Category: Engineering

  • Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting moon in 2032 would be great for lunar science

    Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting moon in 2032 would be great for lunar science

    The asteroid 2024 YR4 was, for a brief time, thought to be on a potential collision course with Earth. Now, that has been ruled out, but scientists still believe it has a small chance (only about 4 percent) of smashing into the moon.

    In that…

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  • ENR 2025 Year in Construction Photo Contest: Material Beauty

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    This year’s winners from a crop of more than 1,100 submitted photo contest entries offer up stunning and eye-opening glimpses into day-to-day activity across the global construction sector.

    While laying out the…


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  • Beyond polymers: New state-of-the-art 3D micro and nanofabrication technique overcomes material limitations

    Beyond polymers: New state-of-the-art 3D micro and nanofabrication technique overcomes material limitations

    Researchers unveil an optofluidic laser method that assembles micro- and nanoparticles in liquid, enabling multi material 3D microstructures and microrobots.

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  • New ‘optical cavity’ can make million-qubit quantum computer network

    New ‘optical cavity’ can make million-qubit quantum computer network

    Scientists in the United States have developed a new type of “optical cavity” that can efficiently collect single photons, the fundamental particle of light, from single atoms. These atoms act as the building blocks of a quantum computer by…

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  • Waabi raises $1B to advance autonomous trucks and robotaxis

    Waabi raises $1B to advance autonomous trucks and robotaxis

    Waabi will apply its Physical AI Platform developed for trucks to robotaxis in an expanded partnership with Uber. Source: Waabi

    More AI-enabled vehicles are coming to the roads, as Waabi today said it has closed an oversubscribed $750 million…

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  • Hydrogel coating slashes solar panel heat by 29°F, boosts power by 13%

    Hydrogel coating slashes solar panel heat by 29°F, boosts power by 13%

    Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a low-cost hydrogel coating that cools solar panel hot spots and increases the power output, thus improving their overall performance and reliability.

    The coating targets hot spots, areas of high…

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  • KUKA México to Celebrate 30th Anniversary in 2026

    Established in 1996, KUKA México continues to respond to the needs of the region with enhanced industrial automation along with technical expertise. The company’s first major project was with Volkswagen for the Jetta A3 and the new Beetle…

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  • New York Robotics Formally Launches Amid Surge In Robotics Investment, Demand, And Talent

    New York Emerges as a Global Robotics Hub as 160 Startups Take Root Across the Tri-State Area positioning the region alongside the world’s top robotics capitals

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  • TC Founder Summit 2026 tickets are now live at the lowest prices

    TC Founder Summit 2026 tickets are now live at the lowest prices

    Founders don’t scale alone. They scale by learning from peers, building at the same pace, connecting with those who have already been there, and meeting investors aligned with what they’re building.

    On June 23 in BostonTechCrunch…

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  • Allient Inc. to Attend UAV Technology USA 2026

    Allient has a strong track record in the drone market, combining decades of engineering expertise with high-volume U.S. manufacturing to produce COTS/MOTS propulsion motors, ESCs, gimbals, propellers, and mission-ready kits for unmanned aerial…

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