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Chinese EVs earn 5 stars in safety tests tougher than America’s NHTSA
September 10, 2026
| Utkarsh Sood
Remember when “Chinese car” and “safety” were two phrases that didn't exactly belong in the same sentence? Well, the European New Car Assessment Programme’s (NCAP) latest crash tests have a rather awkward update for you.
Smart scope's spinning sensor fights Earth's spin to erase star trails
September 09, 2026
| Omar Kardoudi
Draco, DwarfLab's new smart telescope, solves deep-sky astrophotography's oldest headache with a sensor that physically spins to cancel out star trails caused by Earth's rotation. It needs no equatorial mount, no guide scope, and no polar alignment.
Smoking lowers the risk of Parkinson's. We may now know why
September 10, 2026
| Mike McRae
A prospective study on more than half a million adults across China has linked the carbon monoxide produced during combustion with the reduction in Parkinson’s, lending support to clinical trials exploring the molecule’s potential as a treatment.
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Tiny houses don't come much bigger than this recent XL model. It features a roomy and apartment-like interior layout that's arranged on one floor, making small living about as comfortable as possible.
Dragon Tiny Homes' custom Vista tiny house has a compact 24-ft-long footprint while packing in some notable features, including an open living area with a home office, plus a full kitchen, and two bedrooms.
"American excess" is a simple term that points out the US tendency toward conspicuous overconsumption. Despite its big Ford badge, though, the new Kerkamm Ranger Super Duty RV isn't American excess at all. It's German excess ... and it's glorious.
The new Cubivan Camping System is a very different style of camper-in-a-box module. It expands out the van and down to the ground to create a full kitchen and bathroom. Add the hard-walled origami roof, and you make a full camper out of a tiny van.
The tiny house scene has gone from cheap and cheerful to large and high-budget in recent years, but Dragon Tiny Homes' upgraded Sora 20' is an outlier. The affordable home has a space-saving interior that sleeps up to two people.
The Gennai Pen SL01 combines Hidetoshi Nakayama’s mechanical design language with TACTICALGEEK’s engineering, creating a stainless-steel EDC pen with exposed mechanisms, tactile controls, and a distinctive Telegraph Key-inspired action.
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September 10, 2026 | Simon HeptinstallCamprit’s new FlameMage titanium camp stove brings variable heat management to the backcountry. The ultralight, flat-packing multi-fuel stove features a four-level adjustable fuel tray to switch from rapid searing to gentle simmering. -
September 10, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalApple just unveiled its first-ever foldable phone, the iPhone Duo. I'll skip over the big stuff you'll see all over the place about this model, like its form factor and processor – and get to a few less-discussed features you'll want to know about. -
September 09, 2026 | David SzondyIf you've ever bought a clock worth north of US$15,000 and wished that it were more like a piece of flatpack furniture, then MB&F and Maison Alcée feel your pain. The result is the Nostromo, a haute horlogie clock you put together yourself.
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September 09, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodIf a regular Cadillac wasn't extravagant enough for you, there's always the option of doing what Harry Birdsall and Joe Mascari did: take one, throw every restraint out the window, and build your own. That's how this 1953 Cadillac Elegante came to be. -
September 09, 2026 | Maryna HolovnovaCyborg cockroaches have got a promotion. Besides finding survivors in earthquake rubble, they’ve become paramedics, delivering emergency medication while human rescuers are on their way. -
September 09, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodYears of electric vehicle democratization now leads us to Canada – the electric light-utility manufacturer NorthForge, to be precise. The firm has just recently launched the Dispatch, an electric tactical motorcycle that’s meant for military use. -
September 09, 2026 | Mike McRaeWhen a boy with a strange honeycomb pattern on his stomach was brought into the University Hospitals of Leicester emergency department, nursing staff suspected a case of spontaneous bruising. But something else was at play. -
September 09, 2026Contracts, forms, scans, and reports can all demand different PDF tools. IndyPDF puts more than 20 of them in one app, covering editing, conversion, OCR, signatures, redaction, encryption, and more for $19.99 (reg. $49.99). -
September 09, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalHistoric motorcycle marque Brough Superior is back with another collaboration that’s nothing short of incredible – and this time around, you can actually ride it on city streets. Check out the AMB 002, designed in partnership with Aston Martin. -
September 08, 2026Most bottle washers are built around bottles. Momcozy's D8 takes aim at a harder problem: tiny feeding accessories and irregular pump parts, using dedicated precision jets to reach narrow spaces where milk residue can linger in daily feeding routine.
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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.
In a new study, researchers identified a molecule produced by a particular type of brain cell that reversed the cognitive decline seen in both healthy aging and dementia. It provides a better understanding of aging and a potential treatment target.
This has to go down as one of the most inventive and ambitious motorcycle designs I've seen in nearly 20 years following two-wheeled innovations. That doesn't mean I'd have the cojones to ride it, especially given its eye-popping steering setup!
Researchers in the Netherlands have created mechanical structures that strangely shrink – or more precisely, snap inward – instead of stretching outward when pulled. This 'countersnapping' behavior could find use in tomorrow's soft robots.
Shoei has just launched the GT-Air 3 Smart, the world’s first moto helmet to feature fully integrated augmented reality thanks to a partnership with EyeLights, which specializes in head-up displays and Bluetooth audio kits.
The Mysa 400 by Irontown Modular is an extra-wide tiny house that features an apartment-style interior with a spacious living area, two bedrooms, and an open design that's suited to full-time living.
After leaving the competition scrambling with the launch of a powerful ebike drive system in 2024, DJI brand Avinox is set to do it all again with a second-generation flavor designed to beat every rival on power, torque, and weight.
The most egg-shaped of all the egg campers, the Barefoot Caravan has been wowing RVers with its shapely fiberglass for over a decade. Prices have risen quickly during that time, but now Barefoot offers the Bothy as a lighter, cheaper entry model.