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Antarctica's penguins carry forever chemicals in their feathers, study reveals
July 29, 2026
| Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo
Sixteen different PFAS compounds have been discovered in the feathers of Antarctic penguins, demonstrating that the insidious spread of "forever chemicals" now reaches the most remote wildlife on Earth.
Apex Recordhunter becomes the world's fastest electric drone
July 29, 2026
| Omar Kardoudi
A German electric drone recently hit 699 km/h, an unofficial speed world record. Its maker, Quantum Systems, says the engineering will feed its own interceptor program, built alongside Ukraine's WIY Drones, aimed at stopping Russian attacks.
The $4,250 Ndara might just be the coolest electric naked to date
July 29, 2026
| Utkarsh Sood
Electric motorcycles have democratized the industry in a way ICE bikes never could. So much so that a startup from Indonesia can grab as much attention as an established European marque, and Charged certainly looks like it's trying.
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July 29, 2026 | Chris YoungAn international team led by researchers from the University of Oxford has discovered two of the lowest-density giant planets on record.
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July 29, 2026Paying a monthly fee to use Word and Excel? Consider this your sign to stop with this Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus lifetime license, on sale now for only $54.99.
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July 29, 2026 | C.C. WeissWestfalia is riding a wave of hyper creativity, hitting this year's Caravan Salon with not one but two innovative camper vans with next-generation layouts. The Nansen 600L squeezes a pair of double bunk beds and a dry bathroom into a sub-6-m Ducato.
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July 29, 2026 | Etiido UkoHeat is very terrible at hiding. You could wear camouflage and stand still in complete darkness, but you would still appear “as bright as day” to a thermal camera. Researchers have now built a 3D thermal cloak that could prevent infrared detection.
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July 29, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalI know, I know. This product sounds like it solves one of those informercial-ly non-problems. But hear me out: the Heone-X is actually kind of cool if you do a lot of camping. This drone hovers above your campsite to illuminate it for hours.
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July 29, 2026 | Adam WilliamsThis non-towable tiny house isn't intended for full-time small living. Instead, it's a modular home that provides a simple stripped-down retreat, focusing on the basics needed for use as a guesthouse or for a short escape.
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July 29, 2026 | Maryna HolovnovaThe V1 Pro monitor from Cardon is a compact display that attaches magnetically to the back of your phone and connects via USB-C, allowing you to see yourself while recording with the rear camera.
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July 29, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalThe US is banning the sale of robots made outside the country. That includes all the cool ones we've covered out of China, which can dance, run half-marathons in record time, provide companionship to seniors, and carry loads over rocky terrain.
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July 29, 2026 | Simon HeptinstallCreated by a former Google engineer, Anukari abandons conventional audio synthesis in favor of a virtual physics world where collisions, vibrations and kinetic energy become music in real time using GPU processing.
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July 28, 2026 | Joe SalasThe Autonomous Intern is an interesting little piece of equipment. It looks like the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Really, it's a 3D printed pyramid case with a Raspberry Pi and AI agents ready and willing, if you're brave enough.
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