Apple is mulling a plan to hurt Google where it hurts the most.
The iPhone maker is ramping up efforts for a significant overhaul of its Safari browser to better integrate AI-driven search tools, signaling a challenge to Google’s long-held…
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One-wheeled robot built using 3D-printed components can stand still
An innovator has built a self-balancing one-wheeled robot. Developed using 3D-printed components, the latest innovation can stand still. YouTuber James Bruton built the robot using 3D-printed components.
“I built a wheel which can move in two…
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First ship-based carbon capture tech cuts emission by 70%
Finnish marine and energy systems giant Wärtsilä has unveiled a groundbreaking carbon capture system (CCS) for the global shipping industry, promising to slash vessel CO₂ emissions by up to 70 percent.
The announcement comes after the…
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Arcol Brings BIM to a Browser, Gives Design Concept Choice
Startups and established players are all vying to replace desktop and file-format-bound design tools with something that utilizes the power of the internet to enable true design collaboration. One player already has support from executives at…
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Google teams with Elementl to develop 3 US nuclear projects by 2035
Google has signed a major agreement with Elementl Power to develop three advanced nuclear projects in the United States.
The deal will support the growing power needs of data centers and artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Each site…
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The ‘Race Into the Sky’ That Built the Empire State Building
New York City’s Woolworth Building, at 792 ft, was the world’s tallest tower in 1929, but two skyscrapers under construction across town were in a dead heat to take the crown. One was 40 Wall Street, first planned to be 840 ft. The…
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China’s new Tianji 4.0 sets stage for scalable quantum computing
Origin Wukong’s developers, Origin Quantum Computing Technology Co., launched China’s fourth-generation self-developed quantum control system supporting over 500 qubits. Named Origin Tianji 4.0, this is a major milestone for China’s…
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Amazon’s touch-sensitive robot doing 75% of the grunt work
Robots just got a feel for the job—literally.
Amazon has deployed Vulcan, its first-ever robot with a sense of touch, at a fulfillment center in Dortmund, Germany.
The robot, which was unveiled during the company’s ‘Delivering the…
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Transforming hospital sanitation: Autonomous robots for wiping and UV-C disinfection
Professor Keehoon Kim and Ph.D. candidate Jaewon Byun from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) have developed an “Intelligent Autonomous Wiping and UV-C Disinfection Robot” capable of…
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New roadmap advances catalytic solutions to destroy ‘forever chemicals’
A team of researchers from Rice University, Carnegie Mellon University and other leading global institutions has outlined a bold new roadmap for harnessing heterogeneous catalysis to destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the…
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