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Fancy dropping this 1,200-hp supercharged V8 into your project car?
November 09, 2026
| Simon Heptinstall
Ford Performance has revealed its most powerful competition crate engine ever: the Megazilla 2.0. It’s a twin-turbo 1,200-hp monster built to challenge the limits of aftermarket customization and bolt-on performance.
Mid-engine 3-wheeler packs more kilo-to-kilo power than a Ferrari Enzo
November 06, 2026
| Simon Heptinstall
Unveiled at EICMA in Milan, the MTPeak One-All three-wheeler has retro style but premium supercar specs, with a mid-mounted turbocharged engine, carbon-fiber construction and track-worthy power-to-weight ratio.
Underwater ultrasound scans could help struggling coral reefs reproduce
November 09, 2026
| Omar Kardoudi
Ultrasound scanners usually spend their days giving expectant parents a first grainy look at their baby. Now Canon has pointed one of its machines at coral to see if it’s egg-laden, and to maybe help with its reproduction issues too.
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Most tiny houses take the form of a box shape, but the two-bedroom Antonia goes for a different approach. It's arranged in an L-shape around a terrace, creating a home designed to embrace indoor/outdoor living.
A lot of tiny houses are designed for portability, but the Skye Park Model takes a different approach. It adopts an extra-wide frame to provide a much more spacious, apartment-like interior.
Norton's resurgence began with the Manx and the Manx R superbikes and was followed by the Atlas and Atlas GT middleweights. Now, the next step is further down the displacement class … and it comes in the form of a 450cc naked, called the 450 Urban.
Nextool has already proven you can have a multitool with both pliers and a versatile wrench. The all-new W20 Pro makes an even stronger argument in favor of this setup, packing an adjustable ratchet wrench, multi-jaw pliers, a bit driver and more.
Using some of the most advanced ultralight materials the world has at its disposal, Field Record offers the lightest freestanding tent we've ever seen. Its FR-SCD tent weighs less than half of many ultralight backpacking and mountaineering tents.
ONYX sells the RCR 80V as a bridge between the ebike and motorcycle worlds, shipping with pedals and a street-legal ebike motor that converts to a 21,000-watt electric motorcycle capable of 75 mph at the snip of a wire.
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November 08, 2026 | Adam WilliamsNot every tiny house needs to be an exercise in squeezing as much as possible into the smallest footprint. The Cali 9.6 takes a more relaxed approach, with an easy to navigate single-floor layout that opens up to the outside. -
November 08, 2026 | Mike McRaeA cloud of atoms has been brought within a whisker of absolute zero in a recent space experiment, shattering the previous record in pursuit of the lowest possible temperatures. -
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November 08, 2026 | David SzondyThe SCX 26, a vision of the warship of the 2040s, has been revealed by French shipbuilder Naval Group, complete with an unusual double superstructure, energy weapons, and advanced tech built to withstand the intense sea battles of tomorrow. -
November 08, 2026 | Ben CoxworthAll other things being equal, hydrofoils tend to be faster, more fuel-efficient and smoother-running than regular boats. But those regular boats needn't despair – there's now a kit that converts them into hydrofoils. -
November 08, 2026 | Bronwyn ThompsonTwo trials involving more than 1,000 adults has all but guaranteed Eli Lilly's experimental drug retatrutide will be up for FDA approval for weight loss and potentially even knee osteoarthritis pain relief. It's a GLP-1-based drug, but not as we know it. -
November 08, 2026 | David SzondyPirates attacking cargo ships might be in for a surprise in the near future as BAE Systems shows off its Sea Tridon family of 40-mm guns at the Euronaval 2026 exhibition in Paris. The systems are designed to be installed as easily as a shipping container. -
November 08, 2026Windows 10 extended updates keep an older PC patched, but they add no new features. For the full current OS, you’ll want to get a Windows 11 Pro lifetime license. This one is on sale for $11.99 (reg. $199) with code DEAL20. -
November 07, 2026 | Etiido UkoThor, the Norse god of thunder, is famous for conjuring electricity from thin air. It turns out you don't need a magical hammer to do this, as scientists have created a device that harvests electricity from radiation in its environment. -
November 07, 2026 | Malcolm AzaniaNew interactive, 3D-printed smart blocks are able to connect and maintain electrical conduction while transforming into new shapes. They can become video game controllers, medical-assistive tech, smart furniture, and soft-robotic grippers.
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There are knives, good knives, great knives, and classic knives. Then there are the knives that are flat-out legends with remarkable stories behind them. One of these is the instantly recognizable Puma White Hunter that redefined the hunting knife.
The new Auriga Explorer camper truck looks almost as fast and ferocious as a Dakar rig. But it's made for slow travel, the kind that sees you link together wandering days with cozy nights in a mobile 4-person hut expanded by pop-top and 3 slide-outs.
It may surprise some to learn that Polaris has a serious research, development, and testing facility. I got a full tour of the place, along with a dedicated test track that I got to use later.
The Capucine, by Quadrapol, is a compact tiny house for up to two people. Thanks to its open design, which is arranged on one floor, the home is well-suited to retirees and anyone else who doesn't want to deal with the hassle of stairs.
Archeologists say they have solved the 6,000-year-old mystery of Armenia’s “dragon stones" – massive carved monoliths scattered across high-altitude slopes and pastures where no ancient settlements ever existed. It's a story of worship and water.
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.
The Bürstner Signature teased such a compelling mix of sleek fiberglass construction, cutting-edge transforming spaces, and luxe trim, we expected it to price in well over €100K. Instead, it starts well under.
"You can either go to Vegas, or you can go to The Hacienda," is what got this world-record-setting idea off the ground and into the air for a couple of months. Yep, I said months.