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Floating pavilion that rises with the river tides opens in Brazil
November 27, 2025
| Maryna Holovnova
Carlo Ratti Associati, an Italian architectural firm, has collaborated with US studio Höweler + Yoon and Italian construction company Cimolai on a new experiment. The result of their effort is a 400-sq-m (4,306-sq-ft) floating plaza – AquaPraça.
A drying lake is triggering weird seismic activity deep beneath its basin
November 25, 2025
| Chelsea Haney
We tend to think earthquakes are predominantly driven by deep-Earth forces. But a new discovery reshapes that long-held assumption suggesting lake-level fluctuations can stir the shallow crust influencing earthquake risk and tectonic plate movement.
3.3-billion-year-old rocks reveal oldest chemical traces of life
November 27, 2025
| Pranjal Malewar
Using advanced chemistry and AI, a team of Carnegie researchers uncovered new chemical traces of Earth's earliest life in 3.3‑billion‑year‑old rocks, and evidence that oxygen‑producing photosynthesis began over 800 million years earlier than thought.
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November 27, 2025Black Friday just made upgrading your PC a no-brainer. Windows 11 Pro is on sale for $9.97, letting you transform your desktop with a faster interface, AI-powered Copilot, and Pro-level features for less than ten dollars.
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November 27, 2025 | Ben CoxworthNobody wants harmful bacteria on objects such as medical implants, yet we also don't want them building up a resistance to antibiotics. Well, help may be on the way, in the form of metal structures that kill the microbes by poking holes in them.
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November 27, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalIndustrial pipes carrying water or chemicals invariably get gunked up as deposits accumulate on their internal surfaces. Researchers in Texas have found that lining pipes with lab-grown diamond film can prevent buildup like nothing else.
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November 27, 2025 | Paul RiddenWe've recently seen a bunch of E Ink smartphones released for eye-friendly productivity on the go. But what if you don't want to give up your handset, yet would like an ePaper assistant on tap? That's where the Reetle SmartInk I comes in.
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November 27, 2025From AI co-pilots to baby-view cameras and wireless upgrades, Ottocast’s AI screens, family-focused safety tools and wireless upgrades make every trip feel easier and more connected. Tech that truly understands your journey.
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November 27, 2025 | Adam WilliamsThis recently completed tiny house squeezes a lot of living space into a compact footprint. Named Tiny House Into the Woods, it also makes use of an unusual netted upstairs area to ensure the entire home is flooded with daylight.
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November 27, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalResearchers in South Australia have found a way to funnel a byproduct of the highly destructive process of lithium mining into making stronger and more durable concrete.
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November 26, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonIn a world first, two airports have done away with border guards at counters checking passports and arrival cards, in favor of a new AI-integrated biometric system that lets passengers skip the queue and pass through immigration without stopping.
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November 26, 2025 | Joe SalasThe LEO Solo just went up for preorder, pitched as an FAA Part 103-friendly (no pilot license required), single-seat personal eVTOL. It's supposedly landing in late 2025.
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November 26, 2025 | David SzondyThrough its Tactical Technology Office (TTO), DARPA wants to move drones to the next level with its Lift Challenge – a US$6.5-million competition aimed at creating small drones capable of lifting payloads four times their weight.
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