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411 mph and counting: Race for world's fastest RC drone ramps up
February 06, 2026
| Omar Kardoudi
Australian aerospace engineer Benjamin Biggs has just clocked 411 mph with a battery-powered, remote-controlled drone. No official Guinness stamp yet, but it's faster than the current record held by South African father-son team Mike and Luke Bell.
Titanium-foam blended-wing fighter smashes rivals on the spec sheet
February 04, 2026
| David Szondy
There's a new contender for the US Navy's F/A-XX Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and it looks like something out of Batman's hangar thanks to a peculiar triple-fuselage design.
Compact tiny house embraces the simplicity of small living
February 06, 2026
| Adam Williams
With only a very compact footprint to work with, Escape hasn't tried to do too much with its eVista. Instead, it keeps things simple with an open interior layout that's more livable than its 23.6 ft length would suggest.
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February 06, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalAutoFlight says its Matrix aircraft is the first 5-ton eVTOL on the planet – and it's just completed a public full-transition flight demo. This enormous-for-its-class eVTOL can hold up to 10 passengers or 3,330 lb of cargo.
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February 06, 2026 | Utkarsh SoodSkirted fenders, spoke wheels, an air-cooled V-twin, an Indian ornament on the front fender, and plenty of leather … the very first Indian Chiefs epitomized early American motorcycling. The new Indian Chief Vintage carries forth that legacy.
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February 05, 2026 | Bronwyn ThompsonScientists are said to have built an insanely high-powered microwave (HPM) weapon called the TPG1000Cs. It can reportedly send out 20-GW pulses for up to a minute, surpassing existing tech that can only manage bursts of a few seconds.
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February 05, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalThe next frontier in unmanned aerial vehicle tech is all about keeping these aircraft fueled indefinitely. If we can crack it, drones could stay in the air longer, avoid landing to recharge, and carry on with their missions without interruption.
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February 05, 2026 | C.C. WeissThe Trailpod camping trailer flips the calendar back to a simpler time when the off-road teardrop was a small, ageless and affordable gateway to global adventure. But it's more than meets the eye, concealing a modern, zero-wood build.
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February 05, 2026iScanner turns your Android phone or iPhone into a powerful document scanner with OCR and multi-format exports for $27.99 (reg. $199.90) with code SCAN. Deal ends Feb. 15 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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February 05, 2026 | Maryna HolovnovaTitaner, a design team of outdoor enthusiasts, has been creating everyday carry gear for the last 20 years. Recently, it launched its 66th project on Kickstarter: a titanium calculating ring ruler, the Titaner Tisolver.
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February 05, 2026 | Ben Coxworth3D commuting, that's the dream. Soaring over stopped traffic in a lightweight, quiet, safe personal eVTOL aircraft. The Velocitor X-1 joins a growing list of such machines, and it's slated to enter production within a year.
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February 05, 2026 | C.C. WeissIn a sharp break from traditional multitool forms, the all-new Pockitrod takes on a slimmer pen-like design. But instead of a single body, the shaft actually comprises a series of tiny pods, each of which brings a new function to the table.
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February 05, 2026 | Abhimanyu GhoshalA team of researchers might soon have you walking on desert sand, no matter how far from the dunes you might live. This group of engineers has developed a method to transform it into a new construction material that's perfect for pavements.
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