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World's fastest passenger liner becomes world's largest artificial reef
November 11, 2026
| David Szondy
In what is both the end of a 74-year career and a new lease on life, the SS United States, the world's fastest transatlantic liner, has been scuttled off the coast of the Florida Panhandle to become the world's largest artificial reef.
New Atlas: Now available in Dark Mode :)
November 09, 2026
| Loz Blain
Some things just make me unreasonably happy, and I'm stoked to share this one: night owls like myself will appreciate the latest feature we've added to the site: a light/dark mode switch that should make New Atlas much easier on your eyes at night.
Bluetti's expandable home battery tackles a problem I know all too well
November 11, 2026
| Howard Armitage
I've watched a kettle send my energy monitor soaring, waited through winter mornings for my solar panels to wake up, and wished for a bigger battery in summer. BLUETTI's expandable Apex 200 looks tempting, but is more storage really the answer?
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November 11, 2026 | Mike McRaeA recent case study describes the experiences of the 28-year-old man known only as Karl, providing researchers with a rare glimpse into how the human brain assembles faces and how memories can become entangled with what we see. -
November 11, 2026Architects and engineers draft floor plans and schematics in AutoCAD, but the full software is expensive to license. If you only need 2D drafting, try a 1-year AutoCAD LT subscription for $159.20 (reg. $540) with code DEAL20. -
November 11, 2026 | Simon HeptinstallClocking 312.65 mph on a closed highway in Abu Dhabi, BYD’s quad-motor Yangwang U9 Xtreme has become the first production car to crack 500 km/h, though the Guinness World Record is for a single pass only. -
November 11, 2026 | Adam WilliamsThe roof of this tiny house does more than just keep the rain out: it also doubles as a terrace. Inside, the home features a clever space-saving interior layout that sleeps up to six people. -
November 11, 2026 | Simon HeptinstallFrom Austria’s alpine foothills comes the extraordinary four-wheel-drive KTM X-Bow Arrow rally machine – with a 330-hp Audi turbo powertrain bolted into a brutal Dakar-spec chassis.
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Not 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.
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.
The X8 triple-expander wasn't the only all-new telescopic camper French innovator Beauer introduced this year. In its big lineup reshuffle, it also fully reshaped the future of its six-sleeper caravan. The all-new X6 breaks out of the curvaceous mold the brand has used exclusively for its trailers in the past, becoming a smoothed-corner cuboid built to maximize internal space. And it might just be the nicest overall Beauer design yet.
For all the heavy hitters in Harley-Davidson’s ranks, it is perhaps the Sprint 440 that has the biggest responsibility for carrying the weight of the company’s sales. For if H-D is able to hit home with its new motorcycle, it might well and truly be “back.”
Qantas Airways has entered the Guinness Book of World Records after the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) verified that the airline's Airbus A350-1000ULR passenger liner completed the world's longest commercial flight from Melbourne to Toulouse.
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November 11, 2026 | Omar KardoudiSkyways' Skyreach hybrid VTOL takes off like a drone, cruises like a plane and burns jet fuel to stay up for more than 18 hours, delivering parts to offshore rigs and remote sites with with no pilot at the controls. -
November 10, 2026The LAIR S2 modular sling combines customizable internal storage, external MOLLE attachments and four carrying options, giving users the freedom to organize and carry their everyday gear their way-— now available on Kickstarter. -
November 10, 2026 | Mike McRaeResearchers in China have given the humble comb an electric touch that has promoted regrowth among the remaining follicles in mice using little more than electricity and a dab of genetics. -
November 10, 2026 | C.C. WeissNitecore is moving its fast-growing ultra-slim flashlight family into all-out multitool territory. The UTL19 kicks off the new Utility Tool & Light series, going beyond mere illumination with hard tools that include a slide-out box-slicing blade. -
November 10, 2026 | Ben CoxworthHigh fuel prices may be no more than an inconvenience for most of us, but they can keep farmers in impoverished nations from making a living. A new vehicle has been designed to help, by using solar power to irrigate fields.
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The future world's tallest building has passed a major construction milestone. Saudi Arabia's JEC Tower has now reached 102 floors and is rapidly progressing toward its planned height of more than 3,280 ft.
In a new study from the University of Oregon, scientists turned up the temperature to see which type of passive heat therapy packs the most health punch – hot baths, traditional saunas, or those fancy far-infrared saunas.
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.
BMW's recently unveiled Vision CE has revived a unique two-wheeler space that does away with helmets. Now, it gets some competition in the form of XYTE One, which combines scooter agility and car-like protection. The best part: No helmets needed!
Transport produces 28% of the greenhouse gas released in the US, and nearly a quarter of that comes from heavy vehicles – more than from passenger cars. Revoy attacks the problem with a smart dolly that creates a hybrid semi truck with two heads.
Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled its Apollo High Energy Laser Weapon (HELW) that pumps out up to 150 kW of power yet can take out 200 medium-sized drones running on its own internal power supply.
Generally Honda is the major Japanese automaker pushing out a fast, ferocious new side-by-side. This time, it's Toyota, which shows a radical side-x-side that delivers an extra 50+ hp over any production SxS out there.
The ambitious Pinnacle SkyTower has reached a major milestone. The supertall skyscraper has topped out at 106 floors and now holds the record for the most floors of any residential building in North America.