Solar panels and wind turbines increasingly dot the landscape, but the future of clean energy may well depend on how smoothly we burn hydrogen. Yet as anyone who’s lit a gas grill or fireplace knows, igniting a flame can be a bit tricky. Imagine…
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Supercomputer simulations reveal how to keep hydrogen flames stable
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Mesh bioreactor achieves 20‑fold efficiency increase and 50% cost reduction for wastewater treatment
A Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) research team has developed a wastewater treatment technology that integrates a mesh bioreactor with an ultrasound-induced transient cavitation cleaning mechanism. The system can complete…
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Assistive Technology’s DIY Approach Gains Traction
Assistive technology is expensive, and many people with disabilities live on fixed incomes. Disabled assistive tech users also must contend with equipment that was often designed without any capacity to be repaired or modified. But assistive tech…
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Top 10 robotics developments of January 2026
The robotics industry hit the ground running in January 2026. The year kicked off with CES, which brought an avalanche of news, and the momentum continued with companies hitting milestones and debuting new systems.
Here are the 10 most popular…
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Molecular electronics could offer 1000x more density than silicon chips
Shrinking transistors has driven computing performance for decades, but the approach is hitting physical and economic limits. Today’s leading chips, like Apple’s A17 Pro and M4 processors built on TSMC’s 3 nm process, feature transistors…
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1900-year-old Roman doctor used human feces, thyme as medicine: Study
A cringeworthy new study has discovered dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, providing the first direct evidence that excrement was used for illness.
Between the 2nd and 3rd centuries, Pergamon, Turkey, became a major…
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Russia’s ‘Penguin’ camouflage test on Ukraine frontline fails: Reports
According to reports, Russian soldiers are experimenting with a new kind of winter camouflage suit nicknamed “Penguin” by Ukrainian troops. First reported on Thursday (January 29), Ukrainian forces have already neutralized two Russian…
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China’s CATL brings –22°F ready sodium batteries to passenger cars
As CATL accelerates its push into next-generation battery chemistries, its Naxtra sodium-ion platform is now moving toward public winter testing in passenger cars. As Chinese media reports, according to an informed source, the first models to…
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US firm to produce high-purity materials for fusion, fission reactors
US-based EnergyX has officially launched NUKE-it, a nuclear materials technology platform designed to tackle the critical supply chain shortages currently stalling the global race for fusion energy.
This move establishes EnergyX as a…
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Serve Robotics to acquire Diligent Robotics, expanding autonomy platform into hospitals
Serve Robotics has agreed to acquire healthcare robotics company Diligent Robotics, marking its first move beyond outdoor, sidewalk-based delivery and into indoor environments such as hospitals. The deal brings Diligent’s autonomous hospital…
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