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Hovering Drones Create Coordinated Displays of Light, Water, and Sound

Drones, Transportation & Automation /

“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 Gearing up to Roll Out Production of its Four-Legged Robotic Horse Vehicle

Engineering, Robotics /

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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Ultrathin Polymer Improves the Longevity of Anode-Free Lithium Batteries

Electrical & Electronics, Engineering /

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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Boston Dynamics’ Upcoming Humanoid Robot Will be Powered by Google DeepMind Technology

Robotics, Tech /

Boston Dynamics has teamed up with Google’s AI research division to accelerate work on its next-generation humanoid robot, Atlas, with the goal of making it behave more naturally around humans. The collaboration was revealed Monday at Hyundai’s CES 2026 press conference and focuses on advanced robotics research powered by Google DeepMind’s AI foundation models. According

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NASA Enables Mars Rover to Navigate on Its Own

Aerospace, Space & Environment /

Think self-driving cars are impressive? Imagine a rover navigating a planet more than 100 million miles away. On Wednesday, NASA revealed that its Mars Perseverance rover had achieved an extraordinary display of endurance and autonomy. Over the span of four hours and 24 minutes, the rover traveled 1,350.7 feet—roughly a quarter mile—the longest distance any

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Battery Charging Fuels Lithium Recycling Breakthrough

Reusability, Space & Environment /

Lithium may not be the fictional “Spice” from Dune, but this shiny, highly reactive metal is just as crucial in the real world. Its exceptional ability to store electricity makes it indispensable for moving away from fossil fuels and toward a cleaner, low-carbon economy powered by renewable energy. Today, about 87% of global lithium is

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Analyzer Offers Live Intelligence On the U.S. Electricity Grid

Computer & Electronics, Tech /

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, working with the University of Tennessee, created a low-cost, secure sensing device that provides unprecedented real-time visibility into how the electric grid operates. Known as the Universal GridEdge Analyzer, the technology recently earned an R&D 100 Award, recognizing it as one of the world’s leading

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German Scientists Create Liquid Carbon, a Potential Boost for Nuclear Fusion

Carbon Capture, Material & Energy /

The material, produced under intense pressure and high temperatures, could serve as a coolant and neutron moderator in next-generation nuclear fusion reactors. For the first time in history, scientists have successfully created and observed liquid carbon in a laboratory—a feat once thought impossible. The University of Rostock and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) in Germany achieved

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A Shape-Shifting Wheel Engineered for Moon Cave Exploration

Aerospace, Space & Environment, Transportation & Automation /

Hidden below the Moon’s pockmarked exterior are vast lava tubes and deep shafts—natural caverns that could one day protect lunar habitats from cosmic radiation and extreme temperature changes. These underground formations are among the most scientifically important sites in the solar system, yet reaching them remains a major and difficult obstacle. The openings to these

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Humans Have a Seventh Sense called Remote Touch

Applied Science, Artificial Intelligence /

Science has long acknowledged five core senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—but ongoing research suggests this list may be incomplete. A recent study from Queen Mary University and UCL suggests humans have a seventh sense, “remote touch,” allowing object detection without contact. Nature’s Inspiration: How Birds Detect Hidden Prey The idea was inspired by birds

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