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Tern's folding ebike favorite goes clean and quiet
29 November 2025 @ 2:03 pm
Taiwan's Tern Bicycles has listened to its customers and delivered a belt-drive Vektron folding ebike as part of the fourth-generation rollout in the US, which also includes a regular chain-driven flavor that offers a sportier ride.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: ebikes, Tern, Skunk Works makes history: F-22 takes command of 'loyal wingman' drone
29 November 2025 @ 12:03 pm
The Loyal Wingman concept has taken a major step toward reality as Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works pulled off an aerial demonstration where a 5th-generation F-22 Raptor interceptor took command of a drone for the first time.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Lockheed Martin, Lemons and kirigami inspired this stretchy, biodegradable battery
29 November 2025 @ 4:03 am
You probably know that simply tossing dead batteries in the trash is no bueno – they release toxic heavy metals as they break down over time in landfills, contaminating the soil and nearby water supplies. Thankfully, we now have e-waste recycling facilities around the world that can prevent these from polluting the environment – but surely we can also make safer batteries that decompose naturally, no?Continue ReadingCategory: Radical new motorcycle helmet opens from the back
29 November 2025 @ 12:03 am
For all the innovation in helmets, most of it has gone towards making the things "smart." Think AI, AR, integrated cameras, intercom systems, and whatnot. But the traditional helmet design has remained unchanged for the most part. A company called Roof plans to change that.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Review: 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S is a bit like a bootleg bourbon
28 November 2025 @ 8:30 pm
The Wagoneer S marks a bold leap for Jeep as the brand’s first full-electric model for US buyers. Jeep doesn’t seem shy about it. Its greatest downsides are not electric, but are problems it shares with Wagoneer models on the whole.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Jeep, SUVOpen-roof EV claims the world's quickest 0-60 mph time
28 November 2025 @ 6:30 pm
Japanese engineering outfit Aspark has been working on its oddly mesmerizing Owl hypercar since 2014, and was once the fastest electric production car you could buy. It beat out the legendary Rimac Nevera last June with its blistering top speed of 272.7 mph (438.73 km/h).Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, Cool idea: Blimps lifting quantum data centers to the stratosphere
28 November 2025 @ 5:03 pm
In a proposal that reads more like the script to a new sci-fi movie, researchers are suggesting a unique way to tackle one of the core problems of quantum computing. If deployed, it would redefine how we think of "cloud computing."Continue ReadingCategory: Quantum Computing, ScienceTags: Airships, Tiny titanium phone stand puts 12 EDC tools on your keyring
28 November 2025 @ 3:27 pm
One of my favorite IKEA products is a plastic foldable phone stand that weighs next to nothing and lives on your keychain. It's a practical little thing for passing the time if you're out and about a lot – but hardware brand MeToolDesign has taken that concept and leveled it up to create a much more useful piece of EDC gear.Continue ReadingCategory: Secretive 'no arm' lizard crowned new species after decade-long search
28 November 2025 @ 2:03 pm
Rising high into Saudi sky: World's new tallest skyscraper progresses
28 November 2025 @ 12:31 pm
Following a report at the start of this year, more details have been revealed on what is arguably the world's most ambitious architecture project: the mind-bogglingly tall JEC Tower, which is currently rising in Saudi Arabia.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, TechnologyTags: Building and Construction,