A California-based company has achieved a first-of-its-kind breakthrough that halves the cost of fusion reactors. The achievement by TAE Technologies fundamentally advances the performance, practicality, and reactor-readiness of the company’s…
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US debuts 150-foot monster drone ship with 90,000-pound payload might
Texas-based US firm Saronic Technologies has unveiled a 150-foot medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) known as Marauder.
The announcement came as the company announced the acquisition of Gulf Craft, a Louisiana-based shipbuilder, to…
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Realistic lab-grown chicken developed with artificial blood vessel
Forget the farm – imagine biting into a juicy piece of chicken grown in a lab.
Lab-grown chicken nuggets are now closer to reality due to blood vessel-mimicking microfibers.
Researchers at the University of Tokyo built a circulatory…
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50-year-old Physics trick can reduce 99% of particle colliders length
An international team of researchers is pushing forward with plans for a radically smaller, cheaper particle accelerator by using a powerful technique that’s been decades in the making, known as the wakefield acceleration.
The approach,…
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Robots supercharge e-waste recycling in EU with SoftHand, modular parts
Faced with rising volumes of electronic waste, researchers are turning to adaptable robotics to make recycling smarter, safer, and more efficient.
At one of Europe’s largest e-waste facilities, much of the dismantling is still done by hand,…
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China scientists develop flash memory 10,000× faster than current tech
A research team at Fudan University has built the fastest semiconductor storage device ever reported, a non‑volatile flash memory dubbed “PoX” that programs a single bit in 400 picoseconds (0.0000000004 s) — roughly 25 billion operations…
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Bizarre material heals EV batteries, defies physics by changing shape
Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking material that expands when crushed, shrinks when heated, and could not only reset aging EV batteries but also reshape the fundamental understanding of matter itself.
In a discovery that appears to…
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Germany’s new loitering munition kamikaze drone can strike targets at 155 mph
A Germany-based defense firm has officially revealed the specifications of its new combat drone that can reportedly meet the evolving demands of modern battlefields. Named Virtus, the loitering munition by Stark company is shaped by real-world…
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California’s electric train push cuts 89% carcinogenic pollutants
Bay Area commuters traveling between San Francisco and San Jose may now be breathing significantly cleaner air, thanks to Caltrain’s recent transition from diesel-powered trains to electric.
A new study shows the switch resulted in a…
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Thai robot cop patrols streets with 360° eyes, face-tracking power
Thailand has unveiled its first AI-powered police robot, deployed during the Songkran festival in Nakhon Pathom province to boost public safety.
The Royal Thai Police (RTP) introduced the robot on April 16 via a Facebook post.
Named…
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