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UX design
fromWIRED
1 week ago

The Deceptively Tricky Art of Designing a Steering Wheel

Designing a functional and beautiful steering wheel is one of the most challenging tasks in automotive design.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 week ago

RAI's Roadrunner wheeled robot can roll and walk with effortless precision - Yanko Design

The Roadrunner weighs roughly 15 kilograms and is designed for multi-mode locomotion, allowing it to switch mobility modes based on navigation requirements.
Roam Research
Bicycling
fromBikeMag
1 week ago

DJI Avinox Power & High-Pivot Tech: Meet the Teewing Flux

Teewing's Flux eMTB features 180mm travel and a high-pivot suspension, targeting serious riders with advanced performance capabilities.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

Investors Are Betting on Boeing's Turnaround Even as Quality Questions Linger

Boeing shares declined 3.26% after disclosing wiring flaws in 737 MAX jets, but retail investors shifted sentiment bullish on a new defense contract announcement.
Venture
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation's Air Battle Continues

Archer Aviation sued Joby Aviation for government fraud and concealing Chinese ties, escalating legal conflict between leading eVTOL competitors amid regulatory scrutiny and federal grant competition.
NYC startup
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

'Flying Cars' Will Take Off in American Skies This Summer

Advanced aircraft combining helicopter and airplane capabilities will begin operating in eight US regions by June 2024 through a three-year FAA pilot program before full certification.
European startups
fromSun Sentinel
3 weeks ago

Tough challenges confront electric air taxi firms as they maneuver to take flight in South Florida

The electric air taxi industry is transitioning from development to competitive commercialization, with companies like Archer and Vertical engaged in patent disputes while seeking regulatory approval and investment.
Cars
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
4 weeks ago

Alpine's Wildest F1 Concept Car Concept Uses a Magnetic Levitation Cockpit to Protect Its Driver - Yanko Design

HakHyeon Lee's Alpine Horizon concept features a magnetically levitating driver pod tethered to a Le Mans prototype-inspired chassis, representing speculative design as Alpine consolidates its real racing programs.
fromBikerumor
3 weeks ago

An F1-Style Drag Reduction System for Bikes? Pedra's Smart Plate DRS eliminates up to 60 watts of drag

The product is Pedra's DRS (Drag Reduce System) and, according to the post, is currently a prototype. An electronic noise, similar to that of SRAM mechanical shifting, is heard, leading one to assume someone is hitting a button to activate the system.
Bicycling
Alternative transportation
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Flying Cars Could Hit the Skies as Soon as This Summer: 'It's Not Science Fiction'

The U.S. Department of Transportation will allow flying cars to operate in eight U.S. regions starting June 2024 through a three-year pilot program testing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles and ultralight aircraft.
#aero-race-bikes
fromwww.cyclingnews.com
3 weeks ago
Bicycling

Wind tunnel tested: Can the four-year-old Enve Melee stay relevant in a hyper-aero landscape?

The ENVE Melee is an all-rounder aero race bike with a higher stack height than competitors, featuring a two-piece integrated bar and stem design that accommodates modern WorldTour pro positioning preferences.
fromBikerumor
4 weeks ago
Bicycling

First Ride: Giant Propel Advanced SL Might Just Replace the TCR

The Giant Propel Advanced SL combines aggressive aerodynamic performance with refined ride quality and balanced handling, delivering a more versatile race bike than previous generations.
Bicycling
fromwww.cyclingnews.com
3 weeks ago

Wind tunnel tested: Can the four-year-old Enve Melee stay relevant in a hyper-aero landscape?

The ENVE Melee is an all-rounder aero race bike with a higher stack height than competitors, featuring a two-piece integrated bar and stem design that accommodates modern WorldTour pro positioning preferences.
frominsideevs.com
4 weeks ago

This Ready-Made EV Chassis Could Be The Perfect Fit For A Classic Truck

Vintage cars, especially pickups and SUVs, are usually made from two parts: a standalone chassis and a body that bolts on top of the chassis. So why not swap the original underpinnings with something more modern, while retaining the classic look of the original bodywork? That's exactly what the United Kingdom's Electric Classic Cars thought of doing, and it might just supercharge the EV conversion world.
Cars
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Government to give go-ahead for 1bn defence helicopter deal

Leonardo owns Britain's last military helicopter manufacturing site, employing 3,000 workers, and was the only bidder for the contract. It is understood that the chancellor and prime minister chose to intervene to ensure the project would go ahead, in part to protect UK jobs.
UK news
Alternative transportation
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Internal handling evolves: Renova's approach between ergonomics and operational continuity

Internal material handling has evolved from a secondary function into a critical operational lever for production continuity, labor sustainability, and plant efficiency in complex manufacturing environments.
Cars
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

wind-sculpted hypercar by xiaomi embeds cutouts to let air pass through the teardrop body

Xiaomi's Vision Gran Turismo hypercar integrates aerodynamic design through wind-sculpted surfaces and air ducts that eliminate the need for traditional wings while achieving both low drag and downforce.
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
1 month ago

<200W Merida Reacto 5 Aero Road Bike is One of World's Fastest; Versatile & Affordable, Too!

The 5th-generation Merida Reacto is the brand's fastest aero road bike, achieving under 200W in wind tunnel testing while offering 32mm tire clearance, comfort features, and affordability across its lineup.
Venture
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Joby Aviation Burns $500 Million a Year and Tonight One Number Decides Its Fate

Joby Aviation's survival depends entirely on cash runway, with approximately two years of funding remaining at current $475 million annual burn rate before requiring commercial revenue generation.
Science
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Watch the moment pilot lands a plane on a TRAIN travelling at 75mph

Dario Costa landed a Zivko Edge 540 on a cargo train traveling at 75mph, briefly touching down then immediately taking off, requiring precise timing and aerodynamic control.
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
1 month ago

4th Gen Giant Propel Aero Bike is Built for Three Types of Speed

Giant's new Propel aero road bike integrates rider, frame, cockpit, wheels, and tires into a unified aerodynamic platform designed for real-world racing performance across all terrain.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Rotary blades, tank treads, cyclone airflow: Lymow One Plus robot mower bets everything on cut quality - Yanko Design

Robotic lawn mowers don't fail because they lack autonomy - they fail because owners stop trusting them. Missed patches, unexpected downtime, edge-case breakdowns: these are the reasons robotic mowing still hasn't fully replaced traditional mowers on large and complex lawns. Lymow One Plus addresses that trust gap head-on. An evolution of Lymow's tank-tread, boundary-free mower that has already attracted attention for its rotary mulching blades and steep‑slope capability.
Gadgets
Environment
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Intriguing New Machine Turns Air Into Gasoline You Can Put Straight Into Your Car

A New York startup captures ambient CO2 and converts it via electrolysis and synthesis into motor-grade gasoline, but production is minimal and the process is energy-inefficient.
Tech industry
fromFortune
1 month ago

Singapore's ST Engineering debuts the AirFish: A 'ground effect' craft that flies a few meters above the sea at up to 116 miles per hour | Fortune

A new ten-seat AirFish ground-effect craft will carry passengers skimming 1–3 meters above water at up to 100 knots, cutting ferry travel times significantly.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Flapping Airplanes on the future of AI: 'We want to try really radically different things' | TechCrunch

There's just so much to do. So, the advances that we've gotten over the last five to ten years have been spectacular. We love the tools. We use them every day. But the question is, is this the whole universe of things that needs to happen? And we thought about it very carefully and our answer was no, there's a lot more to do.
Artificial intelligence
#military-aviation
Marketing
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Making things that make things

Advertising must shift from producing fixed assets to building adaptive, generative systems that create individualized, context-aware content and interfaces at scale.
US news
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

The Most Maintenance-Intensive Aircraft Ever Used by the U.S. Military

Highly capable U.S. military aircraft often impose extraordinary logistical costs that limit deployability, increase maintenance hours, and require specialized infrastructure and supply chains.
Careers
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

After the reveal of Sikorsky's pilotless Black Hawk, European rival Leonardo just flew its new uncrewed helicopter design

Leonardo's Proteus completed a maiden flight as a full-size autonomous helicopter demonstrator intended for trials, experimentation, and testing alongside crewed platforms.
EU data protection
fromInfoWorld
2 months ago

Three ways AI will change engineering practices

AI can automate initial technical documentation while increasing compliance demands, requiring visibility, strict data-access controls, guardrails, and security permissions to protect sensitive data.
UX design
fromCarlbarenbrug
2 months ago

Friction by Design

Intentional friction preserves user awareness and reflection, trading pure speed for more considered decisions and preventing autopilot interactions.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

The Navy's Batwing Fighter Jet Promises Mach 4 Speed... But It's Still Just A Concept - Yanko Design

David versus Goliath stories captivate us, especially when David brings a slingshot that looks like alien technology. Enter Stavatti Aerospace, a 25-person firm from Niagara Falls taking on Boeing and Northrop Grumman for one of the most lucrative defense contracts in naval aviation. Their weapon of choice? The SM-39 Razor, a fighter design so visually striking it demands a double-take. The triple-fuselage &quot;Batwing&quot; configuration breaks from a century of conventional aircraft architecture, presenting a form that's more science fiction than traditional aerospace engineering.
Science
Venture
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Flapping Airplanes and the promise of research-driven AI | TechCrunch

Flapping Airplanes aims to train large models with much less data, pursuing a research-first approach that favors long-term research over compute-driven scaling.
fromDesign Milk
2 months ago

The Valo eVTOL Will Revolutionize Urban Air Mobility

During peak rush hour, it can take two hours to reach New York's JFK Airport from Manhattan. In Sao Paulo, like other major metropolises and multi-city conurbations, traffic has gotten so bad that many look upward rather than downward to get around quickly. Outdated metro networks are also congested. For a long time, rudimentary helicopters have been the only urban air mobility option but there are significant limitations to the now well-worn technology.
Tech industry
Environment
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Behold This Massive Airborne Wind Turbine Hovering Over China

China tested a 3-megawatt stratospheric airborne wind turbine SAWES S2000 that reached 6,500 feet, produced 385 kWh in 30 minutes, and fed the grid.
fromBig Think
2 months ago

How "tribology" became a new industrial science

the automation of heavy machinery enabled plants to operate continuously, increasing productivity and revenue. The downside was that any small hiccup was acutely felt, cascading through the production line. At first, it was assumed that inadequate lubrication of factory equipment was causing parts to seize up or break apart. And so, the Lubrication and Wear Group of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, along with the Iron
Science
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

This Silent Wind Turbine Solves Sailing's Power Problem - Yanko Design

There's something romantic about sailboats that still speaks to us in this hyper-connected age. The idea that you can harness nothing but wind and water to glide across the ocean feels almost magical. But here's the reality check: even the most old-school sailor needs power these days. Your GPS has to stay on, your radar needs juice, those navigation lights aren't optional, and let's be honest, nobody wants to lose their phone charge mid-voyage.
Gadgets
frominsideevs.com
1 month ago

The Rivian R2 Squeezed Out Six Extra Miles Of Range With This Innovative Design

There are two types of electric car companies in the world: ones that slap parts wherever they fit, and others that apparently run computational fluid-dynamics simulations over the most mundane features to squeeze every last ounce of range out of their cars. Guess which one Rivian decided to be when designing the upcoming R2 SUV. One of the tiny features that Rivian's engineers obsessed over when designing the truck was the rear wiper.
Cars
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Robotics is forcing a fundamental rethink of AI compute

Physical AI requires purpose-built infrastructure for large-scale simulation, data collection, training, and deployment because cloud limitations hinder reliable scaling.
fromEngadget
2 months ago

WheelMove gives manual wheelchairs the power and height to handle rough terrain

French startup WheelMove demonstrated a compact motorized wheelchair add-on at CES 2026 that not only acts as a power-assist device, but can also lift up a chair's small front wheels so it can ride over rough terrain. The accessory upgrades a manual wheelchair with a 10-inch extra wheel and a 250W motor that can drive at up to six miles per hour (10 kilometers per hour) and handle slopes up to 10 percent, with a range of 15.5 miles (25km).
Alternative transportation
Science
fromBig Think
2 months ago

How to be as innovative as the Wright brothers - no computers required

Confusing low probability with impossibility causes dismissal of feasible innovations, as shown by Lord Kelvin's incorrect declaration that heavier-than-air flight was impossible.
Cars
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

This Stealth Fighter-Inspired Buggy Makes Modern Supercars Look Too Polite - Yanko Design

Wedge-inspired dune buggy fuses 1970s–80s angular supercar styling with exposed suspension, bronze wheels, and uncompromising track-focused, non-street-legal design.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

This Kid-Safe Drone Looks Like a Frog and Hides Spinning Blades - Yanko Design

Most consumer drones look and feel intimidating to a child. They're loud, angular, full of exposed propellers, and packed with complex controls adults barely understand. Kids want to see the world from above, but parents see spinning blades and fragile arms that cost too much to replace. The mix of fascination and fear turns what could be fun into something closer to borrowing a grown-up's expensive, breakable toy.
Gadgets
Science
fromWIRED
1 month ago

This Startup Thinks It Can Make Rocket Fuel From Water. Stop Laughing

General Galactic aims to demonstrate water-based in-orbit propulsion to enable satellite refueling and advance deep-space mission logistics.
Cars
fromFast Company
2 months ago

How this startup designed an ultra lightweight EV

A U.K. startup built a 1,973-pound electric sports car to reduce EV weight using lightweight materials and design, improving efficiency and safety.
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
2 months ago

Hey, Here's Another Airless Tire... Will This One Catch On?

Aipex is developing a 26x2.1 airless bicycle tire prototype with replaceable tread, puncture-free design, and claims up to 6,000 miles of tread life.
Science
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Yes, Rocket Lab is blowing up engines. No, it's not a big deal, CEO says.

A catastrophic Archimedes engine explosion during testing caused significant infrastructure damage and at least two failed tests, jeopardizing Rocket Lab's Neutron development.
fromBikerumor
1 month ago

Rose Makes Aero More Upright with Their AergoConcept Shave Aero Road Bike

Rose focuses on aero and performance with their new Shave series. Their top spec'd Shave FFX utilizes aerospace-grade Torayca M40X carbon for a ridiculously light frame. But they didn't leave out the endurance athlete with the Shave. For those looking for a bit more of an all-day comfort experience, Rose gave the Shave their AergoConcept design.
Bicycling
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
2 months ago

The Ridley E-Noah Ushers in the Era of Aero Road Bikes that are e-Bikes in Disguise

Ridley introduced the E-Noah, an aero e-race bike with a TQ HPR 40 motor and integrated battery, keeping weight near 11kg.
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
1 month ago

Get Pumped, The "Alt-Valve" Revolution is Upon Us

Emerging alternative valves address Presta's airflow, sealant-clogging, and tip-damage issues, improving tubeless tire seating and valve durability while widespread replacement remains unlikely.
Bicycling
fromBikerumor
1 month ago

Rimpact Announces Updated Version of Its Tuned Mass Damper, the TMD V2

Rimpact introduced the TMD V2, an updated in-steerer tuned mass damper designed to further reduce vibration and improve rider comfort, control, and predictability for gravity riding.
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