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Škoda's analog invention keeps cyclists from crashing into pedestrians

April 08, 2026 | Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Czech automaker Škoda took on an interesting side quest recently to improve road safety – but for bicycles instead of cars. The company's bike bell is designed to make a sound perceptible to pedestrians strolling with ANC headphones on.

Video: Semicircular wings give Cyclone VTOL a different kind of lift

April 07, 2026 | Michael Franco
We've seen lots of designs for vertical take-off and landing vehicles over the years, but none are quite as striking as the wings on HopFlyt's Cyclone. The curved wings have their root in a design first introduced in the 1920s but never employed in a commercial vehicle.

In China’s 'Silicon Valley,' US landmarks stand in a strange world frozen in time

April 07, 2026 | Bronwyn Thompson
Mount Rushmore may be in South Dakota, but it’s also in Shenzhen, China. Here, the four presidents look out over part of a 118-acre theme park, where iconic world sites are recreated and frozen in time – as the city around it races into the future.

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Google has finished restoring Hangar One, the historic airship hangar at Moffett Field that has defined the Silicon Valley skyline since 1933. Here's the story of how it was saved, why Google got involved, and what comes next.
We've seen a lot of shipping container-based houses, but few are as impressive as the recently completed Vermont Villa. The home has a spacious interior and even includes its own pool and sauna.
What does US$21,000 get you in automotive terms? Kia Soul, Chevrolet Trax, Nissan Versa, Hyundai Venue … You see a trend there, right? None of those cars is electric, and none of them are flagships by any stretch. The bZ7 is all that and more!
What comes to mind when you imagine fast charging? Smartphones going from zero to 100% in minutes? Or perhaps, EVs gaining 60 miles worth of charge in under an hour? Scientists have created a proof-of-concept quantum battery that charges one million times faster than it discharges … using a laser.
When you have a new ICBM, you need a place to keep it, so Northrop Grumman is building a prototype silo for the US Air Force to house its next-generation LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear missile that will replace the Cold War Minuteman III.
Like an overachieving fledgling falcon, on its inaugural flight an Airbus "Bird of Prey" interceptor drone took out a medium-sized suicide drone using a Fraknkenberg Mark I mini-missile during a demonstration on March 30, 2026 in northern Germany.

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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.
This off-grid cabin-style tiny house is seriously small, with a floorspace of just 215 sq ft. However, despite its modest dimensions, it has been expertly designed to provide everything you need for a short stay.
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.
Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv designs.