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Electric motorcycles are getting gearboxes - didn’t we get rid of those?
November 12, 2026
| Utkarsh Sood
Single-speed transmissions on EVs are simple, efficient, and most of all, they work. But what if an electric moto could have the punch of shorter gearing and the legs of a taller ratio at higher speeds? Engineering firm E-Motiv might have the answer.
Cuboid camper doubles into proper tiny home & front porch of the wild
November 10, 2026
| C.C. Weiss
The X8 triple-expander wasn't the only all-new telescopic camper French innovator Beauer introduced this year. In its big lineup reshuffle, it also fully reshaped the future of its six-sleeper caravan. The all-new X6 breaks out of the curvaceous mold the brand has used exclusively for its trailers in the past, becoming a smoothed-corner cuboid built to maximize internal space. And it might just be the nicest overall Beauer design yet.
World's fastest passenger liner becomes world's largest artificial reef
November 11, 2026
| David Szondy
In what is both the end of a 74-year career and a new lease on life, the SS United States, the world's fastest transatlantic liner, has been scuttled off the coast of the Florida Panhandle to become the world's largest artificial reef.
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November 11, 2026 | Howard ArmitageI've watched a kettle send my energy monitor soaring, waited through winter mornings for my solar panels to wake up, and wished for a bigger battery in summer. BLUETTI's expandable Apex 200 looks tempting, but is more storage really the answer? -
November 11, 2026 | Mike McRaeA recent case study describes the experiences of the 28-year-old man known only as Karl, providing researchers with a rare glimpse into how the human brain assembles faces and how memories can become entangled with what we see. -
November 11, 2026Architects and engineers draft floor plans and schematics in AutoCAD, but the full software is expensive to license. If you only need 2D drafting, try a 1-year AutoCAD LT subscription for $159.20 (reg. $540) with code DEAL20. -
November 11, 2026 | Simon HeptinstallClocking 312.65 mph on a closed highway in Abu Dhabi, BYD’s quad-motor Yangwang U9 Xtreme has become the first production car to crack 500 km/h, though the Guinness World Record is for a single pass only. -
November 11, 2026 | Adam WilliamsThe roof of this tiny house does more than just keep the rain out: it also doubles as a terrace. Inside, the home features a clever space-saving interior layout that sleeps up to six people.
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Not every tiny house needs to be an exercise in squeezing as much as possible into the smallest footprint. The Cali 9.6 takes a more relaxed approach, with an easy to navigate single-floor layout that opens up to the outside.
Most tiny houses take the form of a box shape, but the two-bedroom Antonia goes for a different approach. It's arranged in an L-shape around a terrace, creating a home designed to embrace indoor/outdoor living.
A lot of tiny houses are designed for portability, but the Skye Park Model takes a different approach. It adopts an extra-wide frame to provide a much more spacious, apartment-like interior.
For all the heavy hitters in Harley-Davidson’s ranks, it is perhaps the Sprint 440 that has the biggest responsibility for carrying the weight of the company’s sales. For if H-D is able to hit home with its new motorcycle, it might well and truly be “back.”
Qantas Airways has entered the Guinness Book of World Records after the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) verified that the airline's Airbus A350-1000ULR passenger liner completed the world's longest commercial flight from Melbourne to Toulouse.
Using some of the most advanced ultralight materials the world has at its disposal, Field Record offers the lightest freestanding tent we've ever seen. Its FR-SCD tent weighs less than half of many ultralight backpacking and mountaineering tents.
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November 11, 2026 | Simon HeptinstallFrom Austria’s alpine foothills comes the extraordinary four-wheel-drive KTM X-Bow Arrow rally machine – with a 330-hp Audi turbo powertrain bolted into a brutal Dakar-spec chassis. -
November 11, 2026 | Omar KardoudiSkyways' Skyreach hybrid VTOL takes off like a drone, cruises like a plane and burns jet fuel to stay up for more than 18 hours, delivering parts to offshore rigs and remote sites with with no pilot at the controls. -
November 10, 2026The LAIR S2 modular sling combines customizable internal storage, external MOLLE attachments and four carrying options, giving users the freedom to organize and carry their everyday gear their way-— now available on Kickstarter. -
November 10, 2026 | Mike McRaeResearchers in China have given the humble comb an electric touch that has promoted regrowth among the remaining follicles in mice using little more than electricity and a dab of genetics. -
November 10, 2026 | C.C. WeissNitecore is moving its fast-growing ultra-slim flashlight family into all-out multitool territory. The UTL19 kicks off the new Utility Tool & Light series, going beyond mere illumination with hard tools that include a slide-out box-slicing blade.
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Bajaj Auto, the world's third largest motorcycle manufacturer, has gone from a partner to KTM to taking over the Austrian brand altogether. That's thanks to a $905-million shot in the arm from the Indian two-wheeler giant at the eleventh hour.
A new study has found that consuming a widely available artificial sweetener produces a chemical that is damaging to DNA. The findings raise concerns about whether the sweetener is a contributing factor to a number of health problems.
While there are many uses for soft-bodied robots, the things are still only built in small batches. Scientists are out to change that, with a mass-production-capable soft bot that is 3D-printed in a single piece which walks off of the print bed.
Bangkok-based RV and truck accessories builder Carryboy has teamed with Chinese auto badge Farizon to create one of the most compelling electric camper vans the world over. It invites campers in through a wide entry and ensures they live comfy.
An innovative new combustion engine eliminates half the guts of a traditional engine, and uses a fascinating internally rotating piston and sleeve arrangement, making it lighter, simpler and more efficient while still making strong power and torque.
Seventy five years ago, the world was introduced to ENIAC, the first ever electronic, programmable, general purpose, digital computer, which not only ushered in the beginning of the computer age, but also shaped popular conceptions of the computer.
China has approved what is set to become the biggest hydropower dam complex in the world, capable of producing nearly three times as much power as the current record-holder, the Three Gorges Dam.
In the South China Sea, the aqua-colored waters of an expansive shallow reef platform suddenly gives way to a near vertical shaft of vast darkness – an ocean sinkhole almost entirely devoid of oxygen and, in turn, marine life as we know it.