The RoboBee sporting its crane-fly-inspired legs – future versions of the robot may find use in search and rescue operations, or the pollination of crop plantsHarvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesCreating an advanced, insect-inspired micro air vehicle (MAV) is impressive, but it’s not very practical if it can’t land properly....
The technology could allow police officers to detect gunshot residue on suspects right at crime scenes, instead of via lab-based tests days laterDepositphotosIf you’ve ever watched an episode of CSI, you know how crucial it is to check suspects and crime scenes for gunshot residue (GSR). Now, a revolutionary technology promises to make that...
Heat buildup can cause slower performance in electronics due to throttling, and reduce their life spanluthfi alfarizi on UnsplashAs I write this on a laptop that keeps freezing and refuses to switch between tabs due to the early Indian summer heat, it becomes clear how common overheating issues are. I’m not even running heavy programs or...
Credit: DepositphotosPlanetary scientists have long believed that Earth's water came from external sources, such as hydrogen-rich rocks and comets, which arrived after the planet formed, given the apparent lack of moisture in the early building blocks of Earth.New Research Challenges the Conventional TheoryHowever, a recent study by researchers from the University of Oxford and...
Artist's impression of an exoplanet near a red star. (A. Smith, N. Madhusudhan/University of Cambridge)Astronomers announced last Thursday the detection of the most promising signs yet of possible life on a planet outside our Solar System — though some in the scientific community responded with caution.The planet in question is K2-18b, located 124 light-years away...
Zero ischemic time reduces damage, improves success rate and recoveryDepositphotosFor the first time, surgeons have successfully performed a heart transplant in which the donor heart continued beating throughout the entire procedure, significantly reducing the potential damage often associated with this complex operation. This innovation marks a major milestone and could pave the way for...
Fragments can come off spacecraft like satellites and disintegrate into tiny – but dangerous – bits of debris in orbitEuropean Space Agency / Wikimedia CommonsDecades of launching satellites into space have created a growing orbital pollution crisis. According to the Annual Space Environment Report from the European Space Agency (ESA), more than 6,600 tons...
Image Credits:Jaque Silva/NurPhoto / Getty ImageOpenAI has announced the implementation of a new monitoring system for its advanced reasoning models, o3 and o4-mini, designed to detect and block prompts related to biological and chemical threats. According to the company’s safety report, this mechanism is aimed at preventing the models from providing instructions that could...
2M1510 (AB) b is an exoplanet on a never-before-seen perpendicular orbit around a brown dwarf binary. (ESO/M. Kornmesser)Just 120 light-years from Earth, astronomers have identified a truly astonishing and one-of-a-kind system in the known universe.Two Brown Dwarfs and a Planet With a Perpendicular OrbitIt consists of two brown dwarfs orbiting each other in an eclipsing...
Credit: DepositphotosQuantum physics is already a puzzle in itself — and now, researchers have taken that quite literally. A team of mathematicians from the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a quantum version of the Rubik’s Cube, featuring infinite possible configurations and strange new moves that make the challenge even more complex.The Classic Cube...
