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[All images courtesy of Hennessey Special Vehicles] The world's most powerful manual hypercar is designed and hand-built in ... Texas! The new and ultra-exclusive, rear-mid-engine Hennessey Venom F5-M aims to redefine driving for the most passionate supercar enthusiasts. The two-seater model benefits from the comprehensive "Venom F5 Evolution" enhancements including new aerodynamics, an active suspension, and over 2,000 hp. Top speed exceeds 300 mph.

THK's High-Speed, Double-Row Angular Contact Ring BWH is the fastest rotary bearing in company history. By utilizing balls inside a cage instead of rollers, this new structure achieves unprecedented speeds. It supports loads from all directions while matching the high rigidity and rotational accuracy of standard cross-roller ring design options. Learn more. Reaching 100,000 hours of uninterrupted performance is a remarkable achievement for micro diaphragm gas pumps.

A rendering of Dallara's concept hypercar used for evaluating IBM's new physics-based AI model. [Credit: Dallara Group] IBM and multinational race car manufacturer Dallara Group recently announced a collaboration to advance vehicle design and optimization using AI and to explore the use of quantum computing. The work will investigate how to accelerate aerodynamic design and open a path to even more advanced simulation workflows.

Antaira Technologies breaks down 10 mission-critical capabilities that separate industrial-grade switches from commercial-grade compromises -- and why it matters on the plant floor. [Credit: Photo courtesy of Antaira Technologies] When a network failure means halted production or compromised safety, "good enough" connectivity is not an option. Industrial Ethernet switches keep critical networking infrastructure online across environments that would destroy commercial hardware in days.

NASA's sinking Neil Gehrel's Swift Observatory is desperately in need of a fast-paced rescue to push it back to a higher orbit. [Credit: Image courtesy of NASA] A dramatic space rescue operation is underway to save an orbiting NASA telescope. A three-armed, robotic spacecraft with booster power was launched last Friday to attempt the first-ever rescue of an unprepared satellite, racing against time and atmospheric drag to push the satellite back into a stable orbit.

Why is a person's dominant hand so much better at writing, throwing, or using tools? A new study from UCLA Health researchers suggests the answer isn't a hardwired brain advantage -- the dominant hand has simply had more practice. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, challenges a decades-old hypothesis in neuroscience that the dominant hemisphere of the brain is inherently better at controlling movement.

The discovery could re-write a century of alloy design. Scientists have revolutionized the way metals are made by using lower and slower heating of alloys to control how atoms self-organize during material manufacturing. The discovery, published in Science by Monash University engineers in Australia, essentially rewrites what has been a century-old approach to alloy design.

A new record for superconductivity without extreme pressure could pave the way for more efficient energy systems and next-generation technologies. By Joseph E. Harmon, Argonne National Laboratory For more than 30 years, a record in science held firm: minus 220 degrees Fahrenheit. It defined the highest achieved temperature for any material to become superconducting -- able to carry electricity with no resistance -- without the need for crushing pressures.

Engineers at Queen Mary University of London have built a new color-changing tactile sensor that allows robots to "see" and touch in real time. The novel idea was invented by Giacomo Sasso, a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Engineering and Materials Science, and it works by transforming invisible forces into dynamic color patterns. This enables high-resolution maps of contact, strain, and pressure to emerge instantly.

The A-123 noncontact nanoposi-tioning stage integrates a brushless motor, air bearings, and a 1-nm encoder, supporting 40-kg payloads over 750-mm travel. Its pressurized air film eliminates the friction, wear, and vibration of mechanical stages, ensuring zero particle generation. Customizable with options such as granite bases and isolation systems, it is ideal for semiconductor metrology, inspection, photonics, and more. Learn more.