General Fusion has announced that it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp.
The deal is expected to make General Fusion the world’s first publicly traded “pure-play” fusion…
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50% discount for +1 is ending | TechCrunch
Time flies — and so will these savings. The lowest ticket prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, along with the exclusive 50% off +1 pass for the first 500 registrations, are almost gone. If you’ve been eyeing which tech conferences to…
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New algae system cuts building’s energy cost by absorbing indoor heat
Microalgae‑based architecture could soon come to Western Australia.
A team from Murdoch University is working on a project to integrate microalgae-filled photobioreactors into everyday structures like houses, apartments, mining dongas, and…
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Robot Talk Episode 141 – Our relationship with robot swarms, with Razanne Abu-Aisheh
Claire chatted to Razanne Abu-Aisheh from the University of Bristol about how people feel about interacting with robot swarms.
Razanne Abu-Aisheh is a Senior Research Associate in the Centre…
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New Data Reveals Why Manufacturers Can’t Compete for Robotics Talent: A 2x Salary Gap
“The data reveals that manufacturing’s hiring challenge isn’t about finding qualified engineers. It’s about competing with industries paying twice as much,” said James Dam, founder of CareersInRobotics.com. The disparity is…
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US firm to get uranium lower than weapons-grade for reactor Hermes
An Alameda-based nuclear energy company is set to receive high-assay low-enriched uranium from the Department of Energy of the United States government.
Kairos Power will receive the material for the start-up and operation of the company’s…
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Japanese team makes palm-sized microreactor to power robots, drones
Researchers in Japan have developed a palm-sized Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) microreactor.
According to the Institute of Science, Tokyo, the portable reactor can power high-demand edge devices such as drones, robotics, and AI…
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New US interceptor drone with net-gun autonomously counters UAV swarms
Drone swarms could soon encounter stronger defenses in US airspace as Fortem Technologies introduces the newest iteration of its counter-swarm interceptor, the DroneHunter 5.0.
Designed to defend personnel and critical infrastructure from…
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Humanoid Robotics: From Technical Breakthrough to System-Level Challenge
“Why the next phase of humanoid robotics is not about better robots but better coordination”
Christophe Jean Louis Head of Publishing Robot-magazine.frA technology ahead of its system
Humanoid robotics has reached a level of technical…
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Portugal’s hypersonic test ‘generates flow hotter than Sun’s surface’
Portugal has entered the small group of countries with experimental capability in hypersonic research after completing its first test at the European Shock Tube for High Enthalpy Research (ESTHER).
In November 2025, tests at the Instituto…
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