Japanese company Science is commercially producing its Mirai Ningen Sentakuki – Human Washing Machine of the Future – after an overwhelming response at the Osaka-Kansai Expo this year. Only 50 models will be made, with a price tag of US$385,000.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Japan Display, Future, Day Spas, Expo, Well-being, Life Technologies, Artificial Intelligence

With all the technology in our lives today, it can feel overwhelming trying to keep track of the apps we need to control the world around us. Chinese tech company UltraBar has spent the past few years searching for a way to reduce this digital clutter, and it's come up with an interesting solution – a modular system of smart blocks that lets you control everything at once.

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Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Smart Home, Programming

They’re gorgeous, dazzling, passionately pursued, and worth billions.

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Category: Science

Tags: UC Berkeley, Virus, Metals

This recently completed tiny house, by Vagabond Haven, packs a lot of comfort into a compact footprint. Designed to sleep two people, it's fully equipped for off-grid living and is envisioned as a vacation home or rental.

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Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, House, Home, Micro-House, Off-grid

Thermal imaging has become wildly accessible, thanks to technological advancements that have made it more affordable than ever. Thermal Master's Thor 002 sits squarely in that sweet spot. And it's about a third of the price of its main competitors.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Thermal Imaging, Cameras, Diagnostic devices, Diagnostic tools, Reviews

After careful consideration, healthy debate and a few heated arguments, we're proud to announce the winners of the 2025 DPReview Annual Awards.

While innovation in the camera industry is often a gradual process, the steady pace of advancement has yielded a diverse range of cameras and lenses this year. We've seen the expected upgrades to mainstream camera models, but also an array of fascinating niche offerings. On the lens side of things, the big camera makers continue to expand and strengthen their mirrorless-mount lineups, while emerging Chinese manufacturers push to challenge them on both price and quality.

Which is to say, it's been a difficult year to pick winners. But a fun one, too. Let us guide you through the products that stood out to us as award-worthy this year.

• OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm F2.8 IS Pro
• Panasonic Lumix S 24-60mm F2.8
• Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC | Art
• Sony FE 50-150mm F2 GM

Like our favorite zoom lens from last year, Sigma's 17-40mm F1.8 DC helps push APS-C systems forward, letting you achieve the same depth of field that you would with a venerable F2.8 full frame lens. Despite its super-fast minimum aperture, it's a reasonable size, weight and price, and unlike Sigma's 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art from 2013, modern cameras are fully capable of focusing with it, so you won't have to second-guess taking it out with you. We're also delighted to see that it has a physical aperture ring (or control ring on the RF mount version) and weather sealing, and that it's coming to a range of mounts, so (almost) any APS-C shooter can pick one up if it matches their shooting style.

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Sony has been releasing some impressive lenses in the past few years, but few have been as attention-grabbing as the 50-150mm F2 GM. The combination of wide, constant aperture and telephoto zoom range isn't something we've seen before, at least not with this degree of optical quality. The result is sharp images with impressive levels of background separation, taken with a lens that doesn't ask you to give up the versatility of a zoom or to break your back carrying it around. Of course, something has to give; it's eye-wateringly expensive, but we're still excited to see what's possible at the highest end of optical engineering.

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• Canon RF 45mm F1.2 STM
• Sigma 200mm F2 DG OS Sports
• Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG II Art
• Viltrox AF 85mm F1.4 Pro FE

The Canon 45mm F1.2 STM isn't a great lens. In some regards, it's not radically different from what Nikon did last year with its 35mm and 50mm F1.4 lenses that cost around the same amount but are both sharper. But for Canon users, the ability to get their hands on a very fast normal prime for a sensible amount of money is groundbreaking. It's worth acknowledging that part of what makes it seem so special is that Canon limits what other options are available, but, like the 50mm F1.8 in the DSLR era, it allows a large number of Canon users to explore more of what their camera can do.

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Sigma wasn't the only company to introduce a 35mm F1.2 lens this year, and the Nikon version appears to have the edge in terms of optical performance. But the Sigma is 25% shorter, 30% lighter and 45% less expensive and, for us, that makes up for the differences in bokeh rendering.

A super-fast 35mm isn't going to be to everyone's tastes, but if it's a focal length you like, it's a fabulous option to be able to turn to. It's been a great year for lenses, but ambitious lenses like the Sigma 35mm F1.2 II stand out.

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• Canon PowerShot V1
• Fujifilm GFX100RF
• Sony DSC-RX1R III
• Ricoh GR IV

The GFX100RF is such an audacious camera that it'd be hard not to give it kudos here. It's designed to be an everyday camera that's as compact as possible... while still being immaculately built and containing a 100MP medium format sensor. In good light, you can get stunning image quality with it (though you'll struggle a bit in lower light thanks to the lack of stabilization and relatively slow fixed lens), but that's not all the big sensor is for. The camera also encourages you to play with your frame, giving you direct controls over aspect ratio and digital zoom, which can dramatically alter the image, at the cost of absolute image quality. Sure, it makes a lot of compromises in the name of size and weight, despite still being relatively large and heavy, but it's such a singular offering that we can't help but appreciate it.

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If we had an award for consistency, the GR series would be a contender for first place. Throughout the years, Ricoh has released new versions of its beloved street photography camera, making small changes each time and introducing new tech to keep it competitive. The GR IV is no exception to that, with a bigger battery, refined controls that let you change your most important settings one-handed and a sensor and lens combo that provides image quality unmatched by any other truly pocketable cameras. It's not perfect, but if you want a camera with a big sensor that you can carry around with you anywhere, there are few better options.

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• Canon EOS R50 V
• Canon PowerShot V1
• Fujifilm X-T30 III
• OM System OM-5 II

PowerShot may be one of the longest-running brands in digital photography, but the PowerShot V1 is Canon's first high-end vlogging compact. Built around a Type 1.4 sensor, similar to the G1 series, with a wide 16-50mm equiv. F2.8-4 lens, its announcement garnered significant attention. The V1 unashamedly prioritizes vlogging, delivering excellent 4K video and features like a built-in 3EV ND filter and Canon's C-Log3. Its controls aren't optimized for photography, making it more of a point-and-shoot than an enthusiast's compact, but it produces excellent images, and its ultra-wide-angle lens offers creative possibilities not found in other compacts, provided you don't expect it to handle like the G series.

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As its name implies, the Fujifilm X-T30 III is an iterative upgrade to a camera that was, itself, an iterative upgrade, and it maintains its position as the least expensive SLR-shaped model in Fujifilm's lineup. The camera features Fujifilm's newest processor, subject recognition autofocus, and 4K/60p video, but a highlight is the dedicated Film Simulation dial. Putting one of Fujifilm's most popular features front and center, with direct hardware control, makes a lot of sense on an entry-level model. It offers a fun, creative way to engage with the camera, particularly for budding photographers experimenting with their own film recipes, at an accessible price. It also serves as a great small camera for travel or as a backup body for established Fujifilm users.

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• Canon EOS R6 Mark III
• Nikon Z5II
• OM System OM-3
• Panasonic Lumix DC-S1II

The EOS R6 III feels like an ambitious camera, in the sense that it seems like Canon was trying to match each of its competitors spec-for-spec. And while we're still working on fully testing it, we've seen enough to know that it's one of the most capable hybrid cameras out there, with its 33MP sensor providing great image quality and burst rates, while still being quick enough to offer open gate and full-width high-framerate 4K. Paired with Canon's excellent autofocus system, it's a camera that can handle almost anything you throw at it, at a price that's similar to its competitors.

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The Nikon Z5II is a testament to just how spoiled we are when it comes to cameras these days. Ostensibly, it's Nikon's budget full frame option, and there are clear benefits to more upscale models. But in reality, it asks you to give up very little. It has IBIS, excellent ergonomics and controls, dual card slots, AI-derived subject recognition for autofocus, decent burst rates and preburst capture, good video specs... we could continue, but you get the point. Despite being launched as the fifth cheapest full frame mirrorless camera ever, we suspect most enthusiast photographers would have difficulty finding a situation in which the Z5II limits them. And in a year where seemingly everything got more expensive, we really have to appreciate a budget option that's only stingy with its compromises.

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• Hasselblad X2D II 100C
• Leica Q3 Monochrom
• Sony a1 II
• Sony DSC-RX1R III

From the wrong angle, the Sony a1 Mark II can look like an overpriced EOS R5 II or Z8 competitor, but stand pitch-side with one and it's much more apparent that it's an EOS R1 and Z9 rival. Along with the lower-res, global shutter a9 III, this is an expression of the most advanced camera Sony can currently build. Which is to say that it's one of the most advanced cameras anyone can currently build. It's a camera that feels almost foolproof in its ability to support you when you need to get the shot. And if you're someone committed to, and familiar with, the Sony system, it's the best camera you can buy.

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Fujifilm and Hasselblad revitalized the idea of medium format digital, with the introduction of 44x33mm sensored mirrorless cameras, back in 2016. But whereas Fujifilm's GFX system has increasingly stretched to video, Hasselblad has focused on photography.

The X2D II is built around HDR photography, delivering files that work as standard JPEGs on older equipment but with more lifelike rendering of light on newer, HDR displays, including the panel on the back of the camera. It also becomes the first XCD camera to offer continuous AF, backed by a LiDAR-based AF system borrowed from parent company DJI. It also benefits from a price cut during a period of inflation and trade disputes. The lenses are still quite expensive, but medium format is again looking thrilling like a proper two-horse race.

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• AI Masking (based on local models)
• Fujifilm X half [Read this before commenting]
• Godox iT32 / X5
• Sigma BF

After a fast prime lens, one of the best ways to get more light into your camera is to provide your own. However, the cost and complexity of flash photography can prompt beginners to focus their attention on 'available light' shooting.

Until recently, you would, at the very least, need to buy a remote flash and some kind of controller. This could easily mean hundreds of dollars for two strobes or a flash head and commander unit, if you wanted to use your brand's TTL flash metering system. Then having to spend a similar amount again if you shoot with more than one brand of camera.

Godox has solved all these issues: an affordable modular flash system where a single flash head can attach to one of six brand-specific on-camera bases. Those hot-shoe bases can work as a wireless trigger, so you can get off-camera lighting with just an iT32 flash and X5 transmitter set.

It builds on the work Godox has been doing in recent years, where it's made its on-camera flashes wirelessly compatible with one another, regardless of which brand each was programmed to work with. But, whereas you previously needed two flashguns if you had two systems, now you just need two ∼$20 X5 transmitters.

The iT32 has a rechargeable internal battery, so there's no faffing around with handfuls of half-dead AA batteries, removing yet another hurdle to taking control of your light.

Whatever you think of it – and we suspect part of that will come down to whether you've had a chance to really use one – the Sigma BF is a remarkably innovative camera. Don't let the re-use of the sensor from the six-year-old fp model fool you.

Because, while it's true that the Sigma BF is based around a very familiar sensor, it's also one of the most radical cameras to have been launched since the earliest days of digital. Look past the Braun-esque minimalism of the body and you'll find a genuine attempt to create a UI for modern digital photography. Sigma has clearly looked at which aspects of photography need to be easily accessible and which don't matter, rather than just adding a handful more menu items with each iteration. It's not going to appear on any sidelines or movie sets, but if you just want to take photos, it's refreshingly focused.

Then there's the use of control points that give artificial haptic feedback: making them feel like pressable buttons despite being fixed (think of the implications for weather sealing). But, above all of this, there's the implementation of true HDR photography using a format that people can actually access: the same JPEGs-with-gain-map approach that Google has adopted for its Pixel phones. This last feature alone would have got the BF onto the shortlist, but it's the combination of so much original thinking that takes the prize.

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• Canon EOS R6 Mark III
• Hasselblad X2D II 100C
• Nikon Z5II
• Panasonic S1 II
• Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC | Art

We've always appreciated the work that Sigma's done to let APS-C shooters get the most out of their cameras and, for a long time, the high point of that was the company's madly ambitious 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art from 2013. It was a huge step up compared to an F2.8 zoom, but without being an unreasonable size or price. There was just the slight downside that DSLRs had tremendous difficulty focusing it, especially with off-center AF points. We weren't surprised when it developed a second career as an adapted lens for video on mirrorless cameras.

Twelve years later, and mirrorless is well enough established for Sigma to release a successor: the 17-40mm F1.8 DC Art, an updated version that stretches a touch wider, reaches a little further without spoiling the original concept. It's still sensibly small, still usably light and still aggressively priced (it's appreciably less expensive, in real terms, than the original). The difference is, it focuses really well on every format Sigma's been allowed to release it for, so Fujifilm, Sony and Canon APS-C users suddenly get the option to expand their cameras' capabilities.

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This year has seen the release of some excellent mid-price full-framers, with the Panasonic S1 II and Canon EOS R6 III both raising the level of what can be expected from cameras in their class. But it's the more humble Nikon Z5II that stood out to us more because, while it's not quite as fast as the more expensive models and can't match them for video specs, it comes surprisingly close.

The Z5II, launched for $1700 and now selling for less than that, outperforms the Z6 II, which was Nikon's mid-range model until late last year. Unlike its predecessor, it's adept at both stills and video shooting and, unlike Canon's EOS R8, it offers in-body image stabilization. The ergonomics and handling are transposed almost directly from Nikon's other models, and there are no blatant segmentation plays such as imposing a smaller battery. With Nikon's latest AF system, it's a hugely capable all-rounder and, as we said in our review: very few of us truly need anything more.

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Mt. Jefferson, a volcano in the Cascade Mountains, is illuminated at sunset near Sisters, Oregon, on November 18, 2025. I had my Olympus OM-1 with me when the sunset suddenly became very intense, and I managed to snap this photo in the brief time before the light faded away.

Photo: Dale Baskin

The DPReview community is full of talented photographers, and we want to showcase your best photos of 2025 on DPReview.

What was your top shot this year? Share one image you captured in 2025 and tell us about it. Make sure to tell us the story behind the photo in the caption and why you chose it as your photo of the year. Pick carefully – you can only submit one photo!

Submissions will open on Monday, December 8th, and you have until Sunday, December 14 (GMT) to submit entries. You can read the full rules on the 'Your best photo of 2025' challenge page.

Essential details: All entries must include a title and a caption that tells us the story behind the picture and why you chose it (minimum of 25 words). Please read the full rules before submitting your photo.

DPReview editors will review every photo you submit, and we'll publish our favorites in a slideshow on the DPReview homepage.

We're using our challenge system to host submissions, so other readers can also vote for your photo. User voting will inform DPReview Editors' picks, but will not select them. They are one factor in our evaluation.

Click here to visit the contest page and read the full rules

The World Health Organization (WHO) has finally made its recommendations on using glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapeutics for weight loss, though it remains to be seen whether it changes their status for prescribing or their price.

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Category: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: World Health Organization, Obesity, GLP-1 receptor agonists, Semaglutide, Weight Loss, Metabolic syndrome, Heart Disease

Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering our body's natural defense system – fever – powerless in fighting infection. In fact, higher temperatures actually help the viruses replicate.

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Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind

Tags: University of Cambridge, University of Glasgow, avian-influenza, Influenza, Birds, Virus, pandemic, The Immune System, Infections

Russia has suffered a major setback after the launch of its Soyuz MS-28 mission ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) caused severe damage to the country's only pad capable of handling crewed boosters.

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Category: Space, Science

Tags: Roscosmos, NASA, Soyuz, International Space Station

So many rooftop tents on the market weigh well over 100 lb (45 kg), with the heaviest pushing 300 lb (135 kg). The all-new Weekend from Danish camping goods company Groenberg shatters that mold and weighs in at a fraction of those figures. And for a limited time, it also prices in at a fraction of the competition, running closer to traditional ground tent pricing. Could this be the attainable, easy-to-use rooftop tent the market has been begging for?

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Category: Tents, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: roof-top tent, Tent, Inflatable, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Lightweight, Kickstarter

Air taxis might be the next big thing but they can't get very big if there's no place for them to land. AutoFlight Aviation Technology is developing a vertiport that's essentially a solar-powered barge that can go where it's needed – water permitting.

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Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: eVTOL, Autoflight, Air Taxis, Aviation

Perovskites may sound like perogies or piroshkis, but no high-carb-cheese-and-potato-flavor-pocket can do what they do. They’re minerals that can do the same party trick as many of your favorite childhood toys and models (such as the classic AMT Interplanetary UFO Mystery Ship; oh, how I miss you) and teenage trinkets such as glowsticks and “neon” rave necklaces: that is, they absorb and emit light.

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Category: Energy, Technology

Tags: Laser, Perovskite, University of Cambridge, Solar Cell

Britain's DragonFire laser weapon upped the ante on November 20 at the Ministry of Defence's Hebrides Range in Scotland when the high-powered, solid-state laser for the Royal Navy shot down drones flying at 351 knots (404 mph, 650 km/h).

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Category: Military, Technology

Tags: Royal Navy, Laser weapon

The theme for our November Editor's photo challenge was "Compact Camera Bonanza."

For this challenge, we asked you to share photos taken with compact, or fixed-lens, cameras, and wow, did you deliver! We've become accustomed to seeing outstanding photos in these challenges, but this month's entries were particularly impressive. One thing is clear: in the hands of talented photographers, a compact camera can be a powerful creative tool.

As usual, we were overwhelmed with great pictures – many more than we can present here. Our favorites, showcasing a diverse range of vision and talent, are presented in random order.

Thanks to everyone who participated in this photo challenge. If you want to participate in other photo challenges, visit our Challenges page to see currently open or upcoming challenges, or to vote in a recently closed challenge.

Photographer: ParietalPenguin

Photographer's statement: This photo was taken in a dark room. The tangerine was sitting on a mirror, illuminated by a flashlight positioned behind it. The "clockworks" were inserted to add interest.

Equipment: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100

Photographer: Thomas Hoven

Photographer's statement: Immediately after surfacing from scuba diving, I spotted this colorful boat. The wake from my ascent gives a dramatic front. Only when viewing on a large monitor did I spot the man in the water between the boat and me.

Equipment: GoPro Hero7 Black

Photographer: Marucha07

Photographer's statement: In May 2024, we spent a week in Tuscany, Italy. Upon arrival in Florence we took a stroll through the streets of the neighborhood of our hotel. All of a sudden, a beautiful scene materialized before my eyes. Luckily, the small Sony RX100VII was ready to shoot. And so I managed to take the picture.

Equipment: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII

Photographer: findhenryb

Photographer's statement: I would never grab a photo during a performance, but when the curtain call took place, I grabbed my camera and made this quick frame at the Paris Opera House.

Equipment: Leica D-Lux 8

Photographer: dmokn

Photographer's statement: It was about -10 degrees F when I took this picture of my friend skiing in front of snow- and ice-blasted radio towers on top of our favorite local mountain to ski. We had climbed for about 90 minutes to this spot and only had moments before our sweat turned to ice.

Equipment: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 (Lumix DMC-TZ100)

Photographer: yfan

Photographer's statement: Lower Antelope Canyon is generally dark and poses a challenge for any slow lens. However, this image surprised me, shot with a Type 1/2.3 point-and-shoot camera in auto mode and came out just perfect.

Equipment: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V

Photographer: wam7

Photographer's statement: Long-tailed macaques are pretty widespread throughout Malaysia and are well adapted to humans. This one was located at the Batu Caves Hindu temple, posing beautifully while I took its photo.

Equipment: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV

Photographer: Bas Hamstra

Photographer's statement: On an evening stroll in Brussels, I saw this shoe polisher and his client on an enlarged plateau silhouetting against the setting sun. Just below the horizon and therefore not visible was the skyline of the lower part of Brussels.

Equipment: Canon PowerShot SD300 (Digital IXUS 40 / IXY Digital 50)

Photographer: prahja

Photographer's statement: Taken whilst on an exploratory caving expedition in Borneo in 2013 (to find, explore and survey new cave passages). The mist and formations were a good opportunity to try out a lightweight photography setup.

Equipment: Canon PowerShot G1 X

Photographer: Pavel Vishniakov

Photographer's statement: A photo taken during the Leica architecture at night workshop in Rotterdam, my very first experience of shooting with Leica. The image is the view from below the famous cubic houses and into the sky near Rotterdam Blaak station.

Equipment: Leica Q3

Photographer: Dondog

Photographer's statement: This was taken in Malmö, Sweden, a few days ago. I had just left my favorite film camera shop in town, Fotoaffären, when it suddenly started to snow for the first time this year. The scene seemed interesting, with the bright car lights cutting through the night and casting dark silhouettes against the snowfall. So I grabbed my camera, noticed the cyclist struggling to keep his balance, and took the shot.

Equipment: Ricoh GR IIIx

Photographer: jonestheroad

Photographer's statement: I wanted to capture a single drop of water with a rainbow refracted in it to symbolize the importance of this seemingly abundant, but actually rare, vital resource for all life on earth.

Equipment: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 + Raynox DCR-150 closeup filter

Photographer: bengt larson

Photographer's statement: Every day, I walk my dog in my neighborhood, Asokoro, in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. One day, I saw this construction worker, and asked him to pose like a fighter.

Equipment: Ricoh GR III

Photographer: olli thomson

Photographer's statement: A moment of reflection in the middle of a wedding ceremony taking place in the Jvari Monastery in the old Georgian capital of Mtsketa. I like the light of the candles on the woman's face. I like her extended fingers as she holds the candle. I like the calm demeanor of the man behind the candle stand. I like the icon of St Nino, almost seeming to float in the air. I even like the blown-out brightness of the doorway, though there was a time when it bothered me.

Equipment: Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Photographer: Minas_Eye

Photographer's statement: Delicate Greta oto butterfly displaying transparent wings that blend perfectly with the surroundings. Its subtle form and gentle posture emphasize natural camouflage, creating a soft, nearly invisible presence in the scene.

Equipment: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000

Photographer: Rodrigo Pasiani

Photographer's statement: Laguna Parón, in Peru, 4155m (13,600 ft) above sea level. In the background, in the center, the imposing Piramide de Garcisalo peak. After a few hours of van travel along the narrow and winding gravel roads of the Cordillera Blanca, we arrived at the trailhead. From the parking lot, we already had this spectacular view. It was May 2019. After taking the photo, my favorite of the whole trip, we climbed the mountain to the right to see the landscape from another point of view. The climb was strenuous, as there were many large and loose rocks. Every step was worth it.

Equipment: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10

Photographer: Saint 112

Photographer's statement: The decisive moment shows up without warning and never comes back. Location: Lyon, France. This painting is part of a group of murals called "le Mur du Cinéma" (the Cinema Wall). It's about the brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière, who were living in Lyon and invented the movie camera. It shows the first movie theater: Le Cinématographe, where you could watch "animated photographs". Since then, this mural has been vandalized by taggers.

Equipment: Canon PowerShot G10

Photographer: Alain Monnens

Photographer's statement: The photo was taken at the annual post-Tour criterium, which always takes place on the first Tuesday after the Tour de France and is attended by a few of the top riders from that race. I had an accreditation for this event too, but it wasn't a paid assignment for me. So there I was with my Leica Q3 43 among the other press photographers with their zoom lenses. My intention that day was to get as close to the action as possible and capture the speed by using long shutter speeds and following the action. All this, of course, without posing a danger to the cyclists. Virtually nothing is in focus in this photo. But I love the colors and the composition and framing of the cyclist in the wheel of the other cyclist.

Equipment: Leica Q3 43

Photographer: Derek Kreindler

Photographer's statement: While about to enter an exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario, I saw a young child skipping through the atrium. I had to lean over the railing to capture it with my Fuji X100T, as the fixed lens didn't allow for any zooming. The scene reminded me of something that might be captured by Cartier-Bresson.

Equipment: Fujifilm X100T

Photographer: Actionphotoie

Photographer's statement: I was swimming at the 40-foot at low tide and saw this group taking turns at diving in from the rocks. It took a few attempts to get one of them in midair.

Equipment: Olympus Tough TG-4

The tiny house movement has never just been about, well, houses, and it has produced all kinds of weird and wonderful structures on wheels – everything from a pub to a wedding chapel, an office and more. This example provides a hot and steamy take on small living with a sauna that seats up to six people.

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Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Sauna, Off-grid

In the first US study looking at whether the recommended fluoride levels in drinking water affects brain function, researchers have found that the hot-button mineral has no negative impacts on cognition – and may actually be giving it a boost.

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Category: Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: University of Minnesota, Teeth, Children, Teenagers, Cognitive functioning, Vitamins and minerals

While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there's another source to mine: existing batteries that no longer work. A new technique could now make that process economically viable.

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Category: Energy, Technology

Tags: Lithium-ion, Lithium metal, Battery, Rechargeable Batteries, Recycling, University of Illinois

After a rather slow year in multitools that saw us bring knives into the mix in 2024, 2025 saw more multitool debuts than we could keep up with. Many of them were rather underwhelming – limited utility, weird forms, copycats and other subpar debuts – but a few stood tall above the pack.

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Category: Knives and Multitools, Gear, Outdoors

Tags: Multitools, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Leatherman, Swiss Army, Gerber, Tools, Knife, Backpacking

I've been skeptical about a lot of AI-first gadgets over the last couple of years – the Rabbit R1 and the Humane Pin come to mind – mostly because they promise too much and either underdeliver or fail spectacularly. There's a lot AI can do well, and maybe at this point what we need are more singularly focused products... Like this tiny device aimed at helping kids explore their creativity.

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Category: Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Printer, Consumer Electronics, Gadgets, Kids, Children