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These tiny rat backpacks are designed to help find victims in an earthquake
All too often rats get a bad rap. They can be vectors of disease, and cities like New York invest heavily in fighting them. But maybe it's just that we're not seeing their potential. Once trained, backpack-wearing African giant pouched rats can…
Vibe genes? Natural(ish) language comes to protein, genome design software
Protein design tools may be getting increasingly sophisticated, but you still need a sophisticated understanding of protein structure for them to work. This can include knowing enzyme mechanisms down to the positions of specific amino acids, as…
You Can Now Spend the Night at a Jean Prouvè-Designed Home
A Modernist home designed by Jean Prouvè and his son Claude has been restored and transformed into a guesthouse, offering a chance to stay inside an architectural gem. The home, named Maison Prouvè 58, is located near the French…
Obra Blanca 2026 Explores the Connection Between Materials and Design
Direct contact with a material allows one to appreciate textures, compare finishes, and observe how its appearance changes under different lighting conditions. At an exhibition, these possibilities are complemented by exchanges with manufacturers…
Design trends: A home worth waiting for
When Toronto designer Joan MacAlpine, principal of Joan & Co., and her family bought their home back in 2020, it was, you might say, a diamond in the rough. It was in a location they loved: a pocket of Etobicoke with good schools and quiet streets…
Amazon's new Echo Show 16 feels like the future of Alexa, with a slimmer design and a smarter interface
Amazon's new Echo Show 16 starts at $499.99 and boasts a fresh design Alexa+ gets a redesigned interface with interactive Cards You can even get the 16-inch smart display with a NanoMatte finish Amazon 's new Echo Show 16 looks like a big step…
Russian aerospace maker turns to local AI for aircraft design
Russia is testing Sberbank's AI model for future aircraft development GigaChat could help engineers explore aircraft configurations during preliminary design Moscow is turning to domestic software after Western suppliers withdrew Russia's United…
Fashion designer Amber Keating to sell $22m Potts Point landmark
Fashion designer Amber Keating has listed her historic Potts Point property, Killoutan, with a $22 million price guide, providing a rare opening to buy a historic, freestanding home in the heart of the high-density suburb on the eastern fringe of…
Melexis CEO says China now beats Europe in new design wins
By Thomson Reuters Oct 28, 2026 | 8:47 AM October 28 (Reuters) – Belgian chipmaker Melexis now records more design wins in China than in Europe, CEO Marc Biron said on Wednesday, underscoring the growing importance of the…
Nalwa Aero EVTOL Aircraft Flight Test Validates Box-Wing Design
Punjab-based Nalwa Aero has achieved a significant milestone by successfully flight-testing its scaled electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, featuring an innovative box-wing design, poised to advance global aviation. Punjab-based…
System Design Drill Day 10: Circuit Breakers, Timeouts and Degradation
The payment gateway starts timing out. The HTTP client retries, the queue retries, and workers pile up waiting on calls that won't come back. Soon pages that have nothing to do with payments are slow as well, and one sick dependency has dragged…
The Almighty Dreadnought-The Design, Players, and Music that Shaped the World's Defining Flattop
There is no such thing as a universally popular guitar, but the dreadnought comes close to that mythical beast. You can hear it in nearly every style of popular music, especially those rooted in country and bluegrass. Walk into any music…
We Chat with the Designer of LEGO PlayStation, a Recreation of Sony's Original Hardware.
LEGO PlayStation is a new buildable set based on Sony's original game console from the 1990s. It's a near 1:1 scale recreation of the original PS1 hardware. I can say that definitively, because I dug up my old console when I built LEGO PlayStation…
AI will help design future F1 cars in new FIA/AWS deal
More powerful AI tools will play a bigger part in the development of Formula 1's aerodynamic rules as part of a new partnership between the FIA and Amazon Web Services. AWS will be the FIA's official artificial intelligence, cloud computing…
NYC woman accuses Anthropologie of attempted design theft
Morgan Thomas (@yam_nyc), owner of Queens-based company Yam NYC, accused Anthropologie of trying to steal her latest kitchenware designs on TikTok. She suspected the retailer tried to bypass her by ordering multiple samples. “I received an…
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