Researchers from the University of Rochester and University of California, Santa Barbara, engineered a laser device smaller than a penny that they say could power everything from the LiDAR systems used in self-driving vehicles to gravitational…
Category: Engineering
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Swiss scientists makes make infrared light visible with tiny lens
Scientists in Switzerland have developed an ultra-thin metalens that converts invisible infrared light into visible light by halving its wavelength, using nanoscale patterns stamped into a special crystal material called lithium niobate.
Led…
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China’s humanoid robot cleans and restocks hotel rooms
Move over housekeeping staff, China’s newest humanoid is here to clean house, literally.
A Chinese tech company has unveiled a humanoid cleaning robot purpose-built for the hospitality industry, and it may just redefine how hotels manage…
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US team creates jumping shells for seed dispersal
A new autonomous robotic structure leaps into the air without a remote control.
The researchers behind the development from North Carolina State University state that these “jumping metashells” could someday be used for seed dispersal…
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US Construction Spending Drops Amid Increased Project Delays, Cancellations
Overall construction spending fell 0.4% in April, compared to March, according to date released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly non-residential spending fell 0.1%, while residential spending declined 0.9% in the same time…
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Scientists turn fruit flies into cocaine addicts by tweaking a gene
For the first time, scientists have created genetically modified fruit flies that willingly consume cocaine, offering a groundbreaking model for studying cocaine addiction and accelerating the development of treatments.
The findings could…
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IoT Security: Preventing a Possible Disaster
In 2015, Ukraine experienced a slew of unexpected power outages. Much of the country went dark. The U.S. investigation has concluded that this was due to a Russian state cyberattack on Ukrainian computers running critical infrastructure.
In the…
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Lithium battery runs uninterrupted at 29,000 feet in -40°F for days
A battery company in China has successfully demonstrated its advanced low-temperature lithium technology by revealing a battery that continuously powered scientific equipment through a demanding 12-day-long Mount Everest mission, without any…
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Space won’t explode you, but it will boil you from within
Hollywood loves a good splatter scene, and space movies are no exception. From Total Recall to Outland to even the otherwise restrained 2001: A Space Odyssey, filmmakers have long speculated and dramatized what happens when the human body meets…
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encryption and decryption with luminescent perovskites
Wiley. “Very secure and highly efficient: encryption and decryption with luminescent perovskites.” Nanowerk, 2 June 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/robotics/newsid=66952.php.
Wiley. (2025, June 2). Very secure and highly efficient:…
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