The FBI has issued a warning about a growing cyber campaign that uses AI-generated voice and text messages to impersonate senior U.S. government officials.
The scheme, active since April 2025, aims to deceive current and former federal and…
Category: Engineering
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Low-cost centipede robots tackle vineyard weeds, one leg at a time
A giant robotic centipede could soon crawl out of the lab and into vineyards and blueberry farms in the United States.
Inspired by nature’s long, slender, and wiggly movers, Ground Control Robotics (GCR), an Atlanta-based startup, has…
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Individual layers of synthetic materials can collaborate for greater impact
Millions of years of evolution have enabled some marine animals to grow complex protective shells composed of multiple layers that work together to dissipate physical stress. In a new study, engineers have found a way to mimic the behavior of…
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UCF’s ‘bridge doctor’ combines imaging, neural network to efficiently evaluate concrete bridges’ safety
Necati Catbas doesn’t hold a medical degree, but the UCF engineering professor is more than qualified to diagnose the health of bridges using a combination of emerging technologies.
Catbas collaborated with his former civil engineering student…
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why your next EV might never need an app to charge
In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sat down with Lin Sun Fa, CEO of Emobi and a lifelong cybersecurity enthusiast, to discuss how AI, digital identity, and data refinement models are converging to create the future of EV charging.
As…
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Massive baby star caught eating gas at two Jupiter masses a year
Astronomers have captured a stellar feast in action — the clearest view yet of a massive baby star devouring gas to fuel its rapid growth.
The star, dubbed HW2, lies about 2,300 light-years from Earth in a stellar star-forming region known…
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MIT’s polymer microparticles put an end to multiple vaccine jabs
Scientists in the U.S. have developed polymer microparticles that can release vaccines at specific times after injection, sometimes even months later, potentially removing the need for multiple separate shots.
In an effort to improve…
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$400M Coinbase hack sparks $20M bounty to hunt insider crooks
Cryptocurrency giant Coinbase has disclosed a cyberattack that compromised personal data from thousands of customers.
The hackers demanded $20 million in Bitcoin to stay quiet. Instead of paying, Coinbase offered a $20 million bounty for…
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US firm’s breakthrough silicon battery hits 1,000 cycles at 80% life
An American and a German firm have jointly announced a market-ready, performance-improving silicon battery solution using commercially available materials. BASF and Group14 developed a drop-in-ready solution that greatly enhances the performance…
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World’s 1st real-time atom dance in light-driven events captured
Researchers at the University of Sydney have successfully performed the first-ever quantum simulation of chemical dynamics with real molecules. This breakthrough could help scientists enter territories, which were previously inaccessible to even…
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