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Boris rides the most extreme production Harley ever built
July 12, 2026
| Boris Mihailovic
In 2006, Harley-Davidson did a thing. When it did this thing, some wee came out of Boris. It came out of a few other people, too. Which was perfectly understandable, as you will come to understand.
48-sq-ft tiny house is about as small and simple as they come
July 10, 2026
| Adam Williams
Tiny houses don't come much smaller or simpler than this 48-sq-ft model. Designed by Tiny Tiny Homes, it's conceived as emergency accommodation and provides a basic shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
XL tiny house trades portability for apartment-style comfort
July 12, 2026
| Adam Williams
With its substantial size and lack of wheels or trailer, the Evergreen XL isn't a good fit for nomads. It trades portability for a remarkably spacious interior that's closer to an apartment than a traditional tiny house.
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Vantrack is developing the Lightcamp package for the Kia PV5 Passenger, turning the tiny van into a mini-camper with in/outdoor kitchen and sleeping space for 4 people. Light, fast-moving equipment makes for easy conversion back to an everyday e-MPV.
Alaskan Campers opens a new chapter with the launch of its HS 640 hardshell camper. The new composite RV is a lightweight, premium tiny abode optimized with components from some of the most respected suppliers in the industry.
Part A-frame and part tunnel tent, the inflatable Puffer tent is designed to seamlessly blend convenience, style and comfort. The tent sets up in minutes to deliver a fully integrated "all weather" sleeping space with built-in air mattress.
Scientists have created a portable water purifier that works simply by shaking it for three seconds and setting it to float in water. It could be a breakthrough device for emergency situations, and it’s estimated to cost less than $25 to produce.
Two humanoid robots just performed live surgery for the first time in history, hinting at a future where compact, affordable machines bring advanced surgical care to rural hospitals, battlefields, and other resource-strapped settings.
Though it only has a modest footprint, this towable tiny house is more practical than you might expect. Named the Amelia, it squeezes a pair of bedrooms and an open living area with well-stocked kitchen into a length of just 26 ft.
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July 12, 2026Working professionals are nothing without the right tools, and MS Office 2021 Pro is one of the best. For just $29.97 (reg. $219.99), you can get lifetime, offline access to the entire suite, which includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and more. -
July 12, 2026 | Maryna HolovnovaWith a changing climate, wildfires are becoming more frequent and destructive. Engineers from California have developed a house that can temporarily disappear underground until the danger has passed. -
July 12, 2026 | Joe SalasThe Airseekers Tron ... it's an odd one, for sure. There are a few things that I find irritating, but then it'll go and surprise me with some stuff it can do really well, where even "better" or "more expensive" robomowers tend to struggle.
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Between 2 and 4% of the world's population report hearing a mysterious buzzing or vibration. It's called The Hum, and for decades, scientists, engineers, and ordinary people have been trying to figure out what it is.
We encounter different combinations of chemicals every day, depending on where we live, what we eat, the products we use and the work we do. Scientists suggest the best way to mitigate risks – and it doesn't involve sealing yourself in a bubble.
If you happen to have an uncharged black hole handy, you may be able to power your house with it. Just set it spinning. But since most of us won't, it’s a little hard to test. That is, until these researchers found a way to do it in the lab.
If you've had to decide when to start and end your daily fast for the best results, this new study may be of help. Researchers have found that as long as your fast occurs, long-term weight loss may have little to do with when you clock on and off.
Many of us know the state of being “wired but tired” – feeling physically exhausted yet mentally unable to switch off. But the brain does not simply fall asleep because the body is fatigued – and part of the reason lies in the biology of survival.
Eating more leafy green vegetables such as spinach, kale, and broccoli may help keep the lungs working better with age, according to a large new study linking higher vitamin K1 intake to a lower risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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July 12, 2026 | Shirl LeighFinger joint strains are the bane of long hours spent daily on the computer, which is what led Melvin Wong, founder and engineer at Airra Labs, to build a better computer mouse – the Rotary Mouse, which is currently on Kickstarter. -
July 12, 2026 | Ben CoxworthOne of the appeals of paddlesports isn't just being able to look across the water, it's being able to look below its surface. With that in mind, an inventor has made an underwater lamp that lets him observe the seabed while paddleboarding at night. -
July 12, 2026 | Aaron TurpenAfter disappearing from the lineup in 2023, the Jeep Cherokee returns for 2026. Rather than trying to be everything to everyone, the new Cherokee embraces everyday practicality with enough Jeep DNA to make weekend adventures more than just marketing copy. -
July 11, 2026 | Boris MihailovicYamaha has found a massively popular niche with its YZF-R7, which looks and rides like half a superbike that's been taught some table manners and told not to frighten the children. Here's Boris's impressions on road and track. -
July 11, 2026 | Omar KardoudiBritish engineer Stephen Wallis has just shattered a speed barrier with his radio-controlled car, called Mach Reaper. His RC car passed 250 mph twice, breaking his own record within a two-week span and becoming the fastest on Earth. -
July 11, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalAriel Rider's latest creation is purpose-built for blasting through unforgiving terrain. The Mudd 72V ebike packs enough power to rank it among the fastest ebikes you can buy – and it's got off-road cred to boot. -
July 11, 2026 | Joe SalasVantrue added thermal vision into a dashcam in a much cleaner and mo' better setup than the last tHeRmAL dAShcAm I tested.
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While the topical application of minoxidil is one of the most effective and popular ways to combat male pattern baldness, it is poorly absorbed by the skin. Looking to improve its efficacy, researchers have turned to an unlikely but very sweet ally.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a landmark eye drop that uses a combined dose of medication to restore age-related near-sightedness, without the need for surgery, for longer than anything else on the market – and with fewer side effects.
Chinese humanoids are starting to move with extraordinary grace and agility, but Boston Dynamics is the OG in this field, and fresh video of its swivel-jointed Atlas robot running, cartwheeling and breakdancing shows it's still at the bleeding edge.
A nuclear production facility in Washington state, called the Hanford site, once forged the plutonium that reshaped the world. Now it’s forging glass; a quiet act of undoing at one of Earth’s most contaminated sites.
Ultra-deep tech startup Nirvanic put on a fairly humble-looking robotics demo at Jeff Bezos's private MARS 2025 conference – but it may go down as a landmark moment both in AI robotics, and in our understanding of consciousness itself.
You could be forgiven for assuming that this pyramidal skyscraper project was a still from a sci-fi TV show, or perhaps another render that's never going to go ahead. But it is indeed real, and it's begun the early stages of construction.
Roboticists today are wrestling with the question of whether AI needs a body? If so, what kind? And then there’s the “how” of it all; if embodied intelligence is the way forward to true artificial general intelligence, could soft robots be the next step?
Electric flight seems to be all the rage, but its place in the aviation market has yet to be worked out. We talked to Ralph Müller, CEO of H2Fly, to discuss the state of play of electric aircraft, hybrid hydrogen fuel, and the future of the industry.