The father-and-son duo behind last year’s record-breaking quadcopter has now developed a drone that resembles a flying solar panel, aiming for a design powered entirely by sunlight. This story has two parts. First, an update on the Peregrine project, which previously set the Guinness World Record for the “Fastest ground speed by a battery-powered RC […]
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Think, know, understand, remember—these are only some of the mental verbs we commonly use to describe human thought processes. However, applying these same terms to artificial intelligence can unintentionally give the impression that AI possesses human-like qualities. Jo Mackiewicz, an English professor at Iowa State, said people use mental verbs for machines to relate to
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A small piece of a dead star, located just 731 light-years away, has left astronomers puzzled with a dazzling phenomenon: a bright, glowing bow shock. While such a feature might not be unusual in other cases, the white dwarf RXJ0528+2838 shows no apparent mechanism to explain the colorful nebula encircling it. Quiet Star Shocks Astronomers
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Exoskeletons are moving beyond their bulky, futuristic reputation to become lightweight, AI-enabled devices for everyday consumers, with manufacturers aiming to make them as ubiquitous as smartwatches, appealing to everyone from hikers to older adults wanting to stay active. The metal devices stand out prominently in the aisles of the CES consumer technology show in Las
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Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have made a major advance toward the practical use of lithium-metal all-solid-state batteries—the next generation of energy storage that offers higher energy density, improved safety, and faster charging compared with conventional lithium-ion batteries. All-solid-state batteries are widely seen as a promising technology for electric vehicles, portable electronics, and
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Using the W. M. Keck Observatory astronomers in Hawaiʻi discovered the largest stream of superheated gas from a nearby galaxy, showing a supermassive black hole can affect its galaxy far beyond the core. The discovery highlights galaxy VV 340a, where massive gas streams extend up to 20,000 light-years—farther than ever recorded. The study, led by
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NEW YORK (AP) — In an unusual decision, NASA is ending an International Space Station mission ahead of schedule after an astronaut experienced a medical problem. NASA announced Thursday that the four-member U.S., Japanese, and Russian crew will return to Earth in the next few days, sooner than originally planned. Spacewalk Canceled as NASA Cites
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“Traditional fountains have their charm, but they’re fixed in place and never change. Arivia is shaking things up with fleets of illuminated, synchronized aquatic drones that spray water in time with music.” Japanese Drone Glides Freely on Water Created by the Japanese company Spaceone Fukushima, Arivia recently won the Innovation Award for Drones at CES
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Kawasaki is now moving its once-far-off 2050 vision—the hydrogen-powered, four-hooved, all-terrain robotic horse called Corleo—into production and plans to debut the first model in just four years, decades ahead of the original schedule. We first covered this mountain-scaling machine in April last year, when it existed only as a concept accompanied by some rough CGI
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Anode-free lithium metal batteries, gaining interest for use in electric vehicles, drones, and advanced high-performance batteries, provide significantly higher energy density than traditional lithium-ion batteries. However, their limited lifespan has hindered their commercialization. KAIST researchers have surpassed traditional methods that relied on repeatedly replacing electrolytes, achieving a significant extension of battery life solely through electrode
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