If you're going to try "tattooing" a microscopic animal, it would make sense to select one of the toughest creatures on the planet. That's exactly what scientists have done with the tardigrade, and the tech they used could have some valuable real-world applications.
Category: Science
Tags: Tattoo, Cyborg, American Chemical Society, Microbes
This time next year, you may be swapping your GLP-1 injections for easier and as-effective oral weight-loss medication. It's also likely to be cheaper and not suffer the same kind of supply-chain shortages that existing therapeutics have faced. But it's been a dramatic few weeks for the leading three drug-makers vying to usher in this new phase of weight-loss treatment.
Category: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, GLP-1, Obesity, Diabetes, clinical trials, Drugs, Weight Loss
It may be mostly used for packaging, but cardboard is a surprisingly capable building material in the right hands, as highlighted by Shigeru Ban Architects with its eye-catching Blue Ocean Dome. The eye-catching structure was created for Expo 2025 in Japan using a combination of cardboard, bamboo, and carbon fiber.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Shigeru Ban, Building and Construction, Cardboard, Bamboo, Japan, Carbon Fiber
Unitree has launched a modified version of its B2 quadruped aimed at putting out fires. Able to host various use-specific modules, the robodog hauls a powerful water cannon high-flow and can operate in extreme environments.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Canadian electric motorcycle brand-in-the-making Damon has been taking a beating on the stock ticker lately, with its shares plummeting to US$0.0075 on the Nasdaq exchange at the time of writing. That puts it at risk of being removed from the stock exchange altogether – and could be a sign of the end of Damon before getting even a single electric bike off the production line.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
The release of NASA's latest budget reveals the Orion spacecraft and Lunar Gateway space station are getting the chop. The US$18.8-billion total figure decreases spending by $6 billion, or 24%, as the space agency increases funding for crewed Moon and Mars missions.
So, there are these videos going around of some guy riding around on what looks like a Star Wars speeder bike. In fact, just hours ago, a new video just popped up where he's wearing a Storm Trooper costume in the forest while he flies around. Just in time for May 4th excitement?
Tags: eVTOL, Personal eVTOLs, Jet+Pack, star wars
While wireless derailleurs may offer fast and precise electronic shifting, the things ain't cheap. That's where the NXS system comes in, as it's promised to make existing cable-actuated mountain bike derailleurs wireless for less than eighty dollars.
Tags: Kickstarter, Cycling, Electronic Shifting Systems, Wireless
Adding new meaning to the term "fusion cuisine," an international team of adventurous researchers has united robot science and gastronomy to create an elaborate multi-tiered cake with edible components and the world's first edible rechargeable battery. (Well, it's rechargeable until you eat it.)
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: Italian Institute of Technology, Battery, sustainable design, Food technology, Electronic, Smart
What this tiny house lacks in portability, it makes up for with a remarkably spacious 400 sq ft (37 sq m) layout that isn't too far off the size of a small inner-city apartment, and includes a light-filled living area and large porch.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Micro-House, Tiny Footprint, Building and Construction, House, Home
London-based startup AltoVolo is aiming high with its entry in the developing eVTOL space. It plans to offer a powerful personal hybrid-electric aircraft that will seat three people, deliver 510 miles (821 km) of range, and hit cruise speeds up of to 220 mph (354 km/h) – all while making 80% less noise than a helicopter.
Tags: eVTOL, Personal eVTOLs, Flying Machine
Rad Power Bikes has refreshed it RadRunner compact utility ebike family, updating existing models and adding a new feature-packed Max flavor that takes pedal-assist hauling up to 28 mph.
Tags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, cargo bike
Happier Camper has been slowly building its way toward modern RV icon status since launching a decade ago. Its eye-grabbing trailers pair retro-inspired color and quirk with unprecedented levels of modular living flexibility. But those two puzzle pieces don't always fit neatly together, at least not for every buyer.
Tags: Caravan, Trailer, trailers, Retro, happier-camper, Outdoors and Camping, Camping, RV
Staring at a computer screen all day and into the night can be fatiguing for your peepers. For certain tasks – such as coding or pawing through documents – an E Ink monitor might be a better fit. Boox has launched a 25.3-inch color E Ink display with super-refresh tech called the Mira Pro.
Category: Technology
It seems too good to be true, but UK-based Pulsar Fusion has revealed its new Sunbird self-contained nuclear rocket tug that uses a fusion propulsion engine that could reduce a trip to Mars to under four months and Pluto to under four years.
Tags: Nuclear Fusion, Nuclear Rocket, Rocket
While lightning is a fascinating phenomenon, it's also infamous in its capacity for destruction and the danger it poses to life. Each year, lightning claims hundreds of millions of trees worldwide, leaving behind scorched trunks and shattered branches. Yet, in an intriguing twist of nature, some tropical trees have turned this destructive force of nature to their advantage.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Tree, Lightning, Weather, Geology, Ecosystem, Evolution
Ground-going delivery robots are already streamlining operations in various industries, but they typically still have to be loaded and unloaded by humans. That's where the multi-terrain LEVA bot comes in, as it can autonomously lift and drop off cargo boxes weighing up to 85 kg.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: Delivery robots, Quadruped, ETH Zurich
Ferrari has been on a roll of late. The Italian carmaker has a waiting list that extends until 2026. That hasn’t stopped it from working on its very first electric car, slated for release later this year.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Ferrari, Transmission, F1, Supercars
Bosch calls the all-new CX-R its highest quality ebike drive unit to date, high self-praise from one of the world's largest ebike drive suppliers. The new magnesium-housed motor cranks torque and power to the top of the lineup and adds a new top speed "race" mode for getting fired up on all cylinders in a hurry. It might just inspire a new generation of fast, fully adrenalized electric mountain biking.
Tags: ebikes, Bosch, Electric Motors, Bikes, Mountain Bikes
