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Guess which bike hides beneath this 3.9-meter-long art deco streamliner
6 June 2026 @ 6:03 am
Royal Enfields are notoriously good at being the lab rat for all kind of customization. In fact, its Shotgun 650 was itself ‘inspired by custom’ per the company… and that bike is exactly what serves as the donor heart of this gorgeous one-off creation.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Knife-edged camper slices out of the wind tunnel & into the bush
6 June 2026 @ 4:26 am
Polydrops once noted it went through more than 100 CFD simulations to finalize the thin, tapered form of its wing-like P21 family camping trailer. But apparently, it wasn't finished. Because as it ruggedized the P21 into off-road form, it also further massaged the vessel's already slippery aerodynamic profile. So whether you're worried about draining the battery of your Rivian R2 or sipping up every last drop of gas during a far-flung backcountry tour, the P21X helps ensure that doesn't happen ... and then it sleeps you and the family comfortably.MG's new flagship electric coupe looks oddly similar to a certain Porsche
5 June 2026 @ 8:00 pm
This is one of those “I swear I’ve seen that before” moments. MG has officially pulled the covers off its latest and greatest coupe, the 07, and the images are uncanny … resembling the Porsche Taycan in more ways than one.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: MG, ElectriCoreless carbon valve stem says sayonara to breaks and clogs
5 June 2026 @ 6:07 pm
Presta valves are one of those things that a lot of serious cyclists use, but perhaps secretly hate. Well, those folks might have a much more loving relationship with the Aether valve stem, which does away with a traditional Presta valve's problematic core.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Meet the Audi Nuvolari: a 217-mph hybrid supercar that no-one saw coming
5 June 2026 @ 3:17 pm
Suddenly there’s a new Audi. And it’s a head-turning, 217-mph, 1,001-bhp, hybrid supercar called the Nuvolari.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Audi, 252-sq-ft tiny house is small in size, big on livability
5 June 2026 @ 1:33 pm
With its length of 24 ft (7.3 m), the Goa is on the smaller side even for a tiny house. However, it has been carefully designed for full-time living and packs in two bedrooms, a practical kitchen, and a bathroom with a bathtub.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Thumbnail-sized thrusters could take CubeSats to Mars
5 June 2026 @ 8:57 am
Engineers at MIT have successfully tested a hybrid propulsion system for small satellites that combines the raw punch of chemical rockets with the long-haul efficiency of electric thrusters – and crucially, both run on the same fuel. This tech could propel cheap, briefcase-sized spacecraft to Mars and beyond.Continue ReadingCategory: Space Systems, Quarterhorse edges closer to becoming a modern SR-71 successor
5 June 2026 @ 6:47 am
Hermeus's Quarterhorse aircraft is still pushing the supersonic flight envelope, but the US Department of Defense is already so keen on the concept that it's awarded the company US$159 million to explore the military applications of the technology.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, EngineeringTags: SR-71, 'Bootstrap' physics study claims string theory might be inevitable after all
5 June 2026 @ 5:02 am
String theory is perhaps the greatest tragedy of modern science. Mathematically elegant and celebrated savior of divided physics, it is nonetheless crippled by one simple fact – it is utterly untestable.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTags: string theory, relativity, Panoramic Ford F camper truck costs a fraction of the competition
5 June 2026 @ 4:31 am
Bigger name brands like Earthroamer and Winnebago might get more hype, but Supertramp has been quietly launching some of the market's sleekest, most compelling expedition campers since the Flagship LT debuted in 2021. At this point, other companies might start trying to diversify with a new style of RV, e.g. an adventure camper van, but Supertramp instead brings adventure van-level comfort and pricing to the back of a snarling Ford Super Duty truck. Its all-new Paragon might just be the absolute Goldilocks of adventure rigs, bringing together state-of-the-art construction and a market-undercutting pricing structure.