For decades, the solution to harder problems has been ‘build a bigger computer’— but what if this is the wrong strategy altogether?
This is because some problems defeat computers, not because they are mysterious, but because there are…
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Humidity-resistant hydrogen sensor can improve safety in large-scale clean energy
Wherever hydrogen is present, safety sensors are required to detect leaks and prevent the formation of flammable oxyhydrogen gas when hydrogen is mixed with air. It is therefore a challenge that today’s sensors do not work optimally in humid…
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What the SpaceX acquisition of xAI means for industrial robotics
Aerospace manufacturing could lead the way to integrating automation and AI, says Flexxbotics. Source: Flexxbotics
The news that SpaceX is bringing xAI into its core operations isn’t just another big tech acquisition. In his announcement, Elon…
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China’s fastest anti-ship missile may have quietly entered naval service
A photo has appeared online of what appears to be a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy carrier fighter carrying two of China’s latest YJ-15 anti-ship missiles. What’s more, the missiles appear to be in a real operational loadout, rather…
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Chinese Humanoid Robot Does a Demon Twist and Faceplants With a Thud During Demonstration
Chinese automotive company XPeng made a big splash last year with its Terminator-like humanoid robot, dubbed Iron. The bipedal robot — which features certain eyebrow-raising design choices — was seen sauntering across the stage with an…
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This Robot With a Working Human Face Is Incredibly Unsettling
Last year, 21 humanoid robots squared up against each other in the World Humanoid Robot Games’ half marathon race in Beijing in an unintentionally hilarious debauchery of broken limbs, face plants — plus sweaty human engineers, who were…
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Korea’s new spray seals battlefield wounds, stops bleeding in a second
Scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a new spray that can instantly stop severe bleeding. This spray could prove revolutionary for emergency medical treatment, where patients are at risk…
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New catalyst solves decades-old issue
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to stabilize iron catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells, a technical development intended to reduce the manufacturing cost of fuel-cell vehicles.
Currently, a fuel-cell…
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Chery to launch world’s first mass-produced pure electronic brakes
Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile revealed that it is preparing to put pure electronic mechanical braking (EMB) into mass production for the first time anywhere in the automotive industry. The technology will make its commercial debut in the…
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Pulsar clocks hint at massive dark matter clump hiding in Milky Way
Astronomers have spent decades hunting for dark matter by looking for light that isn’t there — and that strategy has mostly failed.
Now, a team of researchers has tried something radically different. Instead of searching the sky, they…
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