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• World’s largest spherical building brings space tourism down to Earth Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Longtime readers may remember a proposal to recreate the ex

• Despite the best efforts of the manufacturers, there are folks out there that try to repair power tools, with [Dean Doherty] being one of them. • Recently he got a Milwaukee M18

• Ancient fossils reveal our oldest known ancestors had four eyes In certain species, a ’third eye’ or parietal eye still exists to detect light, while in humans, this feature has

• Today, we take ice for granted. • But having ice produced in your home is a relatively modern luxury. • As early as 1750 BC, ancient people would find ice on mountains or in cold

• Crowd-pleasing portable keyboard and screen gets major resolution boost Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Last year, the travel-readyKeyGo screen and keyboard comb

• How Russia’s nuclear forces shape Norway’s Arctic defense strategy Norway is reshaping its Arctic defense strategy amid concerns about Russia’s efforts to protect its Kola Penins

• US firm to leverage Formula 1 engineering to build affordable $30,000 electric truck Ford is making a big bet on their Universal EV platform and electric truck plan. • A Michigan

• A broad set of new capabilities spanning AI-assisted insight, cloud-enabled governance, and standardized solution delivery. • Parsec Automation, LLC announced the release of Trak

• 1700-foot record-breaking Antarctica drill retrieves longest-ever sediment core The drill was part of this international SWAIS2C project (Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sh

• European electric trucks demonstrate megawatt charging in subzero conditions Sweden’s first MCS hub at Alfredsson Transport offers 12 fast-charging points up to 1.2 MW with grid,

• US buildup near Iran expands: Key aircraft, ships, and missile defenses deployed The scale of this deployment suggests preparation for endurance, not just presence. • The United

• McGill researchers convert human urine into electricity via optimized microbial fuel cells (MFCs). • MFCs use microbes to oxidize urine, generating electrons for clean power. • S

• Scientists test giant fire tornado to clean oil spills faster and with less smoke This tornado-like spinning flame method could prove to be a greener and faster alternative to ex

• Swiss flat tracker comes with a ridiculous adjustable carbon frame Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Swiss engineering company Picasso has mostly made its name wit

• LongShot: US advances missile-carrying drone to help fighters strike from distance LongShot is designed for fighters, bombers, or cargo aircraft, including palletized launch from

• AMLBot says social engineering drove 65% of crypto cases it probed in 2025 Social engineering and impersonation-related scams were the most frequent attack vectors targeting cryp

• Ghost Recon: US military’s satellites to spy on ‘uncooperative’ targets in Earth’s orbit The US’s ‘Ghost Recon’ satellites will address a ‘critical capability gap’, allowing for

• Germany’s compressorless hydrogen turbine beats NASA record by lasting over 5 minutes Researchers used pressure gain combustion to build a gas turbine that does not need compress

• WhenWorld of Warcraftwas launched in 2004, it became somewhat of a juggernaut in the MMORPG space. • Millions of players continue to login every month. • [Kelsi Davis] is one suc

• World-first plasma confinement via levitated magnet achieved to unlock nuclear fusion This design mimics planetary magnetic structures, such as Jupiter’s. • A 0.5-tonne supercond

• 7 automakers betting big on sodium-ion batteries for budget yet durable EVs Automakers are turning to sodium-ion batteries as a cheaper alternative to lithium-ion, aiming to make

• PTC FlexPLM chosen by SPG to modernize product lifecycle management. • Cloud-based platform replaces legacy system, enabling faster, more consistent product data. • SPG’s apparel

• Scientists tie Antarctica’s ‘gravity hole’ to deep rock shifts 50 million years ago Computer models of shifting rocks show that this gravity hole has grown stronger between 50 an

• Toyota’s all-new midsize SUV marks a first for the USA Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email In many ways, the new Toyota Highlander is a landmark model: the company’s

• All-in-one lidar system supports scan-to-BIM, road surveys and progress tracking, with four deployment modes and Aura reports. • Emesent, a global provider of autonomous mapping

• Unitree targets 20,000 humanoid robots with fourfold capacity expansion plan The company’s humanoids recently performed complex kung fu routines and somersaults at the Lunar New

• China allegedly conducted a covert nuclear test on June 22, 2020, detected by a Kazakhstan seismic station. • U.S. State Department confirms explosion signature, citing magnitude

• Software running on UXR scopes automates JESD239 testing with PAM3 SNDR, jitter and eye diagram analysis up to 48 Gbps. • Keysight Technologies, Inc. • announced its newgraphics

• Recognition marks seventh time cited for augmented data quality solutions, highlighting focus on AI governance and trusted data. • Qlik announced its recognition as a Leader in t

• The Raspberry Pi has brought digital camera experimentation within the reach of everybody, with its combination of an accessible computing platform and some almost-decent camera

• Also earned Americas partner and marketing awards after the SimuTech-Ozen merger across software, consulting and training. • SimuTech Group announced it has been named 2025 World

• Dual-beam support enables make-before-break links, and the flat-panel arrays aim to cut design time for ground terminals. • Sivers Semiconductors announced general availability o

• ST Engineering iDirect partners with G&S SatCom to embed SatConnect into Intuition. • Unified OSS/BSS and API layer centralizes multi‑vendor, multi‑platform network management. •

• TrakSYS 14 release introduces cloud‑connected management, AI insights, and lifecycle tools for MES scaling. • Deep integration with TrakSYS Cloud provides centralized license, he

• Cute film roll replica hides a retro-style video camera inside Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Before the days of memory cards, your analog camera would only tak

• 6502 microprocessor powers DIY LT6502 laptop, reviving 1970s 8‑bit tech. • 9‑inch foldable screen, 10,000 mAh battery, USB‑C charging, serial console. • Custom low‑profile keyboa

• Antenna design often seen as black art, but brute-force GPU approach explored. • Janne, novice, used VNA and GPU-based FDTD to simulate and optimize antennas. • Leveraged LLMs to

• European nations to jointly develop ‘kamikaze’ drone with 500-km+ range The one-way ‘kamikaze’ drone will target enemy air defenses, logistics hubs, and other important strategic

• Air Force expects its next-generation LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear missile to reach initial capability in the early 2030s. • The updated timeline follows a sweeping overhaul of the o

• Mastrex partners with NeoMetrix Technologies and Ugogo3D. • Expands LPBF metal printer distribution coverage. • Enhances access to high‑precision metal printing. • Supports indus

• Mercedes builds its new 2026 Marco Polo camper van in-house Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Much like Ford and its40 years of Nuggetcamper vans, Mercedes has bee

• Pop-up camper van becomes the purest new ‘Mercedes of RV life’ Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Much like Ford and its40 years of Nuggetcamper vans, Mercedes has

• Mercedes revamps 2026 Marco Polo, moving camper production in-house for unmatched quality. • Westfalia exits, Mercedes builds base V‑Class in Spain, installs camper kit in German

• Low‑crystallinity iron mineral ferrihydrite traps hexavalent chromium in contaminated soils. • Ferrihydrite outperforms crystalline goethite and hematite in reducing Cr(VI). • It

• Cathode ray tubes (CRTs) are a fascinating display technology that has been largely abandoned outside of retro gaming and a few other niche uses. • They use magnets to steer a be

• Microscopic QR code sets world record with massive 2TB per page storage density The record-breaking nano QR code is 37% smaller than the previous record holder and invisible to o

• Seven UC Berkeley faculty named 2026 Sloan Fellows A Sloan Research Fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards available to early-career researchers. • ByPublic Affairs Com

• US scientists unveil ‘cloud in a box’ chamber that could explain storms and rain The chamber mixes warm, humid air with cold air to generate the supersaturation required for clou

• Limited‑edition Formula 73 blends vintage design with modern tech. • Features desmodromic valves and Euro5+ compliance. • Combines classic aesthetics with contemporary engineerin

• DesignCon 2026 hosts keynotes from NASA, Purdue, and Agentrys. • Event scheduled February 24-26 at Santa Clara Convention Center. • Speakers include Joseph Lukens and Mark Ren. •

• Startup aims to automate the most tedious parts of simulation and make results easier to share. • That and more engineering software news. • This is Engineering Paper, and here’s

• If you’re looking to jack up your car and you don’t have anything on hand, your 3D printer might not be the first tool you look towards. • With that said, [Alan Reiner] had great

• AI digital twins could cut nuclear build times in half, lower operating costs by 50% AI and nuclear power converge as INL and NVIDIA aim to double reactor deployment speed and sl

• Flapping-wing robo-bird uses two tails to fly fast or slow Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Many readers will remember theMetaFly, a remote-control robotic insect

• Aimilios Hatzistamou posts an interesting session transcript interacting with Claude in reverse engineering a wireless connected Chinese sleeping mask. • Specific information is

• Robot orders reached 36,766 units worth $2.25 billion, with collaborative robots gaining significant market share.

• Explained: How this US firm is building a meltdown-proof nuclear reactor The modular Xe-100 unit generates roughly 76 megawatts of electricity per reactor module. • Nations are r

• Barbados launches 50‑MW wave‑energy pilot for the Caribbean with Danish firm Wavepiston. • The system converts ocean waves into clean electricity and desalinated water. • Wavepis

• New research claims wormholes are temporal mirrors, not interstellar tunnels The ‘mirror’ framework addresses the black hole information paradox, a conflict between quantum mecha

• The ancient question of whether or not it’s possible to construct a circle with the same area as a given square using only a drawing compass and straightedge was finally answered