Samsung's Ballie still looks friendly as ever, and includes the built-in projector and camera we saw last yearSamsungA year after disappearing from the spotlight, Samsung has once again promised that its adorable companion robot, Ballie, will hit the market this Northern Hemisphere summer.A Recap of Ballie’s JourneyThe small robot was first unveiled in 2019,...
The SG DD-276 turbine spans over three football fields across with a 21.5 MW capacitySiemens GamesaIn the ever-competitive game of "who builds it bigger," China has stepped aside for now as European company Siemens Gamesa sets a new world record with a massive wind turbine installed at the Østerild test field in Denmark.A Giant...
Researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco connect their subject Ann's brain implant to the voice synthesizer computerNoah Berger / UC RegentsResearchers from California have created an AI-driven system that enables paralyzed individuals to speak naturally in real time, using their own voices.The innovative technology developed by teams from the University of California,...
This 146-gram (5.15-ounce) stone is on loan to the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies from Michael FarmerArizona State University/SETI InstituteOne of the most extensively studied space rocks has recently surprised scientists once again. The "mudball meteorite" Aguas Zarcas, which spent two million years in orbit without colliding with any other objects (or sustaining any...
Spectrum ending on a bangIsar AerospaceContinental Europe’s initial attempt at an orbital space launch came to an unexpected end when Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket returned to Earth with a bang just 30 seconds after takeoff. The rocket crashed and exploded in the Norwegian Sea near the launch pad.Details of the Inaugural Flight from Andøya...
Manufacturing partner, Horien, in Switzerland has so far been producing sodium metal chloride batteries in factories like this, but will also take on production of Inlyte's sodium-iron batteriesInlyte EnergyFor years, lithium-ion batteries have been the go-to solution for long-term energy storage, but their production and maintenance costs remain high. A California-based startup, Inlyte, aims...
This is claimed to be the world's smallest untethered flying robot – two minuscule magnets get inserted in the ring visible at the topAdam Lau/Berkeley EngineeringScientists claim to have developed the world’s smallest untethered flying robot, using a unique approach to its design. To minimize size and weight, they moved the robot’s power and...
Artist's concept of the Orbital CarrierGraviticsThe US Space Force has secured a contract worth up to US$60 million to develop and deploy a type of aircraft carrier in space. While this may sound unusual, the purpose is to position space vehicles in orbit to quickly address potential threats.Space Once Seen as a Peaceful Zone,...
Yichen Zhai and his six-legged creationDavid Baillot/University of California San DiegoWhile most people imagine robots as complex electronic devices, made up of several parts that need to be assembled in factories, a new experimental non-electronic robot has been designed to be 3D-printed in one single piece and is powered entirely by air.The soft-bodied robot...
A small dye-sensitized betavoltaic cell has radiocarbon on both the cathode and anode to increase its energy-conversion efficiencySu-Il InResearchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology in South Korea have developed a nuclear battery capable of converting radiation directly into electricity for decades — all without the usual dangers associated with nuclear...
