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Ukrainian hexacopter drone executes world-first aerial medevac

October 19, 2026 | David Szondy
A wounded Ukrainian soldier is the first to be medevaced out of a combat zone by drone. He was airlifted by a Heavy Shot "Ayudag-6" modular hexacopter with a special sling and winch.

Compact A-frame tiny house makes room for a few home comforts

October 18, 2026 | Adam Williams
This A-frame tiny house is very compact but manages to squeeze in a surprisingly practical interior layout for two. It also has multiple options available, including solar panels for off-grid operation.

Atari's 800XL returns with a keyboard, cartridges and BASIC

October 19, 2026 | Howard Armitage
The Atari 800XL is back, with 25 classic games, modern connections and a working cartridge slot. But the real appeal might be rediscovering something those early home computers encouraged us to do, write our own software.

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Described as a tiny house with room to breathe, the Tinde actually lives up to that promise. It features a spacious interior and multiple sleeping areas, while a large porch also adds outdoor living space.
In a tiny house scene dominated by larger models suitable for families, the Traveler rolls down another path. This affordable tiny house prioritizes portability, and would suit nomads and those who don't need a lot of extra space.
MeTool has packed a versatile multitool for outdoorspeople into a pen – making it easy to carry a bunch of essentials on you at all times. The SceptriX features a sturdy titanium build that's made to brave the elements, and it looks the part too.
Remember DeLorean, the 80s one-hit automotive wonder whose DMC-12 steel sports car with gullwing doors appeared in Back to the Future? It's making a comeback – by getting into high-speed aerial racing.
Tiny houses always involve working around constraints, but some designers have found ways of making a small home feel larger. From sliding walls to elevating beds, these 10 homes transform to get maximum use out of a compact space.
I totally fell for the promo video for this, which describes how there's a lot of friction in simply getting down to practice guitar. The pocket-sized Neko promises to get you rockin' out without having to set stuff up, or waking the neighbors.

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There's a new contender for the US Navy's F/A-XX Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and it looks like something out of Batman's hangar thanks to a peculiar triple-fuselage design.
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.
Fumbling with bindings is nobody's idea of a good time, especially in the cold and the snow. That's why snowboarder Brendan Walker created the Machina MagIC Ride System, which replaces traditional snowboard bindings with magnets.
The world's oldest human fingerprint has been discovered at an archaeological site in Spain. The fingerprint was dated at 43,000 years old and is believed to have come from a Neanderthal.
Precision milling used to mean giant, pricey shop machines out of reach for most makers. You could design the "next big thing," but could you actually build it? Now you can.
While we may still not have flying cars, robot butlers or food replicators in our possession, you can now order something else you may have long dreamt of. It's called the Photon Matrix, and it uses lasers to track and kill airborne mosquitoes.
While the topical application of minoxidil is one of the most effective and popular ways to combat male pattern baldness, it is poorly absorbed by the skin. Looking to improve its efficacy, researchers have turned to an unlikely but very sweet ally.
A new video takes you inside Dyson's impressive vertical farming operation, which is home to 1,225,000 strawberry plants and shows you how the company is applying its manufacturing knowledge to producing homegrown food for British consumers.