Photo credit: Jacey Yarbrough | The University of Texas at Austin
Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin built a jacket that collects moisture from the air and turns it into clean drinking water ready for use. Practical needs for reliable water in remote locations drove much of the project. Many hikers, agricultural workers, and emergency responders operate in areas where carrying enough bottled water or finding safe sources creates constant challenges.
Vigier Ciment has been producing cement in the Jura foothills, just south of Biel, Switzerland, for about 150 years. Their activity continues without interruption, producing around one-fifth of the country’s cement. Over 1000 humming machines deep within the aging buildings require constant maintenance because they can wear out, overheat, leak, or have structural issues, among other things.
Honda drew from its Japanese kei car roots and stretched the formula just enough for European buyers. The result is the Super-N, a compact electric hatch that measures about 3.6 meters long, sits low, and carries a purposeful stance. It arrives this summer priced at £18,995 and aims straight at drivers who want efficiency without giving up all sense of fun.
British World Rally Championship (WRC) driver Louise Cook recently climbed into Forza Horizon 6 with an enthusiast-grade Direct Drive (DD) wheel setup, triple screen monitor rig, and a digital 1986 Audi Quattro rally car. She is most likely using dialed in custom force feedback values, before threading the car through narrow mountain roads, tunnels, and tight corners with pro racer precision.
Professional car thieves have leaned on a quiet radio trick for years to slip past keyless entry systems. Mark Rober, the former NASA engineer known for his glitter bomb videos and hands-on builds, wanted to see exactly how that trick works and whether regular people could defend against it. His latest experiment delivers a clear answer on both fronts.