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Solid-state cooler uses heat to make things cold
September 06, 2026
| Etiido Uko
You can’t brighten a room with darkness, you can’t dry a towel by soaking it, and you surely can’t cool things with heat. Right? Well, maybe. Scientists have just built a solid-state cooling device that can use heat to generate cold.
Road-ready tiny house is equipped for full-time living
September 06, 2026
| Adam Williams
Dragon Tiny Homes' custom Vista tiny house has a compact 24-ft-long footprint while packing in some notable features, including an open living area with a home office, plus a full kitchen, and two bedrooms.
Our sex organs could be pacemakers for aging through our body
September 06, 2026
| Mike McRae
Researchers at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have developed a method to quantify the structural aging of tissues from a snapshot of their cellular architecture.
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With its lack of trailer, this A-frame tiny house isn't a good fit for nomads. The home trades ease of movement for a cozy and comfortable interior that draws inspiration from traditional cabins.
Many of our most popular camper van articles of 2026 have one thing in common: the Kia PV5. Now, Kia is readying the PV7 for debut. The larger e-van will offer more space for camper equipment, but will it prove as popular a camper base as the PV5?
Some companies build a desalination plant and call it a day; others build a data center, while others, still, build power generation facilities. One project wants to build all three …into one facility …offshore …on a movable ship.
Building on its past history, Dethleffs introduces an envelope-pushing green RV concept. The C.core combines biomimicry, solar expansion, multi-use transformable spaces and closed-loop recycling to create a more efficient mobile environment.
All too often, lubricating your bike chain ends up with you inadvertently lubing the ground beneath it, also. The Green Disc+ is designed to change that, by applying its eco-friendly lube only where it's needed. Less waste, and no mess.
"American excess" is a simple term that points out the US tendency toward conspicuous overconsumption. Despite its big Ford badge, though, the new Kerkamm Ranger Super Duty RV isn't American excess at all. It's German excess ... and it's glorious.
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September 06, 2026Now available in Australia for A$1,999, BLUETTI’s FridgePower blends minimalist design with 2kWh capacity, delivering around-the-clock protection for critical devices everywhere. -
September 06, 2026 | Etiido UkoEpoxy is one of materials science’s great unifiers, bringing various materials together to form composites. However, it makes material recovery for recycling very difficult. Scientists have created an additive that enables the material to let go. -
September 06, 2026 | Bronwyn ThompsonLumbar support braces designed to provide relief from chronic low back pain may not be as effective as people have been led to believe, with scientists finding that recommendations are based on low-quality evidence.
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September 06, 2026Need Microsoft Office for work or school? Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus for Windows gives you familiar tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more without the added baggage of another subscription. Grab your lifetime license for just $50. -
September 05, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalAfter ruling the luxury SUV roost for over half a century, the Range Rover is finally available in a fully electric version. JLR says it's worked on this for the last decade, and filed more than 300 patents along the way to bring it to life. -
September 05, 2026 | Joe SalasThe PixCut S1 isn't a typical printer. Yes, it can do 4 x 6 prints pretty good ... but where it shines is turning your silly ideas into custom die-cut stickers for super cheap. -
September 05, 2026 | Adam WilliamsSleeping six people in a tiny house usually means somebody gets stuck on a sofa bed. The Cascade Park Model Home takes a different approach and has two downstairs bedrooms and a spacious sleeping loft. -
September 05, 2026 | Monica J. WhiteLightMake’s L4 Kickstarter desktop 3D printer pairs four independent toolheads with beltless linear motors, promising faster batch printing, near-zero purge waste, 16-color expansion, and speeds of up to 500 mm/s. -
September 05, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodSome bikemakers die. Others refuse to stay dead. Bultaco belongs firmly in the latter camp. The Spanish marque disappeared from the industry decades ago, but now, after years of fits, false starts and attempts to resurrect the badge, it's back! -
September 04, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodChina has spent the last decade proving it can build some wild cars. But of late, there’s a new trend that’s popped up: China really likes the look of a rugged Western SUV. If anything, the recent Chengdu Auto Show is all the proof you’ll need.
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Volkswagen has added an 8-seat option to the Multivan lineup, turning its MPV into an even more capable people-mover. The 8-seat option won't be on offer in the new California camper van range, but there will indeed be an available 8-seat camper.
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.
A bacterium from the gut of Japanese tree frogs has "exhibited remarkably potent" tumor-killing abilities when administered intravenously, outperforming current standard therapies and paving the way for an entirely new approach to treating cancer.
Once famous for building the world's biggest and most powerful engines, Finnish company Wärtsilä is investing heavily in technology to clean up the notoriously difficult heavy marine sector. CEO Håkan Agnevall lays out a roadmap to zero carbon 2050.
A new tower is set to make a major impact on the skyline in Toronto, Canada. One Bloor West is nearing completion and has officially surpassed 984 ft, making it the country's first supertall skyscraper. And it's going to get even taller.
A slab of limestone excavated in 1984 from the ancient Coriovallum settlement presented a puzzle for researchers of Roman history. Because of its grooves, the stone piece looked like a board game. More than 40 years on, we may have the rulebook.
In a new study from the University of Oregon, scientists turned up the temperature to see which type of passive heat therapy packs the most health punch – hot baths, traditional saunas, or those fancy far-infrared saunas.
One of the most interesting concepts revealed at this year's Japan Mobility Show was also one of the simplest. The barebones Toyota IMV Origin concept is potentially one of the most versatile vehicles Toyota (or any automaker) has ever built.