New research uncovers potential trigger for Type 2 diabetes

[Medical]( [New research uncovers potential trigger for Type 2 diabetes]( [New research may explain how Type 2 diabetes first begins]( Research led by UCLA has uncovered a new process that may help explain how Type 2 diabetes develops. In tests on live mice and human cells, the team found a new mechanism that triggers pancreatic cells to begin overproducing insulin. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Smart Fit Total Wellness & Sports Watch]( This Smart Fit Watch monitors your heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen, daily steps, and calories. It also connects to your smartphone so you can control music & calls, get alarms & notifications, and display time, date & week. [Read more]( [Good Thinking]( [Here's what you're not getting for Christmas in 2019]( [New Atlas takes a look at some of the things you won't be getting for Christmas this year]( Continuing our Christmas tradition of taunting you (and ourselves) with examples of over-the-top opulence that crossed our desk during the year, here's our selection of things you won't find under the tree come December 25. [Read more]( [Medical]( [MIT reveals first ever laser ultrasound pictures of a human body]( [The first image of human tissue using the new laser ultrasound technique (left) compared to the current traditional ultrasound method (right)]( Researchers from MIT have revealed the very first images of a human generated through a novel laser ultrasound imaging technique. Unlike conventional ultrasound, the new technique does not require any skin contact with the body. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Vaping injury cases decline, CDC concludes vitamin E oil main culprit]( [The CDC is confident most recent lung illnesses related to e-cigarette use are linked with illicit THC vape liquid mixed with an additive known as vitamin E acetate]( After months of concern, the CDC has revealed it's confident in claiming the “vast majority” of recent lung injury cases related to e-cigarette use can be linked to illicit THC vape liquids containing vitamin E acetate. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [Lilium shows its electric air taxi pulling off some banked turns]( [The Lilium jet in action during its maiden flight]( Aviation company Lilium is pushing ahead with testing of its all-electric jet, with the latest footage to emerge from the German startup showing the aircraft pulling off a few new moves across a three-minute test flight. [Read more]( [Science]( [Shock treatment removes nuclear contaminants from reactor waste water]( [A small-scale device, seen here, was used in the lab to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new shockwave-based system for removing radioactive contaminants from the cooling water in nuclear powerplants]( A new technique developed by researchers at MIT uses shock waves to remove radioactive contaminants from nuclear reactor wastewater using a process called shock electrodialysis, allowing the cleansed water to be recylced. [Read more]( [Architecture]( [The best houses of 2019]( [The Arkup #1, a luxury floating home that can raise itself on hydraulic stilts, is one of our favorite houses of 2019]( Residential architecture is one of the most diverse areas we cover. Reflecting this, our selection of 2019's best houses runs the gamut from a multi-million dollar floating home to low-cost social housing. [Read more]( [Robotics]( [Picnic's pizza robot to crank out up to 300 pies per hour at CES]( [The food assembly system produces up to 300 pizzas an hou]( Visitors to this year's Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center will have the option of chowing down on robot-made pizzas courtesy of an automated food assembly system that can create up to 300 bespoke 12-inch pizzas an hour. [Read more]( [Bobsla electric snow drifter brings sled-like action to flat ground]( [Bobsla was recently announced a winner of a 2020 ISPO BrandNew award]( Part snowmobile, part sled and part drift kart, the Bobsla gives non-skiers something much more exhilarating to do on ski trips than sit by the lodge fireplace. The all-electric Tyrolean motor sleigh treads, slides and spins its way around the snow. [Read more]( [Space]( [Boeing's CST-100 Starliner returns to Earth after shortened mission]( [THE CST-100 Starliner returned after a 48-hour flight]( After a dramatic two-day first mission, Boeing's CST-100 Starliner has returned to Earth. On December 22, 5:48 am MT, the unmanned capsule made a controlled landing at the White Sands Missile Range after a shortened mission due to a malfunction. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Watch Stanford's self-drifting DeLorean spin around an entire circuit]( [Stanford's self-driving DeLorean in action]( After a few years worth of tinkering, Stanford researchers have now equipped their autonomous DeLorean with some serious driving chops, sending it sideways around a kilometer-long drifting course all on its own. [Read more]( [Biology]( [Falsified "giant spider" fossil is actually an altered crayfish]( [Although this fossil may look like that of a spider ... it isn't]( Earlier this year, many people were freaked out by the discovery of what was claimed to be the fossilized remains of a disturbingly-big spider. Now, however, it turns out that the "spider" is actually a crayfish with extra legs painted on. [Read more]( [Home Entertainment]( [Compact Caruso all-in-one fills the room with "audiophile sound"]( [The Caruso has a seven component speaker system that's made up of one woofer, two passive radiators, two mid-range dri]( T+A has announced the upcoming release of its latest Caruso all-in-one music system. Built for modern audiophiles, the 3rd generation unit is said to generate "a phenomenally well-balanced, natural and clear sound image in the whole listening area." [Read more]( [Environment]( [Study shows toxic additive doesn't accumulate in foam-eating worms]( [The mealworms passed all of the toxic hexabromocyclododecane that they consumed, within 48 hours]( Back in 2015, scientists from Stanford University announced that mealworms could be used to break down Styrofoam waste – by eating it. Now, they've additionally discovered that a toxic substance in that foam is not concentrated in the worms. [Read more]( [Science]( [Extraterrestrials may be a bit smelly]( [Phosphine, a molecule known on Earth for its smelly and toxic nature, may be a sure sign of alien life if detected in nearby exoplanets]( New research from a team led by MIT's Clara Sousa-Silva suggests that ET might be rather odorous. The scientists determined that phosphine – an extremely foul gas – could be a sign of oxygen-averse life on other planets beyond the solar system. [Read more]( [Medical]( [World's first tooth-on-a-chip may advance the field of dentistry]( [The tooth-on-a-chip device – the bar in the middle is the molar material]( We're seeing an increasing number of organ-on-a-chip devices, in which small pieces of living biological tissue are used to replicate the functions of actual organs. Now, scientists have created a tooth-on-a-chip, which mimics a tooth with a cavity. [Read more]( [Music]( [Relish gives Trinity guitar pickup-swapping power]( [The Trinity is the first solid-bodied guitar from Relish Guitars, and features instant pickup swapping from the back]( Switzerland's Relish Guitars – the company responsible for the novel Jane guitar from 2015 – has been working on a new project for over a year. The company's first solid-bodied guitar, the Trinity, now debuts with an instant pickup swapping system. [Read more]( [Space]( [Boeing's CST-100 Starliner in wrong orbit after maiden launch]( [The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft atop lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida]( Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has suffered a major setback on its maiden spaceflight. About 15 minutes after a successful liftoff, the unmanned vehicle suffered a timer malfunction that has place it in an incorrect orbit. [Read more]( [3D Printing]( [3D-printed David stands just a millimeter tall]( [Michelangelo's David 3D-printed in miniature]( If you wanted to have a replica of Michelangelo's David in your home, you'd need plenty of space to show it off. But the replica 3D-printed by Exaddon and ETH Zurich would fit in any home, though you may need a microscope to see it. 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