Britain is shrinking its DragonFire laser to arm a Type 45 destroyer by 2027, and it would be a first no European NATO navy has reached

Britain's DragonFire laser is being adapted for Type 45 destroyers, bringing low-cost drone defense closer to deployment.

Japan’s maglev train just hit 603 km/h on a test track, and engineers say the same line could one day cross a country in minutes

Japan's SCMaglev reached 603 km/h, showcasing how magnetic levitation could redefine long-distance rail travel.

NVIDIA’s new liquid cooling runs hotter than your bathwater to chill AI servers, and it claims to cut water and power use sharply

NVIDIA says its new liquid-cooled AI servers use warmer coolant to slash cooling energy, water use, and operating costs.

A Cambridge solar reactor can turn plastic waste into hydrogen fuel at scale, and the chemistry behind it is stranger than expected

Cambridge scientists built a solar reactor that turns plastic waste into clean hydrogen using an unexpectedly simple process.

Vancouver just got every permit to dredge Burrard Inlet, and the goal is to make room for far bigger oil tankers

Canada approved dredging in Burrard Inlet, allowing Aframax oil tankers to leave Vancouver with larger crude loads.

The color of your USB port hides a meaning most people never learn, and it tells you exactly how fast it charges

USB port colors reveal charging power and data speed, but one detail matters more before you plug in your device.

A Singapore car pulls up to a Malaysian pump for cheap subsidized RON95 fuel, and the attendant does the unthinkable

A Singapore-registered car was stopped from buying Malaysia's subsidized RON95 fuel as new enforcement rules took effect.

California is covering its irrigation canals with solar panels for clean power, and the shade solves a second problem nobody expected

California is covering irrigation canals with solar panels, generating clean energy while reducing water evaporation.

South Korea built a solid-fuel rocket to launch spy satellites over North Korea on short notice, and the full version flies soon

South Korea's solid-fuel rocket is nearing its first full flight, aiming for faster launches of military spy satellites.

Lockheed Martin just unveiled a hypersonic glide body, the NXGB, built for mass production, and that detail is what unsettles rivals

Lockheed Martin's NXGB hypersonic glide body is built for mass production, signaling a major shift in U.S. missile strategy.

Six Leopard 2 tanks rolled down a Czech highway at 60 km/h during a NATO drill, and drivers filmed the whole thing on their phones

Six Leopard 2A4 tanks rolled down a Czech highway in a NATO mobility drill that had drivers pulling out their phones.

Norway is building a tunnel where ships sail straight through a mountain, and it ends the roughest sea crossing on the coast

Norway is building the world's first ship tunnel, letting vessels sail through a mountain to bypass one of its roughest seas.