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Extra-wide tiny house lets you downsize without sacrificing comfort
10 June 2026 @ 1:57 pm
In the constant balancing act between portability and comfort typical of tiny house design, the Berenstein Bear comes down firmly on the side of comfort. The extra-wide model provides a spacious interior that includes a large living area, a generous kitchen, and even a bathtub.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, OutdoorsTags: Polaroid shrinks the moment again with tiny new Go Gen 3 instant camera
10 June 2026 @ 11:42 am
There's a rebellion underway against the always-on, infinitely-scrollable nature of the smartphone. Younger shooters in particular are reaching for more tactile, intentional ways to capture everyday life, from phone-free concerts and clubs to a renewed love of lo-fi, washed-out aesthetics. Instant film, with its limited shots and instant physicality, fits that mood perfectly.Continue ReadingCategory: New evidence shows menopause rewires the brain
10 June 2026 @ 4:52 am
Every day in the US, an average of 6,000 women enter menopause.Continue ReadingCategory: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and MindTags: University of Vermont, Boxy camper pod is an extreme bug-out bunker for escaping carnage
10 June 2026 @ 4:25 am
The latest camper from Mammoth Overland takes two of the brand's most creative launches of the recent past and fuses them together into a prepper-grade wilderness and apocalypse survival safe room built for immediate escape. Whether you're trying to keep away apex predators on regular camping or hunting expeditions, or getting out of dodge during a rapidly evolving "extinction level event," the Mammoth XLE might be the best civilian vessel in the world to have hitched up to your 4x4.Continue ReadingThe Milky Way's star-forming edge may be closer than we thought
10 June 2026 @ 4:19 am
Astronomers have uncovered a surprising twist in the Milky Way's story.Continue ReadingCategory: Astronomy, ScienceTags: milky way, Stars, AstrophysicsHistoric drone rescue of Apache crew points to future of recovery missions
10 June 2026 @ 4:04 am
In a historic first, two US Army crew members from an AH-64 Apache helicopter forced down near the coast of Oman were rescued within two hours by a US Navy Saronic Corsair drone boat operated by the 5th Fleet's Task Force 59.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, EngineeringTags: US Army, US Navy, Studies link hay-fever medication with dementia. Here's what you should know.
9 June 2026 @ 11:46 pm
Eef Hogervorst, Loughborough University/ The ConversationContinue ReadingCategory: Mental Health, Brain Health, Body and MindTags: Dementia, Allergies, Medicat20-eyed, 20-legged robot moves in any direction with equal ease
9 June 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Most of nature – including humans – is symmetrical, and as creations reflect their creators, many robots we create today feature this symmetry, with the general assumption that symmetry is best. Researchers at Duke University have challenged that assumption with Argus, a sea-urchin-like robot that ditches conventional symmetry altogether.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, EngineeringFuture robots could avoid damage by rolling up like armadillos
9 June 2026 @ 5:30 pm
Nature has long served as a source of inspiration for scientific innovations. Many animals have evolved defensive features such as skins, shells, and scales to protect themselves from predators. Because protective mechanisms are essential in both biological organisms and engineered systems, a lot of these features have already been adopted in modern technologies. Recently, researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University drew inspiration from the armadillo and its unique self-defense mechanism.Continue ReadingCategory: World-first hydrogen-powered 'gas station' for ships passes key trials
9 June 2026 @ 4:04 pm
Retrofitting a port berth with shore power can take anywhere from three to seven years of permitting, construction, and grid upgrades. Now, a UK company has developed a floating hydrogen-powered platform and can make that wait disappear without having to move a single brick.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: 
The EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) in IEEE program, administered by IEEE Educational Activities, has launched the Excellent EPICS in IEEE Contributor Awards. The recognitions honor the program’s outstanding students and faculty volunteers in Excellent Team Leader and Excellent Faculty Advisor categories.The awards recognize individuals whose leadership, mentorship, and commitment have meaningfully advanced the impact of 
A man raises his phone as police move into a crowd. The video is shaky, loud, immediate. Within minutes, it is online. Within hours, it is everywhere. This is how accountability works now. Something happens, someone records it, and that footage can show what really happened, sometimes contradicting official accounts. It can empower citizens and create consequences for officials.But the footage’s life cycle does not end there.In recent months, civil liberties groups have warned that adding facial recognition to consumer smart glasses 
This article is crossposted from IEEE Spectrum’s careers newsletter. Sign up now to get insider tips, expert advice, and practical strategies, written in partnership with tech career development company Parsity and delivered to your inbox for free!Small Startup, Mid-Size Company, or Fortune 100? The Pros and ConsEarly in my career, I walked into a shared office space on my first day as a full stack software developer and sat down between the CTO and the CEO to get onboarded. There were four of us in total. Befo
This article is brought to you by AGILINK.Throughout the exhibition hall at the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics (ICRA), in Vienna, one demonstration seemed to attract a disproportionate amount of attention.Two robotic hands were making a balloon dog. Slowly and deliberately, the robot twisted a long balloon into loops, bends, and joints without popping it. Visitors stopped, watched, and often returned with colleagues to watch again. 
New York City was the backdrop of this year’s IEEE Honors Ceremony, held on 24 April.The event celebrates engineering pioneers who have developed technologies that have changed how people connect and learn about the world. This year’s celebrants included the engineers behind innovations such as text-to-donate technology, AI-powered diagnostic tools, and the graphics processing unit, among many others.Prior to the Honors Ceremony, IEEE hosted a forum on 23 April for a select group of early-career achievers to exchange ideas and experiences with laureates and awardees, speakers, and IEEE leader
The Institute is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Launched in 1976, the publication was designed to keep members informed about IEEE and what its constituents were doing, as well as to report on the organization’s initiatives, technical standards, products, and services.That directive expanded over the years to include our reporting on key historical technical achievements recognized as IEEE Milestones and support for yo
New graduates’ careers are unfolding in an era when AI is not optional. The most successful engineers treat artificial intelligence as leverage, not competition.Here are seven tips to help keep young professionals in demand no matter how quickly the field’s tools evolve.1. Master the fundamentals first. AI tools can help you code, but you still need strong fundamentals in:Data structures and algorithms for problem-solving.Operating systems, databases, and networking for system-level understanding.Core programming languages such as C++, 
This sponsored article is brought to you by Black & Veatch.The biggest challenge facing utilities today isn’t what it seems. It’s not demand, even as load growth accelerates. It’s not extreme weather, even as “major events” become routine. It’s not cybersecurity, even as connections expand across the grid.