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Lightsaber-like plasma beam antenna is tuned by laser
October 22, 2026
| Etiido Uko
No matter the shape they come in, from thin metal rods to large parabolic dishes, antennas are typically solid structures. In work that would delight any Star Wars fan, scientists have now created an antenna from a plasma beam.
Thor's cheap B+ camper upsizes van life to mini-motorhome proportions
October 21, 2026
| C.C. Weiss
Thor Industries has spent the 2020s growing its lineup of camper vans. Now it's moving further into the Class B+ segment with the all-new Ford-powered Rize+, a nimble, broad-shouldered shuttle-home for all types of seasoned RVers and first-timers.
Slim magnetic multi-driver stows full magazine of swappable bits
October 22, 2026
| C.C. Weiss
How many times is the screwdriver on your multitool too small or large for the task at hand? Ant Design has a solution: its ultra-slim Apex V2 driver has a flip-out bit-holding arm and space to store a magazine of up to 14 bits.
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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.
Leatherman’s latest limited edition, the new Picnic tool lives up to its name with a proper waiter-style leveraged corkscrew and five additional tools designed for picnics, tailgates, camp cookouts and other culinary affairs held away from home.
Built for tough DIY jobs that make you want to call it quits, the new Knipex TwinGrip XS plirs feature three sides of jaw-clamping power. They loosen stripped bolts, hold hardware steady, and quickly handle problems that disrupt your daily handiwork.
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.
With its roomy interior, this XL model offers an experience that's closer to an apartment on wheels than a typical tiny house. It includes lots of living space and can sleep up to eight people under one roof.
The zero-electricity, hand-cranked Divya washing machine is ideal for impoverished or remote regions. By cutting labor time up to 75%, the unit unlocks massive human potential of millions of women who are otherwise chained to drudgery.
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October 22, 2026TL;DR: GeMicrosoft 365 Personal costs $99.99 a year. A lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus gives you six of the same apps without the monthly fees. Right now, a lifetime license is on sale for $49.97.t Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more with a lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2024, now $49.97 (reg. $249.99). -
October 22, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalDainese's just made what's arguably the smallest and lightest motorcycle airbag vest on the market. It's pulled this off by ditching the bulky battery that every other vest comes with, and runs off power from your phone instead. -
October 22, 2026 | David SzondyBritain wants to keep space tidy, so the UK Space Agency (UKSA) has awarded a £61-million (US$81-million) contract to remove two defunct UK satellites from orbit between 2029 and 2032 using manipulator spacecraft launched from the Shetlands. -
October 22, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalIf your teenager's starting to drive themself, this little car accessory could help keep them safe on the road, and give you some peace of mind. The Miles Plug tracks trips and vehicle health via your car's OBD-2 port, and beams alerts to your phone. -
October 22, 2026 | Adam WilliamsThe Wildscape is around mid-sized for a tiny house nowadays. However, its clever layout makes this towable model seem larger than it really is, squeezing a netted hangout area and even a home office inside. -
October 22, 2026 | Monica J. WhiteNot everyone has access to a garden for growing greens. Home Harvest’s indoor growers automate lighting, watering, temperature, and airflow, promising fresh herbs, salads, and microgreens in as little as eight days with minimal hands-on work. -
October 22, 2026 | Hayden LandersIt welds like a much more expensive machine, but this super-affordable ArcCaptain's 159 smart presets had the professionals arguing with the software. And then there's the smartphone app... -
October 21, 2026 | Bronwyn ThompsonFor the first time, people living with hepatitis B have a option that could make getting off antivirals no longer a death sentence. The Food and Drug Administration has approved an injection that lets the immune system keep the pathogen in check. -
October 21, 2026 | Mike McRaeReplacing damaged spinal cord with healthy donor tissue sounds like a straightforward solution to paralysis. Getting those tissues to exchange meaningful messages is another matter entirely. A team claims to have attempted this extraordinary feat in Russia -
October 21, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodIt seems Honda didn’t want to sit back and wait for EICMA. It’s gone ahead and revealed a motorcycle few saw coming at the CIMA motorcycle trade show in Chongqing, China. It's called the CB250SS, and it’s essentially a neo-retro scrambler.
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Although electric motors do help kayaks fight headwinds and currents, they also add weight, complexity and the potential for getting snagged. The FluxJet system may change that, with a sub-5-lb electric jet drive module that fits into the hull.
You’ve got to have a trick or two up your sleeve if you intend to break into a crowded EV market. And Indian two-wheeler startup Oben Electric has done just that by pricing its first electric motorcycle to perfection and making it available on Amazon.
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.
In the South China Sea, the aqua-colored waters of an expansive shallow reef platform suddenly gives way to a near vertical shaft of vast darkness – an ocean sinkhole almost entirely devoid of oxygen and, in turn, marine life as we know it.
Small camping trailers are great for a lot of reasons, but they usually fall very short on one highly critical spec: a bathroom. The latest Encore ROG trailer solves the bathroom issue in a rather bold way, and it's a much better small camper for it.
It's double-barreled, it uses lasers instead of LEDs, and it's machined from a solid block of 6061 aluminum alloy. Come meet the Lumitwin DL700 flashlight, which belts out two converging beams up to a distance of 2 km (1.24 miles).
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.
After Volkswagen split its midsize van lineup into two distinct model lines, the future of VW van life took the proverbial fork in the road. Spacecamper is the latest to convert a Caravelle, and its new camper arrives as a fast, versatile adventurer.