New Atlas: Technology-Innovation-Outdoor News

Sleek vacuum-infused RV raises the bar for all Sprinter 4x4 campers

C.C. Weiss — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:32:00 GMT

Colorado's Rossmönster really established itself as one of the great masterminds of RV innovation in 2021, when it launched one of the most impressive pop-up expedition trucks the world has seen, before or since. It then turned its attention to upping the ante on other adventure vehicle categories, releasing impressive designs like the glass-walled Lagom pickup topper. Now it's unleashing its impressive design acumen on the B+ motorhome category, redefining just how comfortable and stylish a small Sprinter AWD adventure rig can be. Its all-new Loft instantly makes existing B+ models like the Winnebago Ekko feel stuffy and outdated.

Category: RVs and Motorhomes, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

Tags: rossmonster, Motorhomes, Motorhome, Campervan, RV, Off-road, Off-grid, Camping, Mercedes-Benz, Outdoors and Camping, Overland Expo

Largest black hole collision on record reveals clues on spacetime whirlpools

The Conversation — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:13:00 GMT

Neil Lu, Australian National University/The Conversation

Category: Astronomy, Science

Tags: gravitational waves, Black hole, Relativity Space, Time, LIGO

Skeletal electric street buggy accelerates (to 19) in under 2.5 secs

Joe Salas — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:00:19 GMT

Until just a few hours ago, I'd never heard of Amble, and certainly not the Amble One electric ... car?

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Golf, Resort, Travel, E Mobile

After-meal gummies deliver army of good bacteria to fight gum disease

Bronwyn Thompson — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:03:00 GMT

An after-meal gummy packed with heat-inactivated bacteria appears to significantly reduce the prevalence of gum disease, with new research demonstrating that this simple measure could alleviate inflammation without upsetting the mouth's microbiome or requiring any other oral hygiene changes.

Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: Tokyo, Oral bacteria, Oral hygiene, Mouth-care, Microbiome, Microbes, bleeding, Inflammation, Anti-inflammatory

Disastrous EV startup pivots to $90K humanoid to stop the pain

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:47:00 GMT

From cash crunches to vaporizing partnerships with major manufacturers despite a multi-billion dollar valuation and shipping just a handful of vehicles over the last 12 years, Faraday Future (FF) has had an awfully rough go of building an electric car brand.

Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Humanoid, Faraday Future, Electric Vehicles, Robots

Eco-friendly apartments hide a lush surprise

Stefan Ionescu — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:58:44 GMT

Rotterdam-based architecture and urban design firm MVRDV has completed work along the Quai de Queyries in Bordeaux's Bastide Niel district, with three striking buildings that hide a green oasis within.

Category: Architecture, Engineering

Tags: MVRDV, Building and Construction, Eco-Friendly

Your dog’s walk offers clues of early signs of canine dementia

Mike McRae — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:03:00 GMT

Dementia isn’t just a risk humans face as they age. Our canine pals can also experience severe cognitive decline, the early signs of which could be clear in the way they go for walkies.

Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Dementia, Pets, Dogs, Walk, North Carolina State University, University of Montreal, University of Pennsylvania, Alzheimer's disease, Cognitive functioning, Age-Related, Aging, Brain activity

Low-slung electric trike puts its 'flying' rider face-first

Ben Coxworth — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:50:13 GMT

When you dream of flying, you likely picture yourself lying forward, not leaning back. The Swerv electric trike was designed with that fact in mind, as it puts its rider in a hair-raising prone position.

Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: Trike, Tricycle, ebikes, Cycling

Dead lithium batteries revived to 95% capacity via electrochemical bath

Etiido Uko — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:04:57 GMT

You know how rejuvenating a bath feels after a long day of work? Almost like you're renewed. Turns out that's not exclusive to humans. Scientists at Cornell University have developed an electrochemical bath that restores spent lithium batteries to nearly 100% capacity.

Category: Energy, Engineering

Tags: Batteries, Cornell University, Recycling

Radical aircraft that could make flaps obsolete is almost ready to fly

Omar Kardoudi — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:02:27 GMT

Aurora Flight Sciences just announced that the triangular wings of the X-65 have arrived at its Virginia assembly facility, where they are now being integrated onto the fuselage. With that milestone cleared, DARPA – the Pentagon's advanced research arm – and Aurora are targeting a first flight before the end of 2026.

Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: aurora, DARPA, Aircraft, X-Plane, drones, Stealth

Daily weight-loss pill with low side effects advances toward US sale

Bronwyn Thompson — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:19:30 GMT

A once-a-day, low-impact oral GLP-1 pill known as CX11 has passed its efficacy test on US patients to advance to the first North American Phase 3 trial. It's already cleared its first Phase 3 study in China.

Category: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: GLP-1 receptor agonists, Weight Loss, clinical trials, Fat cells, peptide, Pharmaceuticals, BioLogic, Experimental, Obesity

Mineral clocks reveal age of Earth's oldest known asteroid impact

The Conversation — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:07:00 GMT

Chris Kirkland, Curtin University/The Conversation

Category: Astronomy, Science

Sprawling camper fortress collapses into impenetrable lockbox trailer

C.C. Weiss — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:13:34 GMT

New Zealand outfit Fortress Trailers specializes in developing some of the most secure, rugged utility trailers out there – essentially uncrackable wheeled safes that tow along from job site to job site, keeping expensive essentials like tools and building materials secure in any environment. Now that it's turned attention to camping trailers, outdoor travelers can rest assured that they're pulling along an ultra-rugged survival vault optimized for supplying basic living comforts in extreme environments. That's the new Fortress Explorer camper in a nutshell.

Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

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

$25K shapeshifting tiny pickup is USA's cheapest, most versatile truck

C.C. Weiss — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:03:00 GMT

The tiniest, flexiest mini-pickup the American market has seen in decades is on its way. Slate Auto's delightfully compact, customizable e-truck was originally positioned to start under $20K. Sadly, that won't be the case anymore, but it will still be the cheapest brand-new truck in the US when it rolls out later this year. And buyers will be able to build it into the tiny pickup of their dreams, whether that means transforming it into an old-school SUV or swapping out stock body panels for a more personalized look.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Electric truck, Truck, Electric Vehicles, Cheap, SUV

'Friction' from light seen in strange new physics experiment

Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:03:00 GMT

Light could put the brakes on material diffusing through a solution, and the reason why touches on some of the stranger corners of quantum mechanics.

Category: Physics, Science

Tags: Quantum Mechanics, Electrons, Water, Carbon, Liquid

Meta's new AI glasses add Kylie flair without the designer badge

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:10:05 GMT

Meta's been adding tech to glasses for the last few years now, in partnership with Ray-Ban and Oakley. It's now launched a new range of smart glasses with AI smarts on board, sans those brand names.

Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Meta, Artificial Intelligence, Smart Glasses, Glasses

Fierce automotive rivals unite to battle China's rapidly maturing tech

Simon Heptinstall — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:57:00 GMT

Long-standing competitive ways of creating automotive technology are being up-ended as some of the West’s biggest carmakers have begin sharing previously secret digital know-how behind the scenes – in order to create a single shared operating system to power future vehicles.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, stellantis, Open-source, Software, Operating system, Volkswagen, Peugeot

Single-floor tiny house skips the loft to keep things spaciously simple

Adam Williams — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:51:21 GMT

Unlike a lot of tiny houses we see, the Justine doesn't attempt to cram too much into its towable frame. Instead, it spreads its interior layout across a single floor, creating a spacious home that's suitable for full-time living.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

Lifespan-extending human trial to rejuvenate old and tired immune cells

Bronwyn Thompson — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:44:37 GMT

A landmark study due to start in the coming months aims to test a method for rejuvenating our immune system in older age. The Phase 1 trial will target senescent T cells, which accumulate as we age or fight chronic disease and become less good at protecting us from illness.

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

Tags: University College London, The Immune System, T-cells, Age-Related, anti-aging, Lifespan, Cells, molecular biology, clinical trials

Review: Ultra-light smart sports glasses capture your active life outdoors

Bronwyn Thompson — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:13:14 GMT

The market for smart glasses is becoming increasingly crowded, but the benefit for consumers is that makers are also producing technology that caters to specific audiences. And the BleeqUp Ranger does exactly that, in unashamedly action-capturing style.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Smart Glasses, Sports, Artificial Intelligence, Cycling, Running, Fitness, wearable electronics, Reviews

Ukraine progresses into the past with modern pillbox

David Szondy — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:47:00 GMT

In what looks like a march to the past, at this year's Eurosatory exhibition in Paris Ukrainian firm Parabella has shown off its eponymous portable pillbox military shelter designed to protect troops on the battlefield.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: Ukraine , Armor

Brain pacemaker could help Parkinson's patients walk again

Kerry Taylor-Smith — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:41:11 GMT

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) scientists have developed a form of neurological pacemaker that adapts in real time to a patient’s walking and could address one of the most disabling and hard-to-treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

Category: Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, Walk, Brain, Neurodegenerative conditions

Alien comet’s chemistry unlike anything seen in our Solar System

Mike McRae — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:28:37 GMT

It’s not often that we get guests. So when the interstellar intruder 3I/ATLAS came zooming through our Solar System last year, it provided astronomers with a perfect opportunity to study a rock from another part of the galaxy.

Category: Astronomy, Science

Tags: 3I/ATLAS, Comets, NASA, JWST, interstellar space, Solar System

I didn't mean to build a homelab, I just wanted my music back

Howard Armitage — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:03:43 GMT

Traveling with music was always a cumbersome affair. Cassettes fluttered, CDs skipped, and choosing a dozen albums for a trip meant leaving dozens more behind. Then there's the one you have to exclude because Peter Gabriel signed it.

Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Music Servers, Digital music, Music Streaming, Streaming

27,500-year-old grave earliest example of ritual mourning

The Conversation — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:06:53 GMT

Layla Tiseo, Université de Montréal/ The Conversation

Category: Archaeology, Science

Tags: Deaths, grave, Paleontology, Bones

Volkswagen's US-bound camper van equipment prices under $3,000

C.C. Weiss — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:46:11 GMT

Last month, Volkswagen announced it's bringing the ID. Buzz back to the US market after a yearlong hiatus and dressing it up with a big, new addition: a camping version. What it didn't announce was any pricing or availability information. While it still hasn't released those critical details, it has launched and priced a "Good Night Package" in Germany with identical in-van camping equipment.

Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

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

Single-dose LSD drug successfully treats depression in key human trial

Bronwyn Thompson — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:39:27 GMT

Definium Therapeutics has announced strong results in a phase 3 trial of its single-dosed lysergide (LSD) drug DT120 in treating adults with major depressive disorder (MDD), meeting its primary goal and all key secondary efficacy endpoints in the first trial of its kind.

Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: Psychedelic Medicine, mental health, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, clinical trials, FDA

BYD's $35,500 flagship SUV breaks major record ahead of export west

Utkarsh Sood — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:37:00 GMT

Everybody wants an SUV these days, and boy, are they expensive. Even for a mere facelift, you’d be expected to shell out around $50,000. Well, BYD just flipped the switch to all that.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: BYD, SUV, Electric Vehicles, Battery Technology, China

250-sq-ft tiny house goes back to basics with room for two

Adam Williams — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:03:00 GMT

Not every tiny house needs to be a massive family residence, and sometimes all you need are the basics. With this in mind, the Mini House 300 x 600 focuses on fitting a home for two into a compact footprint.

Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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

Triple-battery ebike gains 2x the torque via repositioned motor

Paul Ridden — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:01:00 GMT

The excellent triple-battery trekking ebike I took for quite a few test rides last year is being joined by a similar-but-different new model. The Nomads Pro is still aimed at riders who want to go beyond city limits but swaps rear-hub pedal-assist for a tasty mid-drive motor.

Category: Bicycles, Transport

Tags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Adventure Bikes, cargo bike

Tiny air blower blasts dust off your car and inflates camping gear

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:33:45 GMT

Flextail's latest piece of outdoor gear is a versatile little device that'll not only come in handy at your next campsite, but also in your driveway and your study.

Category: Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Camping, Kickstarter, xxKickbooster

SpaceX's Starfall capsule could make military supply drops from space

David Szondy — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:20:44 GMT

SpaceX is preparing to test Starfall, its new orbital cargo capsule that could one day be used for automated orbital labs or as depots to store military equipment in space, ready for immediate deployment anywhere on the globe.

Category: Space Systems, Engineering

Tags: SpaceX, Spacecraft

Bright evening light tied to macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataracts

Bronwyn Thompson — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:53:41 GMT

In a massive study of more than 80,000 adults, scientists have found a link between bright artificial light in the evenings and age-related eye disease. At the extreme, light exposure was associated with a 31% higher risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), as well as an 18% and 47% increased risk of cataracts and glaucoma, respectively.

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

Tags: Eye diseases, Light, Eye injury, Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, Age-Related, Aging, Artificial

Stealthy pen smuggles lifesaving survival tools into your EDC cache

C.C. Weiss — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:07:00 GMT

After packaging full fire-starting capabilities neatly inside a 2-oz (57-g) capsule that doubled as a high-pitched whistle, Outdoor Element is now integrating that same spark-flicking capability into a more useful everyday tool: the common pen. Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.

Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Multitools, Multi-functional, firestarter, Fire, Survival, EDC, Everyday Carry, Kickstarter, Outdoors and Camping, Camping, Backpacking

Exceptional flying-reptile fossil still hiding traces of its diet

The Conversation — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:18:00 GMT

Kliti Grice, Curtin University/The Conversation

Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Pteranodon, Fossils, Diet, Bones, Curtin University

Lizard-inspired wiggly wheels let Mars rover swim through sand

Ben Coxworth — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:05:00 GMT

The sandfish lizard moves very efficiently through the sands of the Sahara desert, and not surprisingly, it doesn't use wheels to do so. Scientists have now copied the reptile's swimming motion in an experimental Mars rover that outperforms others in sandy soil.

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: locomotion, Biomimicry, Wheel, Rover, Mars

Our bodies may be able to regrow lost limbs after all

Mike McRae — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:10:00 GMT

The permanent loss of amputated digits and limbs is the cost of being human. While worms, amphibians, fish and echinoderms all contain species capable of regenerating body parts, few mammals have the knack.

Category: Biology, Science

Tags: Regenerative Medicine, Mice, wound-healing, Scarring, Texas A&M Universty, Marine Biology, Skin, Bones

Review: Gorgeous triple-laser projector takes home cinema to the Max

Paul Ridden — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:07:49 GMT

A beautiful box of smart-entertainment goodness turned up at my door last year from Valerion, following a successful Kickstarter and subsequent consumer launch. That was the VisionMaster Pro 2 4K triple-laser lifestyle projector, and now I've been sent the series flagship to play with.

Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Reviews, Projectors, Laser, 4K UHD, home theater, Cinema

World-first 'super alloy' is 2x as strong as steel

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:06:24 GMT

Combining metals to produce alloys that are stronger or tougher requires extremely high temperatures as part of the process. Researchers in Australia recently found that a radically different approach could yield even better alloys with a lot less heat.

Category: Materials, Engineering

Tags: Alloy, Metals, Monash University

Going retro: Commodore strips the smartphone back to essentials

Monica J. White — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:50:21 GMT

The dumbphone revival has been gathering momentum in recent years, and the newly revived Commodore brand wants in. The computing icon, best known for the machines that defined a generation of 1980s bedroom keyboard warriors, has unveiled the Callback 8020, a retro flip phone built around a simple idea: keep the parts of a smartphone you actually need, and strip out the ones designed to keep you hooked.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Commodore, Flip, Phone, Android, Retro, Handsets

Gallery: Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year finalists

Bronwyn Thompson — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:02:33 GMT

Charged with sorting through 2,129 images from more than 500 people, judges have named their shortlist of 100 pictures vying for prizes in the 2026 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year (AGNPOTY) competition. Here are our favorites.

Category: Photography, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Wildlife, nature, Animal science, Behavior, Photography, Competition, Australia, Endangered

'Weather wall' in space could cut solar storm destruction in half

Chris Young — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 01:42:22 GMT

Solar geoengineering methods are often seen as a controversial last resort that may be required in the face of an accelerating climate crisis. They are largely untested, meaning they could have drastic unforeseen consequences affecting everyone on the planet.

Category: Astronomy, Science

Tags: Geoengineering, Sun, solar-storm, Magnetic field, Earth

Fish oil supplements reach the brain but fail critical Alzheimer's test

Bronwyn Thompson — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:22:58 GMT

People taking fish-oil supplements in an effort to shield their brain from Alzheimer's disease (AD) might be better off investing that money in their diet, with a two-year study finding that omega-3 pills offer no protection from cognitive decline.

Category: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: University of Southern California, Brain, Alzheimer's disease, Cognitive functioning, Dietary supplements, Omega Garden Technology, Fish, Aging, Age-Related

Neue Klasse concept previews wild future for BMW M sports cars

Simon Heptinstall — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:03:00 GMT

The defining characteristics of BMW’s M cars – screaming inline-six engines, lightweight chassis and precise mechanical feedback – are about to be radically reinvented to survive the fast-approaching zero-emissions regulations.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: BMW, Electric Vehicles, Sports Cars, Performance

'Critically stressed' US earthquake fault reaches 1,000-year pressure peak

Bronwyn Thompson — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:52:00 GMT

The volatile seismic zone along the roughly 750-mile (1,200-km) San Andreas Fault and the smaller San Jacinto Fault are now "critically stressed" – reaching a 1,000-year high level of pressure – increasing the likelihood of a big earthquake hitting the US West Coast.

Category: Environment, Science

Tags: California, Earthquake, Seismic, Geology, nature, Stress

Vertical Aerospace's radical eVTOL design is taking shape for 2028

Omar Kardoudi — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:03:00 GMT

An electric aircraft that takes off like a helicopter and cruises like a conventional plane just completed its first piloted flight with a new full-scale prototype. British company Vertical Aerospace is accelerating toward commercial certification, targeted for 2028.

Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: eVTOL, Vertical Aerospace, Flight Tests, Pilots, Prototype

Novel Bluetooth speaker folds out for tuneful strumming on the go

Monica J. White — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:01:00 GMT

Enya Music is targeting the casual music-making crowd with the Cyber-G Pocket, a quirky hybrid device built for instant, app-assisted sing-alongs rather than tedious fretboard practice.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Bluetooth Speakers, Instrument, Portable, Digital music

Artificial photosynthesis system produces 'solar-fuel' even in low light

Etiido Uko — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:03:00 GMT

Unlike conventional solar systems, which are hampered by the sun’s fluctuations and require backup systems to even them out, leaves can harness solar energy even in low-light conditions. Taking a step toward that leaf-like performance, researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed an artificial photosynthesis system that produces formic acid from carbon dioxide and water using solar power.

Category: Energy, Engineering

Tags: Osaka Metropolitan University, Solar Powered, Photosynthesis

Existing drug blocks newly discovered aging and inflammation pathway

Bronwyn Thompson — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:51:00 GMT

Scientists have not just uncovered a new way that aging cells drive inflammation, but they've also blocked this pathway with an existing Food and Drug Administration-approved medicine. This opens the door to an entirely new way to shield the body from age-related health decline.

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

Tags: University of Texas, Age-Related, anti-aging, Cellular senescence, Inflammation, Cells, DNA, Chronic illness

Airbus's new chopper carries cargo where the cockpit used to be

David Szondy — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:03:00 GMT

At this year's ILA Berlin Air Show, Airbus Helicopters unveiled its latest entry into fully autonomous flight, the U145 twin-engine helicopter. Based on the company's H145 platform, the aircraft replaces the cockpit with clamshell cargo doors, freeing up additional space for payloads.

Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: Airbus, Helicopters, Autonomous flight

Are you an Ozempic 'non-responder'? Up to 30% of those on the drug are

The Conversation — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 06:22:30 GMT

Nadine Wehida & Ahmed Elbediwy, Kingston University/ The Conversation

Category: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: Ozempic

Spying on rare wombats reveals their elaborate 'underworld'

Bronwyn Thompson — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:51:12 GMT

Nearly three years on from deploying ground-penetrating radar technology to "spy" on the underground lives of one of Australia's most critical endangered species, scientists have learnt that northern hairy-nose wombats will build elaborate burrows regardless of the material they're working with. And that one of the females has a baby on board.

Category: Environment, Science

Tags: Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Australia, Endangered, Animal science, Species, Radar

Packable device gets the wrinkles out of clothes in minutes

Maryna Holovnova — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:03:00 GMT

Frequent travelers know the feeling of opening a suitcase in a hotel room only to find that their shirts, trousers, and dresses look like they've already been worn. A steamer or hotel iron (if there is one at all) can solve this problem, but if you're tired or in a rush, it’s probably the last thing you want to spend time on. Aironox is aiming to address this issue with its new product that's designed specifically for travelers and is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.

Category: Good Thinking, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Clothing, Travel

The Pentagon moves towards mass-producing the future of aerial warfare

David Szondy — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 01:03:00 GMT

The United States military is plunging into the robotic future of aerial warfare with both feet as awards are issued to General Atomics and Anduril for not just the development, but the mass production of hundreds of autonomous combat aircraft.

Category: Military, Engineering

Tags: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Anduril, US Air Force, Fighter

Review: 2026 Nissan Sentra is one 'weird' vehicle

Aaron Turpen — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:03:00 GMT

The newly-revamped Sentra is boring, sensible, comfortable, and easy to live with. Today’s market is full of splash headlines and flashy LEDs. The Sentra is just a sedan. That’s it. And that’s weird.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Nissan, Sedan, Reviews

CFMoto 250 Dual reminds us why lightweight enduros are evergreen

Utkarsh Sood — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:03:00 GMT

“Less is more.” How often have we heard that? CFMoto’s latest motorcycle embodies that philosophy, especially in a class that has not just been growing in popularity, but also in the size of the motorcycles themselves. This one’s simple and straightforward … and I like that.

Category: Motorcycles, Transport

Tags: CFMoto, Enduro, Off-road, Dirt Bikes, Honda Motorcycles, Kawasaki

Uber, Wayve and Stellantis join forces to progress robotaxi technology

Simon Heptinstall — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:03:00 GMT

This week’s technology agreement announced between Stellantis, Wayve and Uber is another big step forward in the race to provide – and profit from – driverless taxis.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: stellantis, Uber, Taxis, Self-Driving, Autonomy, Autonomous Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may have an unexpected impact on crime rates

Mike McRae — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:03:00 GMT

Sold under brand names like Wegovy and Ozempic, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have become a popular way to curb appetite and lose weight.

Category: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and Mind

Tags: GLP-1 receptor agonists, Crime, Weight Loss, Pharmaceuticals

Collapsible outhouse springs from pack to poop in under 2 minutes

C.C. Weiss — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:07:00 GMT

It's one thing having a large, complex base tent to set up. I mean, we don't really like that either, but sometimes you have to deal with it. But the last thing you want to do after setting up your primary tent is spend another small lifetime setting up a bathroom tent. Gazelle provides the latest solution, slimming its tried-and-true hub-frame formula into a tall, sturdy Privacy Tent that sets up in a minute and a half, letting you get to what really counts: collapsing into a camp chair and enjoying the view.

Category: Tents, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Tent, Toilet, Bathroom, Camping, Outdoors and Camping

Nvidia RTX Spark platform is AI workhorse first, gamer's friend second

Monica J. White — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:03:00 GMT

Nvidia is fundamentally rethinking the portable PC, treating its new RTX Spark platform not as a traditional gaming silicon upgrade, but as a blueprint for a high-end, on-device AI powerhouse.

Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: NVIDIA, Chips, Artificial Intelligence, Platform, Gaming, Laptop, PC, Graphics