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US blocks Polestar’s future sales over China-linked car tech
July 03, 2026
| Utkarsh Sood
The tides can often change very quickly in the automotive world. That’s exactly what has happened with Polestar, which has just been banned from selling its cars in the US market by the country’s Commerce Department.
Boris reviews the BMW R 1300 R Performance Auto: 'I'm just wired wrong'
July 03, 2026
| Boris Mihailovic
There's nothing wrong with BMW's excellent high-performance automatic transmission... Unless you're a couple million miles deep into your motorcycling journey and hard-wired to panic if you start grabbing thin air with your clutch hand.
Zero-carbon cabin trades modern convenience for mountain simplicity
July 03, 2026
| Bridget Borgobello
Renée del Gaudio Architecture has completed a 2,100-sq-ft retreat in Allenspark, Colorado. Dubbed Camp Meeker Cabin, the project strips mountain living back to its quieter essentials, while still embracing contemporary environmental design.
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July 03, 2026 | Ben CoxworthThere are a lot of titanium devices on Kickstarter, and honestly … many of those gadgets just use the strong yet lightweight metal as a marketing gimmick. The Voyageur, however, is a suitcase that takes full advantage of titanium's special features.
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July 03, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalIndia's eVTOL industry sees major progress as Sarla Aviation's Sylla 1.0 demonstrator has gone from the drawing board to mid-air in under a year, completing integrated flight testing for the ambitious company's upcoming air taxi.
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July 03, 2026 | Stefan IonescuIn Kotagiri, India, Meister Varma Architects has built the three-volume Shilaya house using stone salvaged from a collapsed colonial cottage on site, adding a prefabricated steel structure above it.
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July 03, 2026 | Omar KardoudiA team of students in Pisa has turned the humble paper airplane into a full-blown engineering project. ICARUS didn’t just look hugely impressive on the ground, it flew far enough to earn a Guinness World Record.
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July 02, 2026 | Etiido UkoBatteries are typically the first thing that comes to mind as energy storage. Researchers have now demonstrated a strange yellow liquid energy storage system that “charges” by turning into a black goo and discharges to drive chemical reactions.
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July 02, 2026 | C.C. WeissGrowing its lineup of compact, agile small motorhomes, Winnebago has launched the Elora/Resa. The single motorhome with two names targets first-time RVers, piling up details that make transitioning to RV life as intuitive as driving a new car.
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July 02, 2026Tired of struggling with split rings? TiLok upgrades your keychain with titanium construction, magnetic snap-on convenience, mechanical locking security, and a 360° swivel design — now available for backing on Kickstarter.
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July 02, 2026 | C.C. WeissWe're not sure Opinel's new Néo7 Alpine knife qualifies as a full "multitool," but it does carry a few functions. The ultralight pocket knife marries Opinel's timeless simplicity with new features that make it quicker and more useful.
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July 02, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalWeave Robotics announced its first laundry folding robot just months ago, and it already has a new product on offer. The new Isaac 1 robot also folds clothes – but it can also tidy up your living room and make the bed. It looks cuter, too.
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July 02, 2026 | Omar KardoudiResearchers from Australia and the UK have built a robotic kestrel to decode how birds handle turbulence. Their findings reveal a suite of wing-and-tail tricks that could reshape the next generation of small drones.
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