Canadian scientists have developed an innovative device that can purify a gallon of water per day for just a few cents. Even better, this sustainable purifier is made from recycled tires and can also generate small amounts of electricity. Innovative Solar Still Turns Undrinkable Water into Safe Drinking Water While Earth has abundant water, much […]
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The skies aren’t just for UFO enthusiasts anymore—serious investigations are underway. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has released its latest report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), offering intriguing statistics and stories from May 2023 to June 2024. The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), established to catalog and investigate strange sightings, reported 757 new incidents,
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When disaster strikes, drones and robots can search for survivors in dangerous zones. The student team at ETH Zurich designed the RoBoa to slither through debris that would stop other robots. Developed at the Autonomous Systems Lab, RoBoa aids rescue teams in disaster and war zones. Its snake-like movement allows it to navigate rubble while
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Genetic research has revealed that male mosquitoes lose their ability to reproduce when they lose their sense of hearing. This surprising discovery could open new methods to reduce mosquito populations and the diseases they spread. While the high-pitched buzz of a mosquito is highly annoying to humans, especially on warm nights, it is an irresistible
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From washing urinals to tidying beaches, the idea of robots helping keep our world cleaner is already becoming a reality. Now, a robot arm has successfully tackled the surprisingly intricate task of washing a sink, demonstrating its ability to learn on its own. While cleaning a wash basin might seem like a simple chore, there’s
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While kombucha might not suit everyone’s taste, it could offer some benefits similar to fasting, minus the challenge of actually fasting. Researchers have found that when the yeasts and bacteria from this fermented, slightly sweetened tea colonize the gut, they can influence fat metabolism without requiring any other dietary adjustments, leading to reduced fat storage.
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How do you keep a glass of beer cold for as long as possible? The answer lies in science, naturally. That’s what one researcher set out to determine, finding the ideal glass shape to keep a poured beer chilled while it’s being enjoyed. Claudio Pellegrini, a professor of thermal and fluid sciences at Brazil’s Federal
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China’s DEEP Robotics is set to launch the Lynx, a mid-sized quadruped robot that rolls on wheels instead of pads for greater all-terrain capability, showcased in a new teaser video. While four-legged walking robots from Boston Dynamics, Unitree, and ETH Zurich have shown impressive engineering and AI abilities, moving on wheels brings added speed and
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A new experiment has demonstrated something seemingly impossible: light casting its own shadow. When a laser is manipulated in a specific way and illuminated side-on by another light source, it’s possible to create this unusual optical effect. While we’re used to seeing shadows in everyday life, they appear as dark areas on a surface where
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Performing surgery takes years of training for humans, but a robot could learn the skill more easily with today’s AI technology. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and Stanford University have taught a robot to perform various surgical tasks just by watching videos of the procedures. The team used a da Vinci Surgical System, a
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