Ultra-efficient blended wing airliner: The perfect hydrogen platform?

This unique blended-wing airliner promises not only to reduce fuel burn and emissions by an enormous 50% - but thanks to a new partnership, it could also be the best chance we've seen to deliver proper long-range, zero emissions air travel.

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Polaris Dawn prepares for first private spacewalk: How to watch

Having completed its first day in orbit, the Polaris Dawn mission is preparing to make the first private spacewalk in history. Two astronauts are scheduled to exit the Dragon spacecraft Resilience at 2:23 am EDT and here's how to watch.

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“World’s first fire-line-in-a-box” blows up to keep brush fires at bay

If you live on an acreage, there's a constant risk that your home may be consumed by a brush fire. That's where the Blaze Barrier comes in, as it forms a flame-activated fire-retardant boundary line around the user's house.

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Pedal-by-wire boat is an aquatic ebike built for two

Operating a tandem pedal boat with a friend can be a lot of fun, although it can also be a lot of work. That's where the Otter Bike boat comes in, as it uses two 500-watt motors and a pedal-by-wire system to make things a whole lot quicker and easier.

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Snappy device makes smartphones more like real cameras

Your smartphone may shoot great photos and videos, but it's still much more awkward to use than an actual camera. The Snappy is one of the latest gadgets to address that problem, as it brings camera-like functionality (including a shot-stabilizing gimbal) to your phone.

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AIs generate more novel and exciting research ideas than human experts

The first statistically significant results are in: not only can Large Language Model (LLM) AIs generate new expert-level scientific research ideas, but their ideas are more original and exciting than the best of ours – as judged by human experts.

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Not-so-tiny house sleeps six people in spacious apartment-like layout

Though the flexibility of a tiny house appeals to a lot of people, not everyone is cut out for downsizing. The Ventura Park Model Tiny Home offers life on wheels with a spacious apartment-like layout that sleeps up to six people.

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New Ford micro-camper exceeds the Nugget in tiny camping efficiency

The tiniest motorized camper we saw at this year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon is a slick, stealthy micro-camper built on Ford's smallest van. No, not the Transit Connect, but the Transit Courier, an even smaller van that looks like a small crossover.

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