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Dragon-like drone slinks its way through the air
May 31, 2025
| Joe Salas
In Japanese mythology, dragons aren't the fire-breathing, treasure-hoarding monsters you'll find in Tolkien, Martin, et al. Instead, they're wise, serpentine creatures who control rain, fly through the clouds, and protect sacred areas.
Watch: High-energy laser takes down drone in world-first combat engagement
May 28, 2025
| David Szondy
The age of laser weapons looks to have officially dawned. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems says that, for the first time in history, a high-energy laser system has been used to destroy multiple drone targets in combat.
Beyond the walls: Vertical garden home breathes, works and grows
May 31, 2025
| Bridget Borgobello
85 Design has completed a unique slim dwelling that's part home, part office, and an entirely a new vision for sustainable living. The project rethinks how small buildings can meet today’s climate challenges.
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May 31, 2025 | David SzondyThe seas of tomorrow may see underwater security fundamentally transformed as AI collides with autonomous undersea gliders to produce intelligent fleets of mobile sensors that could redefine naval intelligence as they seek out ocean threats.
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May 31, 2025 | David SzondyHermeus seems dead keen on fast-tracking its way to hypersonic passenger flight. Its uncrewed subsonic Quarterhorse Mark 1 prototype has completed its maiden flight in the skies over Edwards Air Force Base in California on May 21, 2025.
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May 31, 2025 | Paul RiddenWe've seen a bunch curbside chargers that enable apartment dwellers to join the electric revolution without having to always top up away from home, but the street-level charger from Rheinmetall AG is about the least obtrusive.
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May 31, 2025 | Adam WilliamsWith its rugged exterior and compact footprint, Plume envisions its pint-sized Botanical Cabin as a lodge on wheels. The tiny house features a light-filled interior layout on one level that's suitable for up to two people.
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May 31, 2025 | Paul McClureDogs are proving to be more than just our best friends, with a new study finding that we share proteins that could accelerate our understanding and treatment of a complication of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, which affects both species.
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May 31, 2025 | Ben CoxworthThe Utility Personal Transporter may do for EVs what smartphones did for gadgets – combining multiple types in one device. What's more, recent announcements suggest that people may soon start seeing the thing in actual use, in three countries.
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May 30, 2025 | Utkarsh SoodMaeving is one of the rare EV manufacturers that has remained committed to traditional motorcycle design. The company's new limited-edition café racer, the RM1S Blackout, is its latest testament to that ethos.
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May 30, 2025 | C.C. WeissKammok offers what might just be the quickest, most convenient vehicle-mounted awning on the market. Now, it's expanding the design with a fast-pitching no-see-um mesh bug room that installs like a bedsheet.
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May 30, 2025 | Ben CoxworthKnives and saws are plenty useful when camping, but they're still just two separate tools. Ti-Ally offers an alternative, in the form of a system wherein six different blades can be swapped in and out of a single multi-functional steel handle.
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May 30, 2025 | Ben CoxworthIf your home has old lead water pipes, there's a chance that harmful concentrations of lead may be present in your water. An experimental new device could soon allow homeowners to check for themselves, instead of waiting for the city to do so.
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