GMT

Aurzen’s quirky folding projector is leveling up. First shown at IFA 2026 and now getting closer to its commercial release, the Zip Pro keeps the self-supporting Z-fold design of the original Zip, but upgrades most of the hardware around it.

Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: xxAffiliate, Projectors, Pico projector, HD, Portable

Tiny Meta gadget puts an AI agent in your palm instead of on your face

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:51:33 GMT

Meta – the parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – just wrapped up its Connect event where it showed off everything it's been working on recently. One product that caught my eye was a little gadget in CEO Mark Zuckerberg's hand that's small enough to fit on a keychain.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Meta, AI agent

New atomic clock breaks record for world’s most accurate

Mike McRae — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:18:48 GMT

As the world considers redefining the precise length of a second, Singapore’s Centre for Quantum Technologies has delivered a new contender for the ultimate master timekeeper.

Category: Engineering

Tags: Atoms, Clock, Time, National University of Singapore, Optics

Using your phone while pregnant may not be as safe as we thought

Mike McRae — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:50:33 GMT

Decades of studies on the health impacts of cell phones have consistently found little cause for concern for most of us. Yet one demographic may still have some reason to restrict their doom-scrolling and YouTube watching – pregnant mothers.

Category: Heart Disease, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: Cell+Phone, Pregnancy, Cardiovascular, Baby, Radiation, Radio Waves

Beamed energy from the ground to keep solar-powered drone airborne 24/7

David Szondy — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:18:22 GMT

BAE Systems is giving its Persistent High Altitude Solar Aircraft (PHASA-35) solar-powered stratospheric drone an upgrade under a £15.7-million (US$21 million) contract to install a system allowing it to use energy beamed from the ground.

Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: BAE Systems, drones, Power delivery

New Ford Nugget camper van is the best Nugget of all, and VW wins too

C.C. Weiss — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:03:00 GMT

Toward the end of 2025, German Ford camper van specialist Nugget Schmiede began previewing the high-roofed Nugget Twin it was preparing for a big 2026 launch. The van's neatly swept fiberglass roof looked smoother all around than even the version Ford itself came up with. That roof and the Nugget Twin it tops have officially launched to give Nugget buyers a new winter-ready camper van option with four solid walls and space for four people. Unlike Ford's own high-roof Nugget, this one is available in ground-clawing all-wheel drive. And the roof is also on its way for Volkswagen vans.

Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Ford, Campervan, RV, dusseldorf-caravan-salon-2026, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Off-road

Quantum computer chip crams more info into less volume – by vibrating

Etiido Uko — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:30:00 GMT

Quantum computing has always struggled to achieve the necessary division of labor between processing and memory. While different approaches for separate RAM exist, they typically require bulky electromagnetic resonators. Scientists have now developed a computing architecture that stores memory as vibrations, exponentially shrinking the required hardware.

Category: Quantum Computing, Science

Tags: ETH Zurich, Memory, Qubit, Chips

Mitsuoka unleashes Japan's answer to the classic Corvette

Utkarsh Sood — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:50:32 GMT

Nope – that’s not a Corvette you’re seeing. What you’re looking at is the LA1, the latest car from Mitsuoka, one of Japan’s most recognized automakers. It’s actually based on the Miata, but on the outside it’s dressed as a Corvette, proving that a modern roadster can still be retro.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Mitsuoka, Japan, Corvette, miata, Retro

Fast-refresh tri-laser projector brings motion clarity to global screens

Paul Ridden — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:43:17 GMT

As we mentioned in our recent coverage of the XGIMI and AWOL Vision ultra-short-throw projectors recently, the race is on to get a 4K/120-Hz model out into the wild. JMGO has already had a non-wall-hugger available in China for a while, now it's up for global pre-order.

Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Projectors, Laser, Gaming, Google TV, IFA 2026

Compact tiny house delivers single-floor living for under $35K

Adam Williams — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:27:00 GMT

Though the small living movement is trending toward larger and more luxurious homes in general, there are still cheap and cheerful tiny houses out there. Case in point is this recently completed Fairfax 20', which is a very compact single-floor model that sleeps up to two people without breaking the bank.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

Honda's high-tech ebike is actually coming to market

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:58:24 GMT

Honda seems to believe its next frontier is building high-tech recreational vehicles. At the Sea Otter Europe trade show that just concluded in Spain, it's shown off a concept for an electric mountain bike that's nearing production – and it looks pretty sick.

Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: Honda, Electric, Mountain Bikes, ebikes, Pedal-assisted

Open-air sky gardens bring 57-story tower to life

Bridget Borgobello — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:34:15 GMT

Vancouver-based firm Revery Architecture, has completed a 57 story residential tower alongside the restoration and expansion of a century-old Gothic Revival church. The development combines The Butterfly residential tower with the adjoining First Baptist Church complex. Located in downtown Vancouver, the 605,000-sq-ft (56,200-sq-m) development also includes a seven-story affordable rental building and a range of community facilities.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Urban Redevelopment, LEED, Residential towers, sustainable design

World-first unpowered DNA computer sets speed record

Mike McRae — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:02:01 GMT

Computing is a power-hungry resource in today’s world. By 2050, as much as 20% of the electricity consumed by the US commercial sector will be used to crunch numbers. Data centers alone will double their electricity demand within the next few years, making the need for more efficient systems a high priority.

Category: Technology

Tags: DNA, Computer, Power, Electricity, Origami

Tesla Model 3 killer charges from 10 to 97% in just 9 minutes

Utkarsh Sood — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:07:07 GMT

When we last covered an FCB (short for Fang Cheng Bao) car, it was the 1,430-mile (2.300-km) PHEV SUV crossover. And that was just last month. Now, FCB has launched its very first sedan in the form of the Formula S. And it’s coming for the Tesla Model 3.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: BYD, Electric Vehicles, Tesla Motors, Tesla Model 3, Sedan

BIC-size tiny flashlight is both pocket torch and pocket knife

C.C. Weiss — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:03:00 GMT

A spinoff of the Olight flashlight brand, Oknife creates similar pocket tools but from the starting point of blades and implements instead of lighting. But the brand's relationship with Olight, a fast-growing global lighting specialist, means it can also do a torch pretty well. Its latest launch, the new MK 3-in-1 tool is a bit of both – a tiny multi-beam magnetic flashlight firing out up to 300 lumens and a streamlined pocket knife with blade and multi-driver. And all that comes packed into an aluminum chassis that's slightly smaller than a classic BIC lighter.

Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Multitools, Flashlights, EDC, Everyday Carry, Tools

Land Rover built the Defender pickup we've been waiting for (almost)

Utkarsh Sood — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:18:59 GMT

Who doesn’t love a Defender? It’s been more than three decades since the nameplate has been on offer across the globe. And ever since the modern, redesigned L663 model made its debut in 2019, that appeal has only increased. But there was always one thing missing: a proper Defender-based pickup.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Land Rover, Jaguar Land Rover, defender, Pickup, Truck

Modular electric motorcycle could replace a car, but there's a catch

Utkarsh Sood — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:31:52 GMT

Electric motorcycles have been getting pretty wild lately. Some can go as fast as proper four-cylinder sports bikes. Some can take on trails better than the best enduros. Some focus on dirt-cheap accessibility.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Electric Motorcycles, Modular, cargo bike, urban transport

Two-person tiny house is well-equipped for permanent life on wheels

Adam Williams — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:27:00 GMT

With its length of just 26 ft (7.9 m), this tiny house is very compact. However, its clever open layout means it's a lot more capable than you might expect, and it makes space for a large living room and a well-equipped kitchen ready for full-time living.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

Should your next laptop be a Googlebook?

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:15:10 GMT

After first revealing the concept in May, Google's just unveiled a lineup of Googlebooks – premium laptops that are designed to pair nicely with your Android phone, and make it easy to access the company's AI-powered services while you work and browse the web.

Category: Laptops, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Laptop, Chromebook, Google, Android

Cheap Chinese V-twin cruiser gets adaptive air suspension

Utkarsh Sood — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:01:24 GMT

Cruisers are probably the first motorcycle most people get to know early on their riding journeys. Think back to the old-school Harley-Davidsons and Indians from decades past, and you’ll recall relatively simple machines built around a big engine, a low seat, a long wheelbase, and not much else getting in the way of the ride. That simplicity was part of the appeal.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: Benda, Cruisers, V-Twin, Active Suspension, Affordable, Harley Davidson, Indian Motorcycles

This 4K dashcam is basically an action cam for your car

Utkarsh Sood — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:46:55 GMT

I’ve never been the first to hop on new tech. Call me a dinosaur in an increasingly digital world, but I still like doing things the old-fashioned way: manual transmissions, gas motorcycles that require a real clutch, physical buttons instead of touchscreens, and the occasional bit of mechanical noise.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Automotive, dashcam, Cameras, Road Safety, Surveillance, 4k, Actioncam, Reviews

The brain may not be a single organ after all

Mike McRae — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:47:00 GMT

While one part of your brain processes these words, another part is keeping you alive, regulating your heartbeat, maintaining your breathing, and hopefully ensuring you don’t nod off before you’ve reached the end.

Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Brain, Evolution, Stanford University, Developmental conditions, Neurological

Kia iCamper pumps serious versatility into all-electric tiny camping

C.C. Weiss — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:37:00 GMT

When we took a look at the whimsically named Kia iCamper from Wellhouse Leisure just a few weeks ago, it was still under construction and not quite ready for launch. Now, Wellhouse has completed the first iCamper and officially launched its first take on all-electric PV5 van life. It may be facing a tough field of creative competition, but the iCamper's adaptable rear seating, pop-up sleeper roof and well-equipped kitchen give it a strong argument as the most flexible, functional PV5 camper van we've seen yet. And it's reasonably priced to boot.

Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: Kia, wellhouse-leisure, mini-campervan, Campervan, electric-camper, Electric Vehicles, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

What a hoot: 2026 Bird Photographer of the Year winners

Bronwyn Thompson — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:01:00 GMT

Fellow bird nerds, it's time to reveal the winners of one the key nature photography competitions on the calendar. Over the past year, more than 24,000 images were submitted to the Bird Photographer of the Year awards, but ultimately just a handful were selected across the contest's categories.

Category: Photography, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Photo, Awards, Canon, Nikon, Birds, Photography

Review: 2026 Volvo EX30 gives big pimple on a first date energy

Aaron Turpen — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:02:25 GMT

The 2026 Volvo EX30 is a small electric SUV with a big personality, to cover for a cabin designed by people who apparently looked at gauges and buttons and decided these are unnecessary extravagances.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Volvo, SUV, Battery+Electric+Vehicle, Electric, Reviews

Modular pocket knife morphs into as much or as little blade as you need

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:37:00 GMT

We've featured loads of cool knives for the everyday carry community on here, but I haven't ever seen anything quite like this. It's a modular number that you can customize to handle whatever the day's going to throw at you.

Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: EDC, Knife, Outdoors and Camping, Camping, Titanium, Tools, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter

Did duct tape just get even better? New super-adhesives suggest it did

Etiido Uko — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:01:38 GMT

Few things are more annoying than an adhesive that refuses to stick. A strong contender, though, is one that refuses to let go when you no longer need it.

Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: Virginia Tech, Adhesive, Recyclable

China's newest art museum reinvents infinity

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:24:48 GMT

Suzhou, a historic city on the plains of eastern China, has just opened up the country's latest art exhibition space – and it's a spectacle for creatives, tourists, and architecture enthusiasts alike.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: Museum, China, BIG, Bjarke Ingels Group

Historic first US coast-to-coast autonomous flight completed

David Szondy — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:33:00 GMT

Joby Aviation has scored a world first, completing the first-ever fully autonomous flight from sea to shining sea across the continental United States – a distance of 3,199 miles (5,148 km) – with zero control inputs from an onboard human pilot.

Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: Joby Aviation, Autonomous flight

Y chromosome loss could be the first sign of cancer

Mike McRae — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:33:24 GMT

As far as our genetic library goes, the Y chromosome seems like a mere pamphlet. Just ask any cell with a pair of X chromosomes if it feels overly bothered by that trivial loss of DNA.

Category: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: Oesophageal cancer, Tumors, Y-chromosome, Genetics, Diagnosis

Scientists create world's first floating titanium

Etiido Uko — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:03:00 GMT

They say a drowning man is willing to grasp onto just about anything to stay afloat, but he would most likely think twice if you offered a titanium buoy. Yet, scientists have created a titanium structure that floats without compromising the metal’s strength.

Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: RMIT University, Titanium, Floating

Toyota 4x4 micro-camper brings comfy living to the trusty Land Cruiser

C.C. Weiss — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:03:00 GMT

Toward the end of each summer, the annual Düsseldorf Caravan Salon showcases the most diverse selection of camping vehicles you're likely to ever see gathered in one place – from beautiful classics to cutting-edge concepts and prototypes, and from tiny, featherlight trailers to massive tundra-roving 8-wheelers. It's never easy to pick out a favorite vehicle from that deep fleet, so we don't usually try. This year, however, the new Bimobil EX 270 popped out as not only one of the most visually arresting rigs in all 15 exhibition halls of the show but also the one in which we'd most like to disappear into a cloud of self-made dust – for a week, month or maybe indefinitely.

Category: RVs and Motorhomes, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: expedition vehicles, RV, Bimobil, Off-road, Off-grid, Toyota, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, dusseldorf-caravan-salon-2026

BYD battles Tesla Semi with a super-fast-charging 373-mile truck

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:03:00 GMT

You probably know BYD as the Chinese auto giant dropping extreme performance cars and market-dominating affordable EVs. Did you know it also makes commercial vehicles that haul cargo in more than 100 countries?

Category: Transport

Tags: Truck, Cargo, Tesla Semi, BYD

Mystery Vectis Loyal Wingman breaks cover as fleet expands

David Szondy — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:03:00 GMT

We've learned a bit more about Lockheed Martin's Vectis Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) as the company unveiled a full-scale mock-up of the aircraft while announcing that production of the development prototypes is expanding to five airframes.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: Lockheed Martin, Skunk Works, drones

Top 10 tiny houses that rethink the humble shipping container

Adam Williams — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:03:00 GMT

Shipping containers aren't just for moving stuff around, and architects love to use them for all kinds of interesting ideas. With their compact dimensions and ease of transport, the metal boxes are tailor made for tiny homes. Here are 10 of the best.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home, shipping containers

Europe's largest carbon capture plant will trap 800K tons of CO2 annually

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:03:00 GMT

Norwegian chemical company Yara has inaugurated the largest industrial carbon capture facility in all of Europe this week. Set up at the company's ammonia and fertilizer plant in Sluiskil, the Netherlands, it can capture 800,000 tons of CO2 per year.

Category: Environment, Science

Tags: Carbon capture, Norway, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Crisis

Quantum compass takes flight on Northrop’s Lumberjack drone

David Szondy — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:03:00 GMT

Northrop Grumman has successfully flight-tested a new quantum navigation system aboard its Lumberjack drone. By taking ultra-precise measurements of Earth's magnetic field, the system allows the aircraft to calculate its course and position without relying on satellite navigation.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: drones, Northrop Grumman, Quantum Mechanics

Japan's first robot ambulance works the 9-1-1 lines for humanoids

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:03:00 GMT

Before humanoid robots fully integrate into our societies and inhabit our homes, factory floors, and workspaces, a Japanese firm is thinking one step ahead. GMO has just unveiled a "Humanoid Ambulance" that it will roll out this month to handle maintenance tasks on-site.

Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Robotics, Robot, Japan, Ambulance, Maintenance

AGV helmet flips MIPS-style tech inside out with micro-sphere shell

Utkarsh Sood — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:03:00 GMT

AGV has apparently reached the point where a motorcycle helmet isn't aerodynamic enough unless it is covered in thousands of tiny spheres. No, this isn't a joke, nor is it the result of an unfortunate manufacturing accident involving a tub of bubble wrap.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: AGV, Helmets, MotoGP, Helmet

$50K turntable puts magnets to work on quieter, smoother spin

Omar Kardoudi — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 01:03:00 GMT

Turntables are supposed to hiss and hum a little. It's part of the deal. Esoteric's new T-01 breaks that deal by swapping its belt for a magnetic field, leaving the platter to spin in near-total mechanical silence.

Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Turntable, Hi-fi, Vinyl, Audiophile, Records

Cheap smartphone add-on pinpoints hidden cameras to shut down spies

Maryna Holovnova — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 20:03:00 GMT

With technology advancing by the day, protecting our privacy is getting harder. Hidden cameras are one of the biggest public concerns. There have been far too many cases of people finding cameras in places they didn’t belong: hotel rooms, bedrooms, and bathrooms in Airbnb rentals. The problem became serious enough that Airbnb announced a global ban on indoor security cameras a couple of years ago.

Category: Good Thinking, Technology

Tags: KAIST, Privacy, smartphones, Cameras, Detection, Leds, National University of Singapore