The world’s largest particle collider is getting a religious makeover—but not the kind involving holy water or divine intervention.
Instead, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is set to get a brand new detector named MATHUSLA —an acronym…
Category: Engineering
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Modular Construction Interface Standard Aims to Establish Clear Guidelines
Hoping to promote compatibility and interoperability that could accelerate the adoption of off-site construction in sectors such as multifamily housing, commercial developments and institutional projects, the International Code Council and the…
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Microsoft Hits Pause Button on $1B in Data Centers in Ohio
Microsoft Corp. is pausing a plan to spend $1 billion building three data centers in central Ohio—just a few months after it also put on hold plans to build portions of a $3.3-billion data center in Wisconsin.
To expand its cloud computing…
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Ex-Tesla Optimus engineer launches start-up in China to build robots
A former Tesla engineer left the electric automaker’s humanoid robotics team to co-found a startup operating in Palo Alto, California, and Shenzhen, China.
The engineer, Shuo Yang, was part of the team developing Tesla’s Optimus robot,…
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Smart AI model mimics lost person’s mind to help search and rescue
Researchers in Scotland have come up with a unique computer method to predict where missing people are likely to be found in the wilderness, based on patterns of their behavior in similar situations.
The sophisticated computer system,…
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NVIDIA H20 chip export ban paused after $1 million Trump dinner
A high-profile dinner at Mar-a-Lago last week may have prompted a sharp U-turn in U.S. policy on AI chip exports to China.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, who reportedly paid $1 million to attend the exclusive event hosted by former President…
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New research examines how nanoscopic ripples affect material properties
When materials are created on a nanometer scale — just a handful of atoms thick — even the thermal energy present at room temperature can cause structural ripples. How these ripples affect the mechanical properties of these thin materials can…
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US engineers’ AI converts simple text into walking robots in a day
The traditional model of robotic design has long demanded extensive knowledge in engineering, AI systems, and hardware integration.
Often protracted and resource-intensive, the process historically excluded all but the most technically…
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US firm’s humanoid robot handles camera for film production
Humanoid robots not only jump, run, and offer their services in warehouses. Nowadays, they are also transforming film production. Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot is currently assisting in shootings from behind the camera.
With better…
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Child game-inspired robot gripper can pluck fruits, flowers with ease
Inspired by a childhood game of unspooling measuring tape, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new type of robotic gripper using the same flexible metal strip.
Named GRIP-tape—short for Grasping and Rolling…
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