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Bicycling
fromBikerumor
3 weeks ago

The Avona Velum is the Best Road Bike You've Never Heard of, Now with Sub 6Kg Build

Avona creates bikes optimized for real-world performance through extensive testing and analysis of metrics that matter to everyday riders.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Facing the Age of Robots? Material Innovation in Architectural Structures

Robotic technology in construction extends beyond automation and cost reduction to fundamentally reshape architectural design, material experimentation, and construction methodologies through collaborative human-robot workflows.
Bicycling
fromwww.cyclingnews.com
1 month 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.
Cars
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month 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
1 month 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
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

Liv EnviLiv Aero Road Bike is 8.6 Watts Faster Thanks to Georgia: The Female Wind Tunnel Test Dummy

Liv's fourth-generation EnviLiv is a completely redesigned aero road bike that reduces total system resistance by 8.62 watts, potentially saving nearly 2 minutes over 40km at race speed.
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.
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.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months 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 "Batwing" configuration breaks from a century of conventional aircraft architecture, presenting a form that's more science fiction than traditional aerospace engineering.
Science
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
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Mercedes magic and Ferrari's rapid starts: what we learned from F1 testing

Mercedes showed strong reliability and balance in pre-season testing, Ferrari demonstrated exceptional launch performance, and Red Bull displayed efficient energy recovery for straight-line speed.
#military-aviation
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.
Tech industry
fromFortune
2 months 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.
Artificial intelligence
fromInfoQ
2 months ago

Windsurf Introduces Arena Mode to Compare AI Models During Development

Arena Mode enables side-by-side, in-IDE comparison of large language models during real coding tasks, producing personal and global model rankings based on developer votes.
#suspension-bridges
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.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

The physics of Penisgate' and how ski jumpers fly

In the run-up to this year's Winter Olympics, and even as the Games have got underway, a scandal has been brewing: allegedly, some competitive ski jumpers may have artificially enlarged their crotch area by injecting their genitals with engorging chemicals or stuffing their underwear to create bigger bulges. The apparent reason: to alter their suit measurementsski jumpsuits are precisely tailored to jumpers' bodiesand, reportedly, to gain a boost in jumps. The allegations, first reported by a German media outlet and since dubbed Penisgate, have caught not only the Internet's attention but also the World Anti-Doping Agency's eye, although no athletes have been implicated by name.
Science
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
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Lamborghini Spoiler - Aerodynamics, Design and Real Performance Impact

Lamborghini has always represented the extreme edge of automotive performance. Every model produced by the brand is designed around speed, stability and unmistakable visual identity. Nothing in a Lamborghini is accidental, and this applies equally to exterior aerodynamic components. One of the most important yet often misunderstood elements is the rear spoiler. A Lamborghini spoiler is not simply an aesthetic addition. It is a functional component that plays a measurable role in how the car behaves at speed.
Cars
Cars
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

F1: Preseason tests shows how different 2026 will be

Preseason test times are unreliable indicators, while 2026's new engines, stronger MGU-K hybrid systems, and sustainable fuels will substantially alter F1 competitiveness.
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.
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