On the eastern outskirts of Rome, near Via Tiburtina, researchers have uncovered an ancient road, two monumental basins, two Republican-era tombs, and a shrine possibly dedicated to Hercules. This discovery once again demonstrates that Rome…
Category: Engineering
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Three-in-one process recycles spent lithium batteries, captures CO₂ and generates catalysts—all at room temperature
Scientists from China have developed a new way to recycle lithium batteries that is a triple win for the planet. It not only extracts nearly all the lithium for reuse but also traps carbon dioxide and converts the remaining metal waste into…
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Chinese SUV sets Guinness World Record with 68.6-foot ice ramp jump
Chinese automaker Changan has made headlines after its 4th-generation CS75 Plus gasoline-powered SUV set a Guinness World Record for the longest jump on an ice ramp, soaring 68.6 feet in an extreme cold environment of -22°F.
The CS75 Plus…
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300-million-year-old brain rhythm links humans, birds, and lizards
Sleep looks peaceful on the outside, but inside the brain, it is anything but quiet. Neurons pulse, blood flows, and hidden rhythms rise and fall like slow ocean tides.
For decades, scientists believed that one of the slowest of these…
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Swarms of mini robots that 'bloom' could lead to adaptive architecture
Nature is, of course, the master engineer—been there, seen it, solved it. While we struggle to design buildings that don’t overheat or feel like concrete cages, nature has been perfecting comfortable living structures for ages. Now scientists…
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Lavender-powered batteries stabilized with new ‘priming’ technique
An international research team has identified electrochemical presodiation as the superior strategy for stabilizing a new generation of low-cost sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) derived from lavender flower waste.
This breakthrough addresses the…
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5,550-year-old man carries world’s oldest syphilis-related bacteria
What began as a study of human population history quickly evolved into a groundbreaking discovery of the oldest known evidence of bacteria responsible for syphilis in a 5,500-year-old hunter-gatherer from Colombia.
This discovery effectively…
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Project G Stereo: A 60s Design Icon
Dizzy Gillespie was a fan. Frank Sinatra bought one for himself and gave them to his Rat Pack friends. Hugh Hefner acquired one for the Playboy Mansion. Clairtone Sound Corp.’s Project G high-fidelity stereo system, which debuted in 1964 at the…
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1X launches world model enabling NEO robot to learn tasks by watching videos
1X said its new world model puts it a step closer to a future where robots can teach themselves to do any task a human can do. | Source: 1X Technologies
1X Technologies AS last week announced its latest 1X World Model. The company said the AI…
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Huawei-Chery duo’s hybrid EV beats range anxiety with 745-mile promise
Positioned as a premium, tech-driven MPV, the Luxeed V9 marks the first multi-purpose vehicle to emerge from China’s Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance, a partnership between Chery and Huawei.
The model blends Chery’s vehicle…
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