Terraforming: A startup injects wood under sinking cities
Terraforming robots raise soil by injecting wood waste. A cost-effective alternative to dams for sinking cities.
Painted Circuit Boards: Flexible Electronics Go Liquid
Two elastic paints transform curved surfaces into flexible electronics. All it takes is a brush and a dry cloth: no chips, no soldering.
Is the AI Act stalled for a year? Big Tech is waiting (and celebrating)
Brussels is considering a pause in the AI Act to ease pressure from the US and Big Tech. Strategy or a sign of surrender?
Zohran Mamdani keeps the NYPD chief: New York is still spying on you
The Domain Awareness System spies on 8 million residents: Zohran Mamdani promises reforms but confirms who built it.
Nvidia's Huang is blunt: "China will win the AI race."
Nvidia CEO warns: Beijing will dominate the AI race. Blame it on Western cynicism and 50 different state regulations in the US.
AI and Politics: The Uncrossable Red Line
Two countries, same verdict: AI and politics can collaborate to work better, but woe betide anyone who leaves decisions to machines.
The expansion of the universe is slowing down, says science
New evidence indicates that the universe is no longer accelerating: the expansion is slowing, and dark energy is weakening.
3D Fabrics: The Era of Knitted Objects Begins
The first 3D fabric prototypes: threads forward, backward, sideways. From sweater to medical solid. Fabric is learning to stand upright, perhaps.
A pill instead of 8 hours of sleep: beautiful and impossible?
Research into drugs capable of replacing prolonged sleep is progressing, but we are still far from a definitive solution.
Cockroaches poison the air in your home: a shocking study
A study reveals: Cockroaches release bacterial endotoxins that pollute indoor air. Females produce twice as much.
MIISB, a mini 3D printer that repairs vocal cords from the inside
Operate on your vocal cords without leaving scars? Now you can, by printing new tissue directly into your throat. 2,7-millimeter technology.
MIT: A Lightning Map Could Save the Airplanes of the Future
Seventy planes are struck by lightning every day. MIT engineers have created a tool to protect those that don't yet exist.
Your eyes reveal your true biological age (and your heart attack risk)
The eyes tell the tale: scant retinal branching betrays advanced biological age and a fragile heart. A study by McMaster.
Comet 3I/ATLAS: What's Missing for Aliens?
Comet 3I/ATLAS comes from another star system. And instead of studying its ancient chemistry, we're looking for alien spacecraft.
Natural fibers, from brewer's yeast fabrics stronger than wool
Brewer's yeast beats cotton. Less water, less soil, more resistance. The study that changes natural fibers.
SKATE, the high-tech suitcase for observing active volcanoes
SKATE is the portable observatory that captures eruptions of active volcanoes at hundreds of frames per second. Five years of testing on Stromboli.
New reflective paint cools roofs and extracts water from the air
Reflective paint reflects 97% of the sun, lowers temperatures by 6°C, and collects up to 390ml of water per square meter per day.
The true story of Mark Gubrud, the father of the definition of AGI
In 1997, Mark Gubrud coined "AGI" in a paper on autonomous weapons. No one noticed. In 2002, Shane Legg reinvented it: here's the true story behind the acronym and the definition of AGI.
The moving sidewalks that amazed Paris in 1900
Sidewalks that walk for you: Paris had them in 1900. Three speeds, zero effort. Why did we abandon them?
The robot jellyfish that Caltech failed to make
China unveils a 56-gram robot jellyfish that's nearly indistinguishable from the real thing. It consumes 28 milliwatts and has a built-in AI camera.
PeAR Bat, mini "blind" drones that fly like bats
Acoustic Navigation for Mini Drones: Bat-inspired technology overcomes smoke, fog, and total darkness to deliver rescue operations weighing just 100 grams.
