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Highlights

Tiny HousesOutdoors

L-shaped tiny house embraces indoor/outdoor living

by Adam Williams

Most tiny houses take the form of a box shape, but the two-bedroom Antonia goes for a different approach. It's arranged in an L-shape around a terrace, creating a home designed to embrace indoor/outdoor living.

MaterialsEngineering

Space experiment shatters record for lowest temperature

by Mike McRae

A cloud of atoms has been brought within a whisker of absolute zero in a recent space experiment, shattering the previous record in pursuit of the lowest possible temperatures.

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ObesityIllnesses and conditionsBody and Mind

Knee osteoarthritis pain relief – and massive weight loss – from new GLP-1

by Bronwyn Thompson

Two trials involving more than 1,000 adults has all but guaranteed Eli Lilly's experimental drug retatrutide will be up for FDA approval for weight loss and potentially even knee osteoarthritis pain relief. It's a GLP-1-based drug, but not as we know it.

ElectronicsConsumer TechTechnology

MIT fuses best of Legos & Transformers into shape-shifting building blocks

by Malcolm Azania

New interactive, 3D-printed smart blocks are able to connect and maintain electrical conduction while transforming into new shapes. They can become video game controllers, medical-assistive tech, smart furniture, and soft-robotic grippers.

MilitaryEngineering

Shipping container-mountable guns offer plug-and-play naval defense

by David Szondy

Pirates attacking cargo ships might be in for a surprise in the near future as BAE Systems shows off its Sea Tridon family of 40-mm guns at the Euronaval 2026 exhibition in Paris. The systems are designed to be installed as easily as a shipping container.

MarineTransport

New kit hoists boats out of the water for near-levitational foiling

by Ben Coxworth

All other things being equal, hydrofoils tend to be faster, more fuel-efficient and smoother-running than regular boats. But those regular boats needn't despair – there's now a kit that converts them into hydrofoils.

EnergyEngineering

Battery-free sensor powers up wirelessly via local circuitry radiation

by Etiido Uko

Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is famous for conjuring electricity from thin air. It turns out you don't need a magical hammer to do this, as scientists have created a device that harvests electricity from radiation in its environment.

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MilitaryEngineering

France’s vision for the warship of 2040 packs lasers, railguns and drones

by David Szondy

The SCX 26, a vision of the warship of the 2040s, has been revealed by French shipbuilder Naval Group, complete with an unusual double superstructure, energy weapons, and advanced tech built to withstand the intense sea battles of tomorrow.

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Pro mountain biker Sam Pilgrim has taken an alternative approach to ebiking. He's strapped on a 1500-watt exoskeleton to power his legs rather than his ride.

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