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Watch four flying cars go toe-to-toe in new 'Formula One of the skies'
By Damien Pine published
The Jetson One personal aircraft was recently demonstrated in a four-vehicle aerial race. The aircraft is designed for a single person, takes off and hovers like a helicopter, and can go up to 1,500 feet off the ground.
Science history: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses, forcing a complete rethink in structural engineering — Nov. 7, 1940
By Tia Ghose published
One morning, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge began bouncing up and down and twisting to and fro before ultimately collapsing into the Puget Sound.

Nocs Provisions Lite View Spotting Scope review
By Matt Morris published
Review A small spotting scope that promises big things.

'This is easily the most powerful quantum computer on Earth': Scientists unveil Helios, a record-breaking quantum system
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Scientists have built a 98-qubit machine that they say performs better than any other quantum computer in the world. They've used it to gain new insights into superconducting physics.

Best binoculars 2025: Our picks for stargazing, bird-watching and observing wildlife
By Kimberley Lane last updated
Find the best binoculars for wildlife, stargazing, tracking athletes, or plane spotting — check out our top picks.

AI models refuse to shut themselves down when prompted — they might be developing a new 'survival drive,' study claims
By Ben Turner published
Some AI models appear to show a resistance to being shut off. Are they developing a survival drive? Or is it all in how they prioritize tasks?

China solves 'century-old problem' with new analog chip that is 1,000 times faster than high-end Nvidia GPUs
By Owen Hughes published
Researchers from Peking University say their resistive random-access memory chip may be capable of speeds 1,000 faster than the Nvidia H100 and AMD Vega 20 GPUs.

Humanoid robots could lift 4,000 times their own weight thanks to breakthrough 'artificial muscle'
By Bobby Hellard published
Researchers have developed a chemical structure for an artificial muscle that can lift up to 4,000 times its weight, and they say it could be used in future humanoid robots.

Capture the Leonids meteor shower with our favorite astro camera — now under $2,000
By Kimberley Lane published
Deals The Sony A7 IV is the cheapest it's been since last Black Friday, and there's no guarantee it'll drop lower this year — this could be your best chance to save.

Science history: First computer-to-computer message lays the foundation for the internet, but it crashes halfway through — Oct. 29, 1969
By Tia Ghose published
Messages transmitted between two computers located about 380 miles apart would form the basis of what would become the internet.
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