Perovskite solar cells have long been the most exciting “almost there” technology in clean energy. In laboratories, they already rival the best silicon solar cells, converting more than 26 percent of sunlight into electricity.
They are…
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Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind announce AI partnership focused on humanoid robots
Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind announced a new artificial intelligence research partnership at CES 2026, aimed at integrating large-scale AI foundation models into humanoid robots. The collaboration will focus on combining Google…
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40th anniversary lessons from the NASA Challenger disaster : NPR
The space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986, in a cloud of smoke with a…
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Wing and Walmart expand drone delivery to 150 new stores coast to coast
Wing and Walmart are embarking on the next chapter of the world’s largest drone delivery expansion to evolve our service from a regional success into a delivery option across the nation. We are scaling ultra-fast service to an additional 150…
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Why does the moon look larger when it’s on the horizon?
When a full moon peeks just above the horizon, it appears enormous. This is a curious phenomenon, as when it is at this position, the moon is the furthest away from us and so should appear about slightly smaller than when it is at its…
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Neura Robotics showcases new humanoid, quadruped, and AI platform at CES 2026
Neura Robotics used CES 2026 in Las Vegas to present a new generation of robots and demonstrate its Neuraverse software platform, positioning the system as a shared operating layer for connected robotic systems. The company exhibited an updated…
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Researchers develop high-performance fluoroborate crystals for deep-ultraviolet lasers
Deep-ultraviolet (DUV, λ < 200 nm) all-solid-state lasers, essential to modern scientific research and industrial manufacturing, are widely applied in fields from material analysis to lithography. Their commercialization depends heavily on…
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Teaching horses to 'speak up' with symbols: Project aims to boost animal welfare
In recent years, revelations of unethical horse handling at elite levels of horsesport have drawn attention to an uncomfortable question: Do we really understand how our horses are feeling? According to Norwegian and Swedish researchers in the…
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Scientists call for urgent action as dangerous amoebas spread globally
Environmental and public health researchers are drawing attention to a little-known group of pathogens that may pose a rising global danger: free living amoebae. In a new perspective published in Biocontaminant, the team explains that these…
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Your future BMW electric M3 will still sound like a real M car
The transition to electric vehicles has always had one major stumbling block for car enthusiasts: the sound. Or rather, the lack of it. For decades, the soul of a performance car has been tied to the noise it makes—the intake gasp, the…
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