Credit: Unsplush. Researchers who initially engineered a soft robot capable of maneuvering through basic mazes without external guidance have extended their innovation. They've created a "brainless" soft robot to navigate more intricate and dynamic environments. This new soft robot relies on physical intelligence, where its actions are governed by its structural design and materials rather than a computer or...
Credit: Pixaobay Scientists have discovered that by substituting a portion of sand with discarded coffee grounds – a substantial organic waste generated in significant quantities, typically destined for landfills – concrete can be fortified by 30%. This technique not only reinforces the concrete but also lessens the demand for natural resources such as sand, aligning...
Soldiers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, are engaged in drills with tactical, close-range rotary-wing drones. Taiwan Aims to Counter Drones by MID-2024.Soldiers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, conduct drills with tactical, close-range rotary-wing drones. Taiwan is intensifying efforts to speed up the advancement and manufacturing of military drones and countermeasures. This involves expanding national defense programs and prioritizing autonomous...
South Africa's power crisis will persist until 2025, with blackouts phasing out in 5 years. South Africa is facing a severe electricity crisis with increasing enforced power cuts, leaving people without electricity for up to 10 hours a day. The root cause is the frequent breakdowns in the country's aging coal power plants, which...
Credit: Pexels According to a press statement, a group of engineers from the University of Colorado Boulder is creating a machine that draws inspiration from the tractor beams depicted in science fiction films. These engineers suggest that tractor beams, often seen in popular franchises like Star Trek and Star Wars, could soon become a reality....
A light micrograph of a section through the thorax of a mouse embryo, which shows left–right asymmetry. RIKEN researchers have discovered how cilia detect fluid flow, which eventually leads to this asymmetry. Credit: Dr. Keith Wheeler/Science Photo Library The process through which small hairs in embryos perceive fluid movement has been identified by biologists from...
Credit: lifestayleasia The world of technology is everchanging and progressive. All over the world new technology comes to life. Here are some of the most relevant this year: Asteroid deflected The asteroid Dimorphos was the target for this year’s test run of a potential planetary defense system—an impact from a fridge-size spacecraft that successfully altered its orbit....
A new panel report contends that compelling evidence backs a natural origin for the COVID-19 outbreak that first walloped Wuhan, China, in January 2020.HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES The acrimonious disscussion over the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic flared up again this week with a report from a specialist panel concluding that SARS-CoV-2 likely spread...
The earth has nine years to avert climate catastrophe. However, we are still pumping out record levels of pollution. A chimney from the Linden Cogeneration Plant is seen in Linden, New Jersey, on April 22nd, 2022. Credit: Kena Betancur / VIEWpress The growing climate catastrophe The globe is rapidly coming close to a current level of climate catastrophe...
Entangled drumheads. Credit: Aalto University New researches expand the boundaries of physics, reaching quantum entanglement in larger systems. Perhaps, even getting around the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Recently released research pushes the boundaries of crucial concepts in quantum mechanics. Studies from 2 various groups utilized little drums to demonstrate that quantum entanglement. This is an effect generally...
