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Solar arrays will be manufactured in space by 2027
December 02, 2025
| David Szondy
Commercial spaceflight is booming and looks to go into full-on kaboom stage in the near future, sparking the need for an ever-increasing supply of solar panels. To fill this need, Dcubed is developing its ARAQYS system to manufacture arrays in orbit.
Off-grid tiny house embraces downsizing, doesn't skimp on comfort
December 01, 2025
| Adam Williams
This recently completed tiny house, by Vagabond Haven, packs a lot of comfort into a compact footprint. Designed to sleep two people, it's fully equipped for off-grid living and is envisioned as a vacation home or rental.
Deliciously retro micro-camping pod is an extra-cozy haulable escape
December 02, 2025
| C.C. Weiss
The new E13 shrinks down Escape Trailer's rock-solid fiberglass camper construction to 2-sleeper+ size, creating a tiny habitat that tows and stows with ease. Escape offers a baker's dozen color options ranging from ultra-bright to 3 shades of grey.
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December 02, 2025If a reliable Apple laptop at a dramatic discount fits your needs, now is the time to secure this refurbished MacBook Air 13″ (mid 2017) with 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD for its lowest price ever, through Dec. 7 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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December 02, 2025 | Ben CoxworthAs any snowboarder knows, the board does not just float dreamily across soft, puffy snow. It bangs and it shakes and it chatters against the hard-packed slopes, which is exactly where the shock-absorbing ShredLORD is designed to come in.
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December 02, 2025 | Malcolm AzaniaInstead of growing, harvesting, processing, and shipping fabric across the world, why not let non-polluting bacteria grow it and dye it in a single container? Korean scientists are taking the first steps towards doing that very thing.
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December 02, 2025 | Adam WilliamsAll tiny houses require some compromises. However, the Thicket, by Rewild Homes, has fewer than you might expect given its relatively compact size, and it looks like it could be a good fit for first-time downsizers.
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December 02, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalIn a major breakthrough in human tissue replication, for the first time ever a 3D-printed cornea has been transplanted onto a legally blind patient's eye, successfully restoring their sight.
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December 01, 2025Kingbull combines engineering discipline, material rigor, and controlled manufacturing to build reliable fat-tire and mixed-terrain e-bikes for diverse riding environments.
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December 01, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonJapanese company Science is commercially producing its Mirai Ningen Sentakuki – Human Washing Machine of the Future – after an overwhelming response at the Osaka-Kansai Expo this year. Only 50 models will be made, with a price tag of US$385,000.
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December 01, 2025 | Maryna HolovnovaWith all the tech in our lives, it can feel overwhelming trying to keep track of the apps we need to control the world around us. Chinese firm UltraBar has come up with a solution – a system of smart blocks that lets you control everything at once.
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December 01, 2025 | Malcolm AzaniaUC Berkeley’s reusable bacteriophages offer an ecologically friendly method for mining some of the most valuable materials on the planet, including those in a vast range of consumer electronics, green technology, vehicles, weapons, and more.
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December 01, 2025When I read that Microsoft was officially increasing 365 prices for the first time in more than a decade, that was it. I decided I was done paying for software I don’t own, which is why I finally grabbed a lifetime license for Microsoft Office 2021.
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