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US Air Force breaks ground on next-gen nuclear missile silo
6 April 2026 @ 1:03 am
When you have a new ICBM, you need a place to keep it, so Northrop Grumman is building a prototype silo for the US Air Force to house its next-generation LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear missile that will replace the Cold War Minuteman III.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, EngineeringTags: Sentinel, One-of-a-kind shipping container house even has its own pool and sauna
5 April 2026 @ 11:03 pm
We've seen a lot of shipping container-based houses, but few are as impressive as the recently completed Vermont Villa. Made up of carefully stacked metal boxes, the home has a spacious interior and even includes its own pool and sauna.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, EngineeringTags: Heavily disguised 7-seater Peaq EV revealed as new Škoda flagship
5 April 2026 @ 1:03 pm
Beneath the garish camouflage paint job, this is a first peek at the Peaq, a seven-seater all-electric SUV that’s the biggest, most luxurious and high-tech Škoda ever built.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Skoda, Homemade solar drone smashes endurance record with 5+ hours aloft
5 April 2026 @ 10:01 am
Luke Bell and his father Mike have done it again. Their new solar-powered drone – running on sunlight and almost nothing else – just claimed an unofficial endurance record for electric multirotors, flying for 5 hours, 2 minutes, and 21 seconds before Luke simply got tired and landed it.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyMini quantum battery charges a million times faster than it discharges
5 April 2026 @ 4:03 am
What comes to mind when you imagine fast charging? Smartphones going from zero to 100% in minutes? Or perhaps, EVs gaining 60 miles worth of charge in under an hour? Scientists have created a proof-of-concept quantum battery that charges one million times faster than it discharges … using a laser.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, EngineeringTags: Toyota is still trying to make hydrogen-fueled vehicles a reality
5 April 2026 @ 12:03 am
Color me puzzled by this curious bit of news. Toyota is teaming up with Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group to advance the development of hydrogen-fuel-cell tech for zero-emissions heavy duty vehicles.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: This 20-ft-long tiny house is more practical than you might expect
4 April 2026 @ 6:03 pm
This tiny house performs some downsizing magic to fit a surprisingly practical interior into its tight dimensions. Named the Espresso, it sleeps up to two people in comfort, plus it even has a little space for guests.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Building and CoAirbus "Bird of Prey" interceptor drone makes catch on first flight
4 April 2026 @ 12:03 pm
Like an overachieving fledgling falcon, on its inaugural flight an Airbus "Bird of Prey" interceptor drone took out a medium-sized suicide drone using a Fraknkenberg Mark I mini-missile during a demonstration on March 30, 2026 in northern Germany.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, EngineeringTags: drones, Ducati's most extreme road-legal moto weighs 368 lb and pushes out 228-hp
4 April 2026 @ 7:03 am
A century in the making, and still chasing the impossible – Ducati has never been one to regard conventional limits. With the Superleggera V4 Centenario, the Italian marque isn’t just nudging the boundaries of performance; it is breaking them.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Sea sponge inspires tower rising to supertall height in North America
3 April 2026 @ 6:03 pm
This remarkable skyscraper draws inspiration from the most unexpected of sources: sea sponges. The ambitious building will rise to a supertall height and will be topped by a publicly accessible tree-filled park.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, EngineeringTags: