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Mind-reading tech aims to make AI actually intelligent
October 03, 2026
| Etiido Uko
For all its intelligence, instructing AI can feel like talking to a toddler. You explain the task, but the AI does a different thing. Scientists have now developed a system that detects that “that's not what I meant” response right from your brain.
30-sec folding A-frame camper is an ultralight standing-height wonder
October 01, 2026
| C.C. Weiss
The newly debuted Alite camping trailer from Aliner is about as small, light and simple as hard-walled towable living gets. The resurrected micro-camper weighs less than 700 lb, sets up in 30 seconds and becomes a tiny A-frame for escaping it all.
Dairy waste could be a sweet new source of biofuel
October 03, 2026
| Etiido Uko
For centuries, humans have obtained fuel from the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago, seawater, decaying biomass and now, from cow's milk ... or more accurately, salty whey, a by-product produced during the manufacture of cheese.
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October 02, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodUltraviolette isn’t a household name in the motorcycle market yet. It’s not a one-hit wonder, either. It might be lesser-known in Western circles, but where it’s from, it's carrying a lot of momentum. Naturally, a 2027 US launch is on the cards.
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October 02, 2026 | Omar KardoudiAn unmanned Sceye airship flew from New Mexico to Japan and back, beaming mobile service to ordinary phones from the stratosphere. Still a test, but SoftBank – one of Japan's major mobile carriers – eyes commercial service in Japan from 2027.
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October 02, 2026 | Omar KardoudiThe new light-guided swimmer uses one layer of living muscle to propel and steer itself through a Petri-dish maze. The thin design could one day help soft robots reach underwater spots rigid machines can't enter.
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October 02, 2026 | Howard ArmitageSmart rings have gone from niche health tech to casual online impulse buys. With established brands now joining Oura and Samsung, has the technology finally hit the mainstream, and what are you giving up when the price collapses?
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October 02, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalFor how ubiquitous they are, Victorinox' Swiss Army Knives strangely don't come with clips to hold them in place in your pocket. Tortoise Gear is making one that you can install permanently or temporarily, and it goes on in seconds.
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October 02, 2026 | Simon HeptinstallAston Martin returns to its classy roots with the new 717-hp DBX GT. The super-SUV mixes storming V8 performance with grand touring comfort. The GT’s James Bond style challenges rivals like Bentley’s Bentayga.
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October 02, 2026 | Boris MihailovicI’m fairly certain a few good ol’ boys from Appalachia had a big hand in creating the Pan America. Which, as an aside, is still the most polarizing motorcycle Harley-Davison makes. And I understand why.
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October 02, 2026 | Malcolm AzaniaVenus’ flower basket glass sponges can live many years far below the surface of the ocean. Composed of lightweight, durable silica structures, the pipe-shaped organisms are also providing a great opportunity for aircraft and architectural biomimicry.
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October 01, 2026 | C.C. WeissA multifunctional contraption for camping and overlanding, the Rock Tamers Traction Crate looks simply to be a new milk crate design. But its name betrays a critical 2nd function: delivering traction to rescue you from a frustrating off-road debacle.
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October 01, 2026 | Emma SchneckAs Aedes aegypti spreads further across the world, can natural mosquito “birth control” fight some of the world’s most fearsome diseases?
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