With the world’s most powerful and high-revving naturally-aspirated V8 engine and an old-school manual gearbox, meet the new Hennessey Blackbird hypercar – a sensational statement about decoupling mechanical innovation from digital dependency. It even features an ignition key and analog compass.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Hennessey, Hypercar, Blackbird, Performance, Luxury
Washington Dulles International Airport is set to undergo a major renovation, with an expansion plan that's set to cost some US$22 billion.
Category: Architecture, Engineering
Tags: Airports, Infrastructure, Transport, Aviation
At a recent doctor's appointment, I was asked to consent to an artificial intelligence assistant listening to my consultation. The assistant was Heidi, one of a growing number of AI medical scribes. It listens to the conversation, produces a transcript and turns it into structured clinical notes for the doctor to review, which, on the face of it, is exactly the sort of work we should give to an AI. Doctors spend time typing notes, referral letters and reports. A machine that handles the paperwork while the doctor concentrates on the patient offers an obvious human benefit: less administration, better attention and, potentially, better care.
Category: AI in Health, Medical Innovations, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health
Hookworms are freeloaders that live at the host’s expense inside their gut, drinking about two drops of blood per day. This parasite could soon pay its way with engineered hookworms serving as living medicine factories.
Category: Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health
Tags: Hookworm, toxic, Treatment, Parasites, Pharmaceuticals
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a sensing electronic skin that functions underwater, detects nearby objects, senses physical contact, recognizes when it has been punctured or cut, and repairs itself after damage.
Category: Technology
Tags: Electronic skin, Skin, Sensor, National University of Singapore, Self-healing
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? In aviation circles, the debate is often which came first: the military or civilian variant? Case in point: Archer Aviation's announcement at Farnborough of Halo, the civilian counterpart to the Thunder autonomous attack aircraft.
Tags: Anduril, Farnborough Airshow, drones
The JEC Tower has hit another milestone on its journey to become the new world's tallest skyscraper. The building is rapidly moving toward the halfway mark and has reached a height of 430 m (1,410 ft), with around 570 m (1,870 ft) left to go until the record-breaking megatall is completed.
Category: Architecture, Engineering
Tags: Building and Construction, Skyscrapers, World's Tallest
The 59-year-old regulatory barrier preventing experimental self-driving concept vehicles from real-world, commercial operation has finally cracked.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Amazon, urban transport, Taxis, Autonomous Vehicles, Self-Driving, Ride-sharing
Another major technological initiative to break cover at the recent Farnborough International Airshow was the upcoming flight-test phase of Airbus’s Wing of Tomorrow program. The project aims to develop next-generation airliner wings so long that they will need to fold at the tip to operate at existing commercial airports.
Tags: Farnborough Airshow, Airbus, Wings
When it comes to towable tiny houses, most smaller models seem better suited as weekenders or guesthouses rather than actual full-time homes. The eOne Limited – Special Edition is an exception and, despite its compact footprint, is the kind of house you could actually see yourself living in.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
Almost a month after Huawei executive Richard Yu (aka Yu Chengdong, 余承东), posted a cryptic message on his official Weibo social media account, it seems China is about to make waves in the competitive auto field of off-road SUVs.
Category: Outdoors
Engineers are always experimenting with new ways to reinvent the computer mouse. Most new products target users seeking compact or unconventional alternatives, whether it’s a wearable ring or an origami-inspired design.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Mouse, Keyboard, Voice, Disability, Remote Control, Smartphones, Computer
Most CD players are designed to hide the disc and its mechanisms inside a dark plastic box. SYITREN’s RM1 Kickstarter project takes the opposite approach, turning the hardware itself into a mesmerizing part of the recent renewed interest in physical music formats.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: xxKickbooster, Kickstarter, CD Player, Transparency, Retro, Bluetooth, Music Streaming
The winner of 2026's Shed of the Year competition isn't your typical home office or backyard bar. Instead, the top prize has gone to a lovingly handcrafted wargaming shed built by intrepid tabletop warriors.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Portable fans are a great way to beat the heat that's bearing down on us in more places around the world lately. This upcoming model packs an extra feature that could help cool you down in a pinch.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: EDC, Cooling, Battery, Travel, Outdoors and Camping, xxKickbooster, Kickstarter
If you're someone who likes to fall asleep listening to sound, be it a podcast, music or a rainy soundscape, your options have been limited if you want to avoid next-day ear pain or disturbing anyone you share a bed with. One company has actually solved both issues.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Sleep, Insomnia, Audio, Reviews, Well-being
Looks like every tech firm worth their salt's gotta make AI glasses, and Samsung's finally ready to throw its hat in the ring.
Category: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Glasses, Smart Eyeglass, Artificial Intelligence, Samsung
Back in 2023, Chevrolet announced it was pulling the plug on the Bolt. Despite overcoming early battery recalls to post record sales figures, GM retired the hatchback to retool its factory for electric trucks and sunset its aging battery platform. Now it’s back, but for only the 2027 model year, Chevy says. That’s sad because this is a really good EV.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Chevrolet, Battery Electric Vehicles, SUV, Reviews
Welcome to dystopia – or perhaps better spelled as dystopAI: harassment, humiliation, grooming, sextortion, suicide, and fraud cases exceeding $1.5 billion in 2025. Because humans have an extremely difficult time spotting the difference between authentic images and deepfakes, the crisis is all the more difficult to stop.
Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology
Tags: Fraunhofer, Deepfakes
Electronics nerds and indie hackers are going to love this. The Pocketbyte is an upcoming portable computer you can endlessly customize to serve as a music player, gaming handheld, or even a personal digital assistant out of the 1990s.
Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology
