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Gear-toting jacket has 26 pockets, including a pop-out phone shelf
March 09, 2026
| Michael Franco
Not in the mood to carry a backpack or a sling bag? Then this new waterproof jacket should do the trick. It's got a plethora of pockets that can stash everything from a 16-inch laptop to a water bottle, and a few other tricks up its sleeves. Literally.
New world's tallest timber skyscraper smashes height records
March 06, 2026
| Adam Williams
The new world's tallest hybrid timber tower is nearing completion. Named Atlassian Central, this ambitious "plyscraper" features an innovative design that incorporates concrete and steel to reach unprecedented heights.
Mopping robovac locates stains around your home using UV rays
March 08, 2026
| Abhimanyu Ghoshal
While other robot vacuums are busy bumping into things around your home and making a racket, Shark's latest model is taking a different approach to cleaning up messes. It's the first to use UV light to spot hard-to-see stains.
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While the name is about the same, the 730 Twin is a neoclassic café racer that is not from the production line of the Jawa-Yezdi-Mahindra group in India, but from Jawa Moto in the Czech Republic – the brand that started it all.
Though most tiny houses we see are designed with nomadic living in mind, the Forest is semi-permanently installed on rural land. It expands its compact interior footprint with a large deck that includes a porch area and a rooftop terrace.
We’re probably all aware of Harley-Davidson’s struggles of late. It’s electric offshoot LiveWire hasn’t fared too well, either. Though the company reportedly sold three-quarters of all e-motos in the USA in 2025. But there’s a big caveat there.
A new type of van for a new type of camper, the Reiter Orca sees a bony Mercedes Sprinter chassis transformed into a high-capacity ultralight transporter positively starving for gear, tools, RV furnishings or whatever else you want to stuff in.
How much can you realistically fit into a tiny house measuring just 16 ft in length? You might assume the answer is "not much," but this model squeezes in a surprisingly effective space-saving layout – and does so at a low cost.
Tekton introduces a different style of camping canopy, leaving aluminum behind and applying the composite expertise it honed on small trailers. Its monocoque CX then builds into a proper Outback survival tool via an ecosystem of optional add-ons.
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March 08, 2026BLUETTI, a technology pioneer in clean energy, is launching the new Elite 400 in Australia on March 9, 2026. Packing 3,840Wh energy in a wheeled chassis, the Elite 400 delivers serious battery backup for anyone needing mobile energy at home or outdoors. -
March 08, 2026 | David SzondyA piece of techno-cinematic history has emerged as the US Library of Congress releases the restored video of the oldest film to feature a "robot." Dating from 1897, the silent film Gugusse et l'Automate by George Méliès was thought lost until recently. -
March 08, 2026Microsoft Office has been the backbone of productivity for decades, and the newest version brings several smart upgrades to the tools many people already use every day. Plus, it’s on sale. -
March 08, 2026 | Etiido UkoTo wood or not to wood, that’s been the question! Ever since oil-based plastics entered the scene, cost, sustainability, and performance have defined the wood vs. plastics debate. In a clear win, researchers may have just invented wooden plastic. -
March 08, 2026 | David SzondyThe United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor to begin construction – the first such approval for a US reactor in a decade. -
March 08, 2026 | Michael FrancoHyundai has donated four super-tough unmanned robotic vehicles to firefighters in Korea for use in high-risk situations. The autonomous vehicles will deal with the initial stages of a fire to provide more information and safety to firefighters. -
March 07, 2026 | David SzondyIf you have a regional turboprop aircraft and wish that it was a bit more hybirdy, RTX may be able to accommodate you. The company is developing a combined thermal/electric propulsion system that not only increases efficiency but can be retrofitted into existing aircraft. -
March 07, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodIn a segment dominated by gas or electric powertrains, there’s a new contender from China. The Chery KP31: a diesel plug-in hybrid pickup. It comes at a time when the global demand for trucks continues to surge, as do tightening emissions regulations. -
March 07, 2026 | Michael FrancoBMW is expanding its investigation of humanoid robotic workers at its factories. The automaker has just announced that it will trial a set of physical AI bots made by Hexagon for the first time at one of its European plants. -
March 07, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalI can't find a single pair of wireless over-ear headphones from a legit brand that boasts as much battery life as the new Headphone (a) from Nothing. This pair claims a whopping 135 hours – that's a whole five days uninterrupted, and then some.
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Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv designs.
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.
Fumbling with bindings is nobody's idea of a good time, especially in the cold and the snow. That's why snowboarder Brendan Walker created the Machina MagIC Ride System, which replaces traditional snowboard bindings with magnets.
The Artemis II mission, which will return US astronauts to lunar space, has run into problems that have critics demanding NASA remove the crew from the flight for safety reasons. The bigger question is, why do we have astronauts at all?
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.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a landmark eye drop that uses a combined dose of medication to restore age-related near-sightedness, without the need for surgery, for longer than anything else on the market – and with fewer side effects.
Mukaab, the world's largest skyscraper, is one of the most ambitious construction projects ever conceived. However, according to a new report, Saudi authorities have stopped work on the the gigantic building, and its future now looks uncertain.