DoD’s latest UFO report includes commercial flight near-miss

It’s not just the Mulders of the world watching the skies anymore – the Scullys are getting involved. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has released its latest report on UFOs, with some intriguing stats and stories.

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Hydrogen-powered, box-winged eVTOL makes first untethered flight

We've been following the development of Australia's AMSL Aero's longe-range, hydrogen-powered Vertiia eVTOL for some time and now the box-winged tilt-rotor aircraft has completed its first free flight after over a year of 50 tethered tests.

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Robo X electric supercar to join the sub-2 second club

Chinese company JiYue has unveiled a stonking high-performance, long-range, intelligent supercar capable of doing 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in 1.9 seconds, 400 miles (644 km) to a charge, and featuring a unibody carbon frame.

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Review: Volkswagen camper vans are making their US comeback

The Volkswagen Microbus is finally making a return to the US market, and with it comes the VW camper bus. We had the chance to test the world's first ID. Buzz camper van ahead of its US launch, enjoying a taste of the dawning era of VW van life.

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Skunk Works’ latest aerial refueling tanker concept is pilot optional

Lockheed Martin's famous-but-secret Skunk Works has released a sort-of-new image of a concept for the company's Next Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) military tanker aircraft for in-flight refueling of multiple warplanes.

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Window coating reflects heat to cool buildings by 40 degrees

Cranking up the air conditioner keeps buildings cool, but it guzzles energy. Passive materials can regulate temperatures more efficiently, and now scientists have developed a new coating that keeps glass much cooler, while still being transparent.

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Spaceship architects asked to design star-hopping Generation Ships

If you've ever fancied yourself a spaceship architect that could design a vessel to carry colonists to another star system on a journey that could last for centuries, check out the Project Hyperion Design Contest, which invites teams to lay out their Generation Ship plans.

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Ingenious student-designed device flies disposable weather instruments home

Meteorology may not seem like an eco-unfriendly field, but it does need to clean up its act in at least one way. A new high-tech glider could help it do so, by allowing single-use weather-balloon-carried devices to be reclaimed and reused.

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Damaged coral reefs are getting a helping (robotic) hand

Various groups are now growing baby corals for transplantation into the world's disappearing reefs, but they need a hand. A new robotic hand has been created to help, by carefully transferring the li'l corals between tanks as they grow up.

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Portable DAC puts desktop audio performance in your pocket

Many of us will serve up our favorite tunes using a smartphone, but may be left wanting for sound quality. That's where a portable headphone amp/DAC can help, and the latest model from Fiio promises to satisfy with desktop-level power and performance.

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