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The US Air Force's not-so-secret secret spaceplane X-37B set a new orbital endurance record for a reusable unmanned spacecraft as it set down today at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after spending 718 days in orbit. Read more
IPVanish recently took first place in the New Atlas comparison review of the best VPNs, and is now offering New Atlas readers 20% off all plans – which works out to just US$5.19/month on the yearly plan. Read more
Reaction Engines' Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE) has the potential to be an aeronautical game-changer by providing single-stage-to-orbit launch capabilities. Construction has now begun on the facility that will be used to conduct the ground test of SABRE's engine cycle. Read more
Creating a different look for the Mercedes Sprinter camper van, Hartmann Tuning keeps interior furnishings and equipment minimal and flexible, opening up a lot of space for gear and cargo. Its SP Vansports Camper looks like an intriguing way to journey deep into the outdoors and set up camp. Read more
Cheap and cheerful is an oft-used phrase, but very rarely is it true. Mercifully, some cars manage to buck the trend – cars like the delightful Suzuki Ignis. It doesn't cost much, but this funky helmet-on-wheels never failed to brighten our day. Read more
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This particular golden egg wasn't laid by a goose, but was instead designed by Swedish artists Studio Bigert & Bergström for co-op housing association Riksbyggen. It's named the Solar Egg and serves as a novel little sauna, allowing visitors to get their sweat on in Sweden's far-north. Read more
This concept from French company Furion pairs a twin-rotor, compact 654cc Wankel rotary engine with a 40-kW electric motor to produce a massive 180 hp and a ludicrous 151 lb-ft of instant, tire-deforming torque. Could a hybrid streetbike deliver the same kind of street lunacy as the BMW i8? Read more
It's not often you get the chance to own a home designed by a leading architecture firm, but a recent collaboration between Snøhetta and Norway's Rindalshytter makes it possible. The Gapahuk cabin comes in prefabricated kit form and can be configured to operate on or off-the-grid. Read more
A real baldness cure could be a step closer thanks to a team of scientists who have uncovered the cells that give rise to hair growth and also the genetic triggers behind hair turning gray. Read more
The Lister Knobbly is a legend in the motoring world, but the legend has been confined to the race track for the past 60 years. Now a continuation version of the classic racer has been converted for use on public roads. Read more
Ruby on Rails is one of the most powerful all-purpose programming languages and, as such, is also one of the most commonly sought after by employers. This web application framework is designed for rapid prototyping, allowing you to churn out and build site concepts efficiently. This course will bring you up to speed. Read more
Samsung recently jumped back into high-end tablets with the Galaxy Tab S3. While it serves as a viable alternative to the iPad Pro, phablets are getting better and better – posing the question (once again) of whether you need a tablet at all. Read more
If you've so far resisted the temptation to buy yourself a smartwatch, then a new prototype device called Cito could have enough moves to one day change your mind: It can rotate, lift, twist and more to grab your attention. Read more
A team at Disney Research is looking at harnessing a technique called ultra-wideband (UWB) ambient backscatter, which would allow IoT devices to save power and ditch their radio transmitters by piggybacking their communications on the multitude of FM and cellular signals already in the air. Read more
Tablets are everywhere in music rehearsal rooms these days, but for all their convenience, they represent quite a few compromises when compared to good old printed sheets. So Japanese company Terrada Music Score Co. has gone all-out to produce the ultimate electronic alternative to sheet music. Read more
With mother's day looming you may be hitting a blank in coming up with the ideal gift for mom. We're here to help with 10 tech-infused gifts perfect for the nerdy mom who loves her gadgets, or the digital-phobic matriarch that needs to be eased in to the 21st century. Read more
After spending seven months tracking aircraft, CubeSat CanX-7 has started the second phase of its mission, deploying four drag sails to help it fall to Earth faster. The system is designed to demonstrate ways that spacecraft could dispose of themselves post-mission, to help the space junk problem. Read more
Fog screens, where images are projected onto a fine mist, could open up the possibility of interactive holograms. To make those projections a bit clearer, a team at the University of Sussex has found a way to make shape-shifting fog screens that stays in focus and let multiple users work together. Read more
We think of Wi-Fi as bathing us in a comfy, invisible blanket of data and internet access, but just as a blanket can take on the shapes of the bodies it covers, the microwave radiation sent out from a hotspot can be used to generate a three-dimensional image of the surrounding environment. Read more
When it comes to electronic devices that remind us to take our pills, we've already seen some relatively large dispensers that do the job. Pillsy, however, takes a different form. It consists of a regular-sized pill bottle with a "smart" cap, that communicates with an app on your smartphone. Read more
US company Proterra has gotten the Nevada authorities onboard for trials designed specifically to explore autonomous mass transit systems, placing its long-range electric buses on the streets of Reno. Read more
Manually putting up a Do Not Disturb note at work can be a hassle. With that in mind, a scientist from the University of British Columbia has invented a desktop LED light that automatically switches between green ("It's OK to talk to me") and red ("Leave me alone"). Read more
About 1.25 million people suffer from type 1 diabetes in the US alone. So far, it can only be managed with diet and regular doses of insulin, but scientists at UT Health San Antonio have invented a way of curing the disease in mice that may one day do the same for humans even with type 2 diabetes. Read more
Repairing people's sense of sight by way of retinal implants is a field of research that is seeing some rather promising advances. Now researchers say they have broken new ground in the area, which brings with it the prospect of more successful integration in the human body. Read more
It was in November of 2016 that we first heard about SolarStratos, a 2-seater solar-electric aircraft that's ultimately intended to fly to an altitude of 25,000 m (82,000 ft) – the edge of space, essentially. The plane made its first flight this Friday. Read more
This week is UN Road Safety Week, which highlights road traffic deaths and injuries and focuses on ways to reduce them. This year the week is headlined by the #SlowDown campaign, which is part of a plan to reduce road fatalities by 50 percent before 2020. Its suggestion? Lower speed limits. Read more
After the Galaxy S8 launched, some users complained about displays with red hues. Samsung recently issued an update that lets you manually tweak the screen's white balance – handy even if you didn't notice a red tint. Read more
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