February 25, 2026
From the depths of the ocean to the craters of the moon, Carnegie Mellon University has spent more than 40 years designing robots for the most extreme environments. On Feb….
Category: Engineering
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Alphabet-owned robotics software company Intrinsic joins Google
Google is moving further into physical AI by bringing a familiar robotics software platform under its wing.
Alphabet-owned Intrinsic, which builds AI models and software designed to make industrial robots more accessible, is joining Google, the…
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Team Chosen for $100M Renovation of Historic Hotel in Chicago’s Pullman Neighborhood
A team has been selected for a $104-million project to renovate the historic 1881-era Hotel Florence on Chicago’s Southside, along with its annex, portions of the Pullman Car Works building and surrounding grounds.
The project is planned to…
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ALMA captures largest-ever image of Milky Way’s extreme core
A team of astronomers has captured the heart of our Milky Way galaxy like never before.
Obtained using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), their striking new image sheds light on the life of stars in our galaxy’s most…
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CO2-bound waste ash could replace sand and gravel in roads, buildings
German researchers have been developing a new technique to permanently bind carbon dioxide within municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) ash, and turn it into a usable substitute for sand, gravel, or even concrete components.
MSWI ash…
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90-million-year-old tiny bird-like dinosaur’s skeleton unearthed in Argentina
For ninety million years, a two-pound skeleton lay hidden in the red sandstones of Patagonia.
It was small and fragile. And, as paleontologists now realize, it was the key to unlocking one of paleontology’s most enduring mysteries.
A…
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Suppressing dendrite growth for fast cycling of lithium‐metal batteries
As the electric vehicle era enters full scale, demand is increasing for batteries that can travel farther and last longer. Lithium-metal batteries have been attracting attention as a next-generation technology capable of surpassing the capacity…
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New study reveals low-power, noiseless clock circuit
A research team affiliated with UNIST has announced the successful development of a novel semiconductor circuit capable of generating high-quality clock signals with significantly reduced noise levels. This innovation combines a compact design…
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Industrial TOPCon solar cells hit 26.66% efficiency record
Crystalline silicon solar cells currently dominate the global photovoltaic industry, with tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) technology—a type of architecture within this product segment—rapidly gaining market share due to its…
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New App Detects the Radio Fingerprint of Smart Glasses and Warns You When Someone Is Using Them Nearby
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Meta Wayfarer G2s. TCL Nxtwear Gs. RayNeo Air 3s. With so many smart glasses flooding the marketplace, it can be next to impossible to tell…
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