Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have learned how stingrays swim with impressive control.
These insights could help underwater vehicles avoid disastrous ground collisions.
In the wild, rays fall…
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Liquid-based cooling beats limits of solid-state refrigeration
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have overcome a long-standing bottleneck in refrigeration by developing a new cooling method that could cut carbon emissions to zero.
Led by Prof. Li Bing at the Institute of Metal Research,…
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New York Governor’s $260B Budget Includes New Spending for Clean Water Infrastructure, Housing, Advanced Tech
With a $260-billion state budget for 2027 representing a small increase from 2026, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she will continue funding for prior capital investment programs while adding dollars for housing construction, advanced…
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NY Governor $260B Executive Budget: New Clean Water, Nuclear, Housing, Advanced Tech Spending
With a $260-billion state budget for 2027 representing a small increase from 2026, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she will continue funding for prior capital investment programs while adding dollars for housing construction, advanced…
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Europe moves cancer research to space with commercial orbital lab
Europe is preparing to take cancer research beyond Earth.
At Frontiers Science House in Davos, SPARK Microgravity GmbH revealed plans to build Europe’s first dedicated commercial orbital cancer laboratory.
The facility will operate in…
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Germany-backed AI aims 20% boost in construction waste recycling
Germany’s construction sector produces tens of millions of tonnes of rubble each year. While most of it gets recycled, large volumes still fail to meet quality standards.
That shortfall sends usable material to landfills and increases…
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Zipline raises over $600M in funding, surpasses 2M commercial drone deliveries
Zipline said it beat its Q3 daily delivery volume target by about 30% and hit its Q4 target six weeks early. | Source: Zipline
Zipline International Inc. this week announced it has surpassed 2 million commercial deliveries and raised more than…
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LivsMed completes Korean IPO to accelerate remote robotic surgery
LivsMed has partnered with Sovato on telesurgery. Source: LivsMed
LivsMed LLC last week said it has completed an initial public offering, or IPO, on Korea’s KOSDAQ market. It raised about ₩135.9 billion ($94 million U.S.) at ₩55,000 per…
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Burns & McDonnell Targeted Over Alleged Broken Promise to Use MWBE Firms
A cybersecurity firm certified to work on a $60-million Seattle City Lights contract filed suit Jan. 12 against Burns & McDonnell for “abusing” Seattle’s women- and minority-owned business contracting laws and has instead kept work for itself…
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State of Louisiana and Persona AI Launch Humanoid Pilot at SSE Steel Fabrication
Public-private agreement positions Louisiana as a national testbed for embodied AI in advanced manufacturing and industrial workforce innovation
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana / January 22, 2026 / The State of Louisiana and Persona AI…
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