The world’s largest vehicle is currently under construction and is preparing to enter service later in 2026, setting multiple global
Inventor Current Concept built a smart backpack that opens an umbrella automatically when rain starts falling. Using an ESP32 microcontroller and rain sensor, the device deploys the umbrella in seconds, keeping users dry without using their hands. The prototype solves the common problem of getting caught in rain while carrying items.
Chinese scientists developed a 3D printing technology that can create complex millimeter-scale objects in just 0.6 seconds. The new method
Chinese scientists led by Beihang University’s Associate Professor Gao Shuo have developed a “machine eye” that detects moving objects four times faster than current autonomous systems—and faster than human vision. The synaptic transistor array, published in Nature Communications, reduces autonomous vehicle braking distance by 4.4 metres at 80 km/h. Backed by an international team spanning Cambridge, KAUST, and Hong Kong, the hardware plug-in is now in talks with Chinese automotive and drone manufacturers.
Egypt’s Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) unveiled its Hamza-3 suicide drone with a 1,800 km range and swarming capabilities in Riyadh. Alongside the Sakr 105 rocket launcher and Haris-2 jammer, the systems highlight a push for localized production, though key components are still imported from China, mirroring a broader Arab drive for defense self-sufficiency.
As the US-Russia New START treaty ends, the CTBTO has denied U.S. claims of secret Chinese nuclear tests. Focus shifts to China’s ~600-warhead arsenal, growing by ~100 annually. Beijing rejects trilateral arms talks, citing its smaller stockpile versus America’s 5,000+, framing its build-up as essential “strategic deterrence” amidst a collapsing global arms control framework.
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A Moscow-based neurotechnology startup has sparked global debate after revealing a system that turns live pigeons into guided aerial platforms
Scientists at Westlake University have engineered a “super antibody” that achieved 100% survival in mice exposed to a deadly tick-borne virus. The therapy, called ZS1C5, slashed viral loads in monkeys by 90% in 24 hours, offering the first hope for a targeted treatment against SFTS—a disease with a 30% fatality rate and no current cure.
Engineers from NTNU in Norway and the University of Tokyo have created Botanical Sand Concrete, a new material that binds desert sand with wood scraps using heat. This sustainable alternative could reduce the damaging global mining of river sand for construction.
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