BAE Systems has demonstrated a new system that neutralizes air defenses and disrupst use of the electromagnetic spectrum for battlespace coordination.
The defense and aerospace firm claims it has demonstrated “scaled electromagnetic attack…
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Rise of the rice robots—creating active smart materials
Rice becomes weaker when compressed quickly, while staying stronger under slow pressure—a discovery enabling scientists to design a new material that could be used to build “soft” robots that change stiffness automatically and protective gear…
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Unitree’s 40-pound robot dog hits 11 mph, carries 143 pounds
Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics has unveiled the vAs2, a high-performance quadruped robot built for speed, payload strength, and advanced autonomous capabilities.
Weighing about 18 kg (40 pounds) with its battery, the robot delivers…
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Chinese Battery Maker Refuses to Repay $24M in State Funds Over Failed EV Plant
With its plan, once greeted with enthusiasm, to build a $2.4-billion electric vehicle battery plant now scrapped in Michigan, Chinese-owned battery company Gotion Inc.—which had sought to build a factory on nearly 300 acres near Big Rapids—is…
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Sodium-ion batteries lean heavily on lithium-ion expertise, patent analysis suggests
Researchers from the University of Münster, ETH Zurich, Stanford University, and the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production (FFB) used AI-supported patent analysis to show how strongly battery technologies build upon one…
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Record 2,350 Yuan Dynasty ceramics found in ancient shipwreck
Marine archaeologists have recovered a massive collection of 14th-century ceramics from the first ancient shipwreck ever discovered in Singapore’s waters. The vessel, formally identified as the “Temasek Wreck,” has produced the largest…
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Musk’s Grok AI moves to classified defense systems, Anthropic ousted
The Pentagon is preparing to expand the artificial intelligence systems running inside its most sensitive classified networks.
Elon Musk’s company xAI has signed an agreement that would allow its Grok model to operate within those secure…
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Engineers demonstrate lightweight 'exoskeleton' that helps stroke survivors walk
A leading cause of disability in the United States is hemiparesis, a condition where impaired motor control, muscle weakness, and spasticity affect one side of the body. Occurring in 80% of stroke survivors, reduced mobility and decreased quality…
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Final 4 days to save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass
You don’t attend TechCrunch Disrupt to sit in the audience. You go to gain leverage. If 2026 is a build year, a fundraise year, a hiring year, or a scale year, this is where momentum compounds.
With just 4 days left before Super Early…
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A Solid-State Battery Will Power Karma’s Kaveya
In the race to bring solid-state batteries to cars, a dark horse is breaking out of the pack: Karma Automotive plans to integrate Factorial Energy’s cells in its new Kaveya coupe in late 2027.
Factorial made waves in 2025 by supplying batteries…
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