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First GLP-1 weight-loss pill on sale in the US within weeks for $149 a month
24 December 2025 @ 12:33 am
The next transformative phase of weight-loss medication is upon us, with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approving Novo Nordisk's highly anticipated oral GLP-1 drug – with a starting dose available in early January for US$149.Continue ReadingCategory: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body and MindTags: Novo Nordisk, 1-min tent fuses huge panoramic views with burly canvas construction
23 December 2025 @ 11:36 pm
The Mouflon Tent from Belgian-American company CanvasCamp pulls together a rugged canvas build, instant-pitching integrated hub frame, and massive windows on all four sides like no other tent we've seen. Whether you're leisurely camping at a local park or overlanding through harsh, storm-battered backlands, this three-person A-frame is ready to provide the exact level of protection you need, in as little as a minute after arrival.Continue ReadingCategory: Tents, 'Stingraybot' uses microbubble muscles controlled by ultrasound
23 December 2025 @ 7:45 pm
While it might sound like a weapon of oceanic destruction in the hands of Aquaman’s arch enemies, the new “stingraybot” from a team at ETH Zurich (the Federal Institute of Technology of Switzerland) offers enormous promise for surgery, medical care, wildlife biology, robotics, and more, thanks to muscular membranes of microbubbles.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Video: Engineering the turbulence out of long, thin jet wings
23 December 2025 @ 6:15 pm
Making the wings on passenger jets thinner and longer can go a long way toward reducing drag and making them more efficient, but they vibrate like crazy. Engineers at NASA and Boeing are now tackling the problem.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Jets, Wings, Watch: T800 humanoid kung fu kicks its way to mass production
23 December 2025 @ 4:38 pm
It's hard not to think of 'T800' without "The Terminator" and "Skynet" coming to mind. However, EngineAI has created a robot with that exact name. This isn’t Hollywood science fiction; it’s an acrobatic, combat-ready machine that will soon be mass-produced for industrial applications, and is backed by a billion yuan in financing.Continue ReadingCategory: AI and Humanoids, TechnologyTags:AI-powered 'glasses' help the blind go places – safely
23 December 2025 @ 2:33 pm
An upcoming wearable device for the legally blind could help them navigate public and outdoor spaces independently, acting as 'glasses' that guide them through their surroundings.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Consumer Tech, Record-breaking drilling expedition solves massive earthquake mystery
23 December 2025 @ 12:44 pm
Since 2011, scientists have been puzzled about the force resulting from a gigantic earthquake and tsunami that destroyed, among other things, Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant. Now, a Guinness World Record drilling expedition has solved the puzzle.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Earthquake, Seismic, Triumph builds on small-bike success with Thruxton and Tracker 400
23 December 2025 @ 9:17 am
When Triumph released its first-ever 400cc motorcycles last year – the Speed 400 and Scram 400 – very few people would have foreseen the success that followed. Many at the time termed them as the most value-for-money motorcycles on the market, and it seems like the bikemaker has taken note of that success.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: US proposes return of the battleship with Trump-class warships
23 December 2025 @ 2:46 am
The end of the Age of the Battleship appears to have been called prematurely as the Trump administration, as part of its Golden Fleet US Navy reform, says it is reviving the giant battlewagons in the form of 35,000-tonne Trump-class battleships.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Ships, US NavyOne-of-a-kind trimaran is set to be pedaled around the world
22 December 2025 @ 11:30 pm
Back in 2009, a friend bet British cyclist Paul Spencer that he couldn't ride his bike the length of the British Isles in less than a week. Spencer took up the challenge, and completed the route – from Land's End in England to John O’ Groats village in Scotland – in just four days.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, TransportTags: Pedaling,