Before each race in her 18-year career, Des Linden sticks to a simple ritual: she makes herself a cup of coffee an hour before the start. Linden, a two-time U.S. Olympian and 2018 Boston Marathon winner, has loved coffee since her teens and started her own small-batch company in 2020. Traveling for races led her […]
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A new carbon-neutral concrete has been commercially applied for the first time in a prominent skyscraper under construction in Manhattan. This concrete uses a granite binder instead of the conventional limestone cement that emits greenhouse gases. Concrete is composed of three primary components: cement, aggregates (like sand and/or gravel), and water. When mixed with water,
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AI is already transforming industries like banking, finance, film, and journalism, and researchers are now exploring how it could reshape their field—or even earn a Nobel Prize. In 2021, Japanese scientist Hiroaki Kitano introduced the “Nobel Turing Challenge,” urging researchers to develop an “AI scientist” capable of conducting Nobel Prize-worthy research by 2050. Some scientists
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After its earlier reveal this year, leading 3D-printed architecture company Icon is now constructing the ambitious El Cosmico campground hotel in the Texas desert. Touted as the world’s first 3D-printed hotel, it will feature camping areas, vacation homes, shared amenities, and some permanent residences designed by renowned architects that will also be available for purchase.
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In “Towards Human-Level Artificial Intelligence,” Eitan Michael Azoff suggests that deciphering the neural code and replicating visual thinking are essential steps for AI to surpass human intelligence. According to an AI expert, grasping how ‘visual thinking’ functions is crucial for developing human-level AI. He suggests that computers might be capable of mimicking a form of
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Westinghouse Electric Company is pushing forward with its groundbreaking eVinci nuclear microreactor. Drawing on space nuclear technology, this compact reactor has no moving parts and can be easily replaced for refueling, similar to swapping out a used gas cylinder. As concerns about climate change grow, nuclear energy is making a comeback. Its zero-emission nature and
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Whether you’re at the mall or moving items around the office, you’ve probably encountered a cart with a faulty wheel. Help may soon arrive in the form of a flying cart called the Palletrone. The concept involves placing a multi-rotor drone inside a protective cage, forming a top-loading platform that lets users move items at
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At its core, this system created at Yamagata University in Japan utilizes a “simple” cross-spherical gear combined with a monopole gear to manage pitch, roll, and yaw. This mimics the full range of motion found in a human rotator cuff (the shoulder). Thanks to innovative gearing, coupling, and sliding movements, the ABENICS gear achieves remarkable
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Columbia Engineers have developed a new, more powerful battery electrolyte that lasts longer and is cheaper to produce. Renewable energy sources like wind and solar are crucial for our planet’s future, but their inconsistent power generation poses a challenge. To fully utilize these resources, we need efficient and affordable energy storage solutions for times when
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Researchers, inspired by the color-changing skin of squids and other cephalopods, have created a flexible screen that stores and displays encrypted images using only magnetic particles, without any electronics. Scientists have been experimenting with metamaterials—engineered materials with unusual properties not found in nature—for some time. They have used these materials to develop innovations like invisibility
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