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Northrop Grumman's nav system built withstand hypersonic abuse
December 02, 2025
| David Szondy
Hypersonic vehicles aren't much use if you don't know where they're going, so Northrop Grumman is developing new navigation systems for autonomous craft that can stand up to the rigors of flying at speeds of over Mach 5.
Off-grid tiny house embraces downsizing, doesn't skimp on comfort
December 01, 2025
| Adam Williams
This recently completed tiny house, by Vagabond Haven, packs a lot of comfort into a compact footprint. Designed to sleep two people, it's fully equipped for off-grid living and is envisioned as a vacation home or rental.
Bears pulled off one of evolution’s biggest rule breaks – twice
December 02, 2025
| Bronwyn Thompson
Bears look like textbook mammals, but hidden in their evolutionary history are two dramatic departures from the rules of growth and adaptation. Scientists have now unlocked when, and how, ancient bears broke the rules and hacked nature out of need.
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December 02, 2025Modern remote control (RC) snow blower technology, particularly in autonomous systems like Yarbo that use LiDAR mapping, RTK-GPS, and dual-stage clearing mechanisms, has reached a mature stage for comprehensive, hands-free winter maintenance.
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December 02, 2025 | David SzondyCommercial spaceflight is booming and looks to go into full-on kaboom stage in the near future, sparking the need for an ever-increasing supply of solar panels. To fill this need, Dcubed is developing its ARAQYS system to manufacture arrays in orbit.
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December 02, 2025 | C.C. WeissThe new E13 shrinks down Escape Trailer's rock-solid fiberglass camper construction to 2-sleeper+ size, creating a tiny habitat that tows and stows with ease. Escape offers a baker's dozen color options ranging from ultra-bright to 3 shades of grey.
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December 02, 2025 | Ben CoxworthAs any snowboarder knows, the board does not just float dreamily across soft, puffy snow. It bangs and it shakes and it chatters against the hard-packed slopes, which is exactly where the shock-absorbing ShredLORD is designed to come in.
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December 02, 2025If a reliable Apple laptop at a dramatic discount fits your needs, now is the time to secure this refurbished MacBook Air 13″ (mid 2017) with 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD for its lowest price ever, through Dec. 7 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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December 02, 2025 | Malcolm AzaniaInstead of growing, harvesting, processing, and shipping fabric across the world, why not let non-polluting bacteria grow it and dye it in a single container? Korean scientists are taking the first steps towards doing that very thing.
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December 02, 2025 | Adam WilliamsAll tiny houses require some compromises. However, the Thicket, by Rewild Homes, has fewer than you might expect given its relatively compact size, and it looks like it could be a good fit for first-time downsizers.
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December 02, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalIn a major breakthrough in human tissue replication, for the first time ever a 3D-printed cornea has been transplanted onto a legally blind patient's eye, successfully restoring their sight.
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December 01, 2025Kingbull combines engineering discipline, material rigor, and controlled manufacturing to build reliable fat-tire and mixed-terrain e-bikes for diverse riding environments.
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December 01, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonJapanese company Science is commercially producing its Mirai Ningen Sentakuki – Human Washing Machine of the Future – after an overwhelming response at the Osaka-Kansai Expo this year. Only 50 models will be made, with a price tag of US$385,000.
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