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What happens if robots learn to feel physical harm?
February 08, 2026
| Chelsea Haney
Researchers have developed an electronic skin that allows humanoid robots to distinguish everyday touch from damaging force. That ability, once reserved for living nervous systems, could reshape how robots interact with the physical world and with humans.
Titanium-foam blended-wing fighter smashes rivals on the spec sheet
February 04, 2026
| David Szondy
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.
Speedster Gen 2 blends modern Porsche performance with vintage style
February 07, 2026
| Aaron Turpen
The newly-unveiled Speedster Gen 2 from Stärke Motors is a modern Porsche 718 with a retro 356-style body and interior. For about US$135,000, anyone with a 2017 or newer 718 can have Stärke transform it into a Speedster.
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February 07, 2026 | David SzondySpaceX's Starlink communications satellite constellation is doing double duty as the company announces that it's moonlighting as the Stargaze Space Situational Awareness system that can track and manage traffic in low Earth orbit.
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February 07, 2026 | Jay KakadeWe generally associate the origins of mathematical thinking with the emergence of writing but a new study challenges this assumption looking at floral designs found on the pottery sherds across northern Mesopotamia, dating back 8000 years.
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February 07, 2026 | Aaron TurpenIf you’ve followed Mazda over the years, you know the 3 has always been the brand’s emotional core. For 2026, Mazda’s latest Mazda 3 Hatchback continues that tradition.
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February 07, 2026 | Adam WilliamsThe Line is the most ambitious and eye-catching part of Saudi Arabia's incredible construction boom. However, the futuristic megacity is reportedly now undergoing a major rethink and looks likely to be significantly reduced in scope.
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February 07, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalTerrestrial data centers are so 2025. We're taking our large-scale compute infrastructure into orbit, baby! Or at least, that's what Big Tech is yelling from the rooftops at the moment. It's quite a bonkers idea, so let's unpack what it's all about.
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February 07, 2026 | Jay KakadeNew research has found when plant leaves physically touch each other, they seem to form a biological signalling network to warn each other about upcoming stress. This boosts resilience to intense light, a common environmental challenge.
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February 06, 2026 | Simon HeptinstallBugatti is marking the 20th birthday of its extraordinary Veyron with a one-off special-edition hypercar that pays tribute to the 'mad genius' who designed it: Ferdinand Karl Piëch.
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February 06, 2026 | C.C. WeissBowlus' all-new Frontier Edition takes the brand's most powerful trailer to new aesthetic heights, warming up the interior of the riveted-aluminum fuselage with a rustic cabin inspired by the ranches and pioneer homesteads of the American West.
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February 06, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalThis stunning concept machine combines race-inspired styling and a number of innovative ideas for maximizing performance – including the use of a sustainable, lightweight natural composite for its bodywork.
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February 06, 2026 | Omar KardoudiAustralian aerospace engineer Benjamin Biggs has just clocked 411 mph with a battery-powered, remote-controlled drone. No official Guinness stamp yet, but it's faster than the current record held by South African father-son team Mike and Luke Bell.
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