2-oz micro camping stove fires up hot meals in minutes

08-16-2025 • https://newatlas.com, By C.C. Weiss

One of the true pioneers of the portable camping stove has released its lightest stove ever.

Commerce Department Threatens To Take Ownership Of Harvard Patents

08-12-2025 • https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

The federal government is looking into Harvard University's patent rights, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in an Aug. 8 letter to Harvard President Alan Garber.

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New US high-speed breaker tested at 1,800-volt could spark DC electricity boom

08-08-2025 • https://interestingengineering.com, Aman Tripathi

A DC grid can also better support the flow of power from modern sources like solar panels and batteries.

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Temporary tattoo could prevent sexual assaults – by changing color

07-28-2025 • https://newatlas.com, By Ben Coxworth

While it's very important to know if a "date rape" drug has been sneaked into your drink, whipping out a full test kit in a bar may be awkward and time-consuming. That's why scientists have developed a temporary tattoo that can detect such drugs in j

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Ultra-thin sound-blocking material effectively dampens traffic noise

07-26-2025 • https://newatlas.com, By Abhimanyu Ghoshal

If you live in a noisy urban area, you're gonna love the sound of this. Researchers in Switzerland have developed a material that can dampen street noise while being four times thinner than similar-performing absorbers used in construction.

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Japan Bets On Super Thin, Film-Like Panels to Reclaim Solar Leadership At Expo 2025

07-26-2025 • https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

At Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan is using an unexpected location--a bus terminal--to highlight its latest innovation: ultrathin "perovskite" solar panels, according to Nikkei.

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Waste glass gets a second life in construction blocks

07-25-2025 • https://newatlas.com, By Abhimanyu Ghoshal

Glass isn't as easy to recycle as we might think, so we need as many ways to turn it into new products as we can devise.

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This Tiny Electric Motor's Power Blows The Competition Out Of The Water

07-23-2025 • https://insideevs.com, By: Iulian Dnistran

Over 700 horsepower from something that's lighter than the weekly shopping bag.

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"World's most power dense" electric motor obliterates the field

07-19-2025 • https://newatlas.com, By C.C. Weiss

YASA is on a tear to demonstrate its technical prowess in flat, compact axial flux motor technology.

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Robot metabolism: The next evolution of our overlords?

07-19-2025 • https://newatlas.com, By Michael Franco

In a move that inches us just a little closer to the singularity, engineers have developed robots that can grow, self-repair, and morph by absorbing parts from other robots. They can also help their brethren do the same.

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"Just powder and laser"

07-14-2025 • https://www.linkedin.com, Michal Ukropec

SLS - Selective Laser Sintering, a 3D printing method, allows printing without the support structures. 3D printed on TRUMPF TRUPRINT 1000.

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Coil Gun Explained

07-14-2025 • https://www.youtube.com, MisterVakel

A powerful look at the coil gun -- a revolutionary weapon that uses electromagnetic force to launch metal projectiles without gunpowder or explosions.

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"Troops Could Vanish Like Squid": New Bio-Inspired Camo Lets US Soldiers Evade Sight...

07-08-2025 • https://www.zerohedge.com, by Eirwen Williams

"Troops Could Vanish Like Squid": New Bio-Inspired Camo Lets US Soldiers Evade Sight And High-Tech Sensors Instantly

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Insulator Becomes Conducting Semiconductor And Could Make Superelastic Silicone Solar Panels

07-06-2025 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian Wang

A rule-breaking, colorful silicone that could conduct electricity. Previously only thought to be insulating, a shift in the angle between silicon and oxygen atoms creates a highway for an electrical charge.

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Tri-laser projector throws big, bright, cinematic visuals from inches away

07-02-2025 • https://newatlas.com, By Paul Ridden

If you're looking for a big-screen TV alternative that doesn't dominate the room when not in use, ultra-short-throw projectors are a good shout. The PT1 from Hisense brings Dolby Vision and IMAX to 4K viewing at up to 150 inches.

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MIT Invents "Bubble Wrap" That Pulls Fresh Water From The Air...Even In The Driest Places.

07-01-2025 • https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

MIT Invents "Bubble Wrap" That Pulls Fresh Water From The Air...Even In The Driest Places In The World

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The portable mosquito air defense system.

06-29-2025 • https://www.youtube.com, kagan.dunlap

The portable mosquito air defense system.

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New molecule could create stamp-sized drives with 100x more storage

06-28-2025 • https://newatlas.com, By Abhimanyu Ghoshal

A team of chemists has developed a new type of magnetic molecule that could be the key to storing vast amounts of data on absolutely miniscule drives.

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Quad-motor hybrid powertrain is a marvel of modern engineering

06-24-2025 • https://newatlas.com, By Joe Salas

When the Bugatti Tourbillon took center stage in June of 2024, nearly everything written about it (including the piece I wrote) fawned over its meticulous dash, its beautiful curves, and included every chrono-pun one could think of.

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Sub-$2,000 adventure e-moto lets you carry spare batteries on the go

06-22-2025 • https://newatlas.com, By Utkarsh Sood

Tesla is not usually a company that's associated with two wheels. But here's a one-off where it is, kind of – with ex-Tesla engineers behind a new motorcycle called the Emara ADV. The electric moto comes from a relatively new company called Zeno

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Best Fan I've Ever Tested!

06-20-2025 • https://www.youtube.com, Project Farm

Dyson, Levoit, DREO, Vornado, OmniBreeze, Lasko, Amazon Basics, VAGKRI, Holmes, PELONIS, Senville, Comfort Zone and Honeywell. Fans compared for noise, energy use, air speed, air volume (CFM), subjective build quality assessment, and tip over risk.

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Bioengineered tooth "grows" in place to look and feel like the real thing

06-13-2025 • https://newatlas.com, By Bronwyn Thompson

Dental implants look the part, but by design they can't replace actual teeth.

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XGIMI brings triple-laser technology to portable projectors

06-13-2025 • https://newatlas.com, By Paul Ridden

XGIMI has updated its funky portable projector line to include a laser edition.

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I Tried To Make Something In America (The Smarter Scrubber Experiment) - Smarter Every Day 308

06-10-2025 • https://www.youtube.com, SmarterEveryDay

Our goal is to make these things 100% in America. We're going to have to build some machines in order to do this.

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World's First Diamond Battery Could Power Spacecraft and Pacemakers for Thousands of Years

06-07-2025 • https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org, By Andy Corbley

An invention from the UK features diamonds in the first-ever application of the gemstone in battery technology.

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The Last Great Thing Boeing Made? | Full Documentary

06-05-2025 • https://www.youtube.com, Real Engineering

The Last Great Thing Boeing Made? | Full Documentary

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Preemie Twins Given 'No Chance' of Survival Now Thriving Thanks to Revolutionary Co-Sleeping

06-03-2025 • By Good News Network

A new specially-designed twin cot is bringing comfort and connection to families in the neonatal unit at Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children--allowing preemie twins to sleep safely side-by-side.