In a US first, the US Air Force has successfully fired a missile from a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Loyal Wingman. Conducted in collaboration with Anduril Industries, the YFQ-44A drone launched an AIM-120 missile at a digital target.
Category: Military, Engineering
Tags: US Air Force, Anduril, drones
More and more everyday carry (EDC) tools are incorporating features for emergency and outdoor use: from a compact titanium compass to a "card deck" tool with a signaling mirror. Eck Design has previously launched several outdoor products on Kickstarter, including the TiStove that we’ve also covered. This time, the company is introducing TriReso, a modular rescue whistle system.
Tags: Kickstarter, xxKickbooster, Rescue, Emergencies
On the road to constructing flawless simulations of human faces, there’s a zone where things get … weird. Too realistic to be a caricature or cartoon, too fake to be the real deal, these middle-ground representations trigger responses of discomfort in many who encounter them.
Category: Biology, Science, Refractor: Science & Health
Tags: Psychology, Communications, Future Robot, CGI, Uncanny valley
Several years ago, British tent maker Cinch Outdoors teamed up with Chinese innovator Wild Land to Kickstart the inflatable Air Cruiser rooftop tent. It was a firm move off the ground and onto the vehicle for Cinch, which has since focused on bringing other Wild Land innovations to the US market. The Wingman launches as what's sure to be the USA's largest, wildest pickup camping topper ever, bringing two stories of living space, a power multi-X-lift system and a rooftop lookout ... for a lower starting price than most smaller, more basic toppers.
Category: Pickup Campers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors
Tags: Truck, RV, Camping, Pickup, Outdoors and Camping
Alpine offered a first look at its new high-performance electric sports car at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend – all thanks to a pioneering new process for developing a new car platform.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Renault, Alpine, Performance, Prototype, Goodwood, Electric Vehicles
Alpine offered a first look at its new high-performance electric sports car at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend – all thanks to a pioneering new process for developing a new car platform.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Renault, Alpine, Performance, Prototype, Goodwood, Electric Vehicles
Sathana Dushyanthen, The University of Melbourne/The Conversation
Category: Biology, Science, Refractor: Science & Health
Compact lifestyle projectors tend to fall into one of two camps: small enough to move around easily, or bright and capable enough to stand in for a TV on movie nights. XGIMI’s expanded Elfin Flip Series is trying to sit somewhere between the two.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: XGIMI, Laser, 4K UHD, Projectors, HD, Google TV, Portable, Compact
A common virus has been used to trigger Parkinson’s-like brain damage and movement problems in mice, giving scientists a new way to study how viral infections may contribute to the disease.
Category: Brain Health, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Mice, Virus, Neurodegenerative conditions, Brain, Dopamine, Texas A&M Universty
Downsizing into a tiny house is always going to be a squeeze, but the Redwood makes the change a little easier with a spacious interior that's suitable for full-time living. The home opens up to the outside with two glazed entrances and has plenty of storage for everyday life.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, House, Home, Micro-House
China's eastern coastal region is associated with lower obesity, cardiovascular risk, and higher life expectancy. It's also where, for generations, market stalls selling fresh leafy greens, lotus seed pods, vegetables, tofu, and freshwater fish have shaped the diet of those living there.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health
Tags: Zhejiang University, China, Diet, Vegetables, Obesity, Cardiovascular, Heart, Metabolic syndrome, Gut health
The brand that helped innovate the entire pop-up camper van category is redefining the space once again. With its latest camper van, Westfalia is determined to offer the space and luxury of a high-end Class A motorhome – think something like the Niesmann + Bischoff Flair – inside a very average Fiat Ducato van. The result is a superlative and affordable four-sleeper camper van that offers features usually reserved for much more expensive custom camper van builds.
Category: Campervans, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors
Tags: Westfalia-Automotive, Campervan, RV, Motorhome, Camping, Fiat, Outdoors and Camping
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has petitioned to temporarily classify an over-the-counter supplement referred to as a "gas station heroin" drug as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), in an effort to counter an emerging health crisis across the country.
Category: Addiction, Brain Health, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health
Tags: FDA, Opioids, Dietary supplements, Pain, Addiction
Ducati is no stranger to supermotos. The Hypermotard is perhaps one of, if not the most recognizable names in the category. What the Italian bikemaker was missing in its ranks, however, was a proper “racing Supermotard” in Ducati’s own terms. Lo and behold, here it is!
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Ducati, Hypermotard, Supermoto, Racing
Decades of plastic merchandise disintegrating in our environment have left our planet – and much of our bodies – coated in a fine dust of synthetic polymers.
Category: Heart Disease, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind, Refractor: Science & Health
Tags: Microplastic, Plastic, Pollution, Heart attack, Cardiovascular disease, Blood, Heart, Heart Disease
Just in time for the heart of summer (up above the equator, at least), New Balance has released one of the most versatile shoes you'll ever see in any category. The new hybrid Niobium Concept 1 bridges the huge gap between hardwearing waterproof boot and cozy, hut-traipsing slipper ... with another stop along the way. There's no reason to pack extra shoes when you're wearing the newly revived shapeshifter because you already have three different pairs on your feet.
Tags: Footwear, Transformable, Boots, Hiking, Backpacking, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Waterproof
The humble pen offers a very handy, easy-to-carry form factor for writing, so why not use it for other tasks, too? That's the thinking behind the VeroLite, a modular titanium multitool that's currently on Kickstarter.
Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors
Tags: Multitools, Titanium, Kickstarter, xxKickbooster, EDC
Despite its towable footprint, the Laurel tiny house packs in a surprisingly capable interior. It sleeps up to four people and makes room for a well-stocked kitchen, a generously sized living area, and even a bathroom with a tub.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Micro-House, Tiny Footprint, House, Home, Building and Construction
Most desktop mics are focused squarely on helping you to capture high-quality audio for podcasts and videos. Maono's new model goes several steps further – and could help you avoid wrecking your next recording session.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Microphone, Podcast, recording, Kickstarter, xxKickbooster
Daddy longlegs, also called harvestmen, have been documented catching and consuming living frogs larger than themselves in South American rainforests. All without the use of venom.
Category: Biology, Science, Refractor: Science & Health
