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A disk of ice sits on a metal plate, melting. Nothing happens. Water pools beneath, forms a thin puddle. Then, without warning, the ice stirs. It slides sideways, accelerates, and then shoots across the surface like a puck on an air hockey table. This is not a magic trick, just a discovery made by a Virginia Tech team lead by Associate Professor Jonathan Boreyko and Ph.D. student Jack Tapocik. They found a way to make ice move on its own, no external push required.
A group of engineers gathered around a prototype in a quiet corner of Toyota’s headquarters that looked like a toy gone wild. More specifically, a transparent ball with a tiny cart inside, wobbling on makeshift tracks. This was the first look at the TE-SPINNER, a spherical mobility device that would, in just one year, grow from a duct-tape-laden concept into a 2-meter wide, human-carrying wonder.
Xing Zhilei, a Chinese YouTuber with an engineering background, built a fully functional mini subway system for his cats. This is not just a static sculpture, it has tunnels, a station and a working train.
Chevrolet revealed two concept cars at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, in Monterey, California: the Corvette CX and its track-focused sibling, the CX.R Vision Gran Turismo. They won’t be in showrooms, but they show where the American icon is headed next.
The PLAUD Note AI Voice Recorder is a credit-card-sized device does more than just record sound – it transcribes, summarizes and organizes your recordings with AI.
Building a PC is like putting together a puzzle, each piece fitting together to create something that’s uniquely yours. The Makeyo MK01, a 3D printed mid-tower case by Maxime Cazaillon, turns this process into a playground of creativity.