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Climbing a ladder to reach the top, Jos Benschop's newest machine is a 150-ton, double-decker bus-sized marvel of precision-milled aluminum, tubes, cables, and tanks.
At NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, an engineering technician transforms concepts into hardware for research aircraft. See the innovation on March 14, 2023.
Norway's Rogfast tunnel will be the world's longest and deepest subsea road, blasting 26.7 km through rock, 390 meters under the North Sea. Engineers battle constant water pressure, drilling and grouting to survive.
A Chinese sodium-ion battery just shocked researchers, performing like a Tesla battery. With better cold-weather charging, sodium could be a cheaper, abundant lithium alternative.
Dassault Aviation's new Falcon 10X business jet just completed its maiden flight, kicking off its flight-test campaign. This milestone demonstrates the program's maturity.
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Nvidia's RTX Spark isn't just a gaming upgrade. It's a radical reimagining of the portable PC, building a high-end, on-device AI powerhouse from the ground up.
Robots getting stuck? Harvard found adding a little randomness to their movements prevents gridlock, dramatically boosting efficiency in crowded swarms.
Forget screens. Adelaide engineers built ThermoPhy, a wearable that lets you *feel* data. Micro-heaters and 3D indicators map complex info directly onto your skin.
New Austrian tech detects hidden damage and aging in EV batteries. This BMS breakthrough could boost safety, performance, and lifespan.
Summer fun means dangerous heat for dogs. 85°F air hits 135°F on pavement, burning paws. A new iPhone app helps protect your pup from overheating and painful walks.
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In 2025, we called Kaleidescape's Strato V "infinitely superior to streaming… even better than Blu-ray." This player delivers 4K titles with 3x streaming bitrates and lossless audio.
Escape the everyday. The Felicia tiny house offers ultimate freedom and simplicity, easily towable and optionally off-grid. Live anywhere, ditching campsites and trailer parks.
City walks are becoming unbearable, even dangerous. The urban heat island effect traps sun's energy in buildings and roads, radiating heat back and raising temperatures far above rural areas.
Your morning coffee ritual is about to change. Researchers just brewed espresso with ultrasonic soundwaves, not heat, in under three minutes.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory developed flexible, ribbon-like cryogenic cables for quantum computing. Maybell Quantum licensed the design, integrating them into dilution refrigerators to accelerate quantum system development.
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Porto: a city engineered for wonder. Cobbled streets tumble to the Douro, where tiled façades glow amber and trams rattle past ancient wine cellars. History and industry intertwine, creating true magic.
Forget tiny house portability. The Lucia prioritizes a spacious, practical interior with a rustic aesthetic, trading easy movement for comfortable living.
Hyper-efficient, fast-charging batteries just hit North American roads! A new battery tech, long-awaited, is now fitted in a car, marking a significant leap forward.
We often fight nature with tech, making things faster and stronger. But sometimes, nature itself offers the best solutions. Take jumping spiders: their tiny brains power incredible vision.
Brace for another record-hot year. AC units, already preventing 200,000 deaths annually, will triple by 2050. But this health benefit comes at a cost: 7% of global electricity and 3% of emissions.
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Autonomous vehicles excel in ideal light, but rain, snow, or flashing lights create hazards. A new, sand-grain-sized sensor could be the solution.
Helene Plotkin bought a thrift store painting 60 years ago for under $100, simply because she liked it. Now, that same painting has made her family over $250,000 richer.
Lighter, hotter, stronger: ORNL researchers developed advanced aluminum alloys for truck engines. These alloys meet GM's tough standards, promising over 10% better fuel efficiency.
This new nature-inspired membrane uses perfectly uniform one-nanometer pores to filter molecules with remarkable precision. It could transform industries like pharma and textiles, cutting energy and boosting water reuse.
Ever been routed under a bridge or across a highway by your navigation app? Standard maps ignore safety and comfort. ASU is developing "Cool Routes" to map pedestrian journeys based on sun exposure and temperature.
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This soft robotic gripper inspects and harvests fruit without damage, reducing food waste and boosting efficiency. Its silicone fingers use sensors to assess ripeness, then gently twist stems to pick.
Europe just completed its first fully European end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing flow! GlobalFoundries and Qualinx achieved this milestone, proving secure chips can be designed and fabricated entirely within Europe.
Espresso needs hot water and high pressure. But all those shots add up to an energy-intensive industry. Now, UNSW Sydney researchers found a way to make espresso with room-temperature water using ultrasonic soundwaves.
Millions of AI agents working unsupervised online could create real dangers, warns Google DeepMind. They're investing $10M to build a new field: multi-agent safety, before hypothetical risks become reality.
A smartphone strapped to her head, Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films mango slicing. Her mundane videos train AI robots for future household tasks, earning $2.6/hour.
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Jet fuel from thin air? America's first commercial plant, AirPlant One, is now open in Washington, turning captured CO2 and renewable electricity into E-Jet fuel. This tech could revolutionize aviation.
Forget tiny house compromises. The Berenstein Bear prioritizes comfort with an extra-wide design, offering a spacious living area, generous kitchen, and even a bathtub.
A Chinese humanoid robot stunned an industrial exhibition, performing Tai Chi with fluid, human-like grace. Zoomlion's Z01 showcased advanced motion control and dynamic balance, captivating audiences.
Decarbonizing steel could also store massive amounts of electricity. New research merges molten oxide electrolysis with iron-based flow batteries, offering a lithium-free energy storage solution.
AI's boom demands massive data centers, projected to consume 9-17% of US electricity by 2030. A third of that power cools AI chips—a problem Ferveret aims to solve.
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H55 delivered advanced battery modules to Pratt & Whitney Canada for RTX's hybrid-electric flight demonstrator. This key step propels the project into its integration and flight-testing phase.
Shore power upgrades take 3-7 years. A UK company's floating hydrogen platform eliminates the wait, delivering instant port electrification without construction or grid overhauls.
Forget cramped tiny living. The 400-sq-ft Miami tiny house offers an extra-wide, single-floor layout, feeling more like a spacious apartment for two.
The UK just committed £1.1 billion ($1.47B) to AI, unveiling a national supercomputer and funding homegrown chip development. It's a race for AI control.
A surgical robot that moves, cuts, releases drugs, grips samples, and generates heat? Scientists just unveiled a 5-in-1 robot that fits on your fingertip!