Since his postdoctoral days at MIT, Hang Yu, associate professor of materials science and engineering, has been wrestling with the challenge of creating a shape-memory ceramic that can be manufactured at scale without breaking. Now, in tandem…
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Smart composite combines ceramic strength with metal flexibility for large-scale manufacturing
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Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows
Cybercriminals stole $2.7 billion in crypto this year, a new record for crypto-stealing hacks, according to blockchain-monitoring firms.
Once again, in 2025, there were dozens of crypto heists hitting several cryptocurrency exchanges and other…
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Technology that helps robots read human intentions could lead to safer, smarter, more trustworthy machines
Robots are becoming part of our everyday lives, from health care to home assistance. But for humans to truly trust and collaborate with them, robots need more than technical skill—they need to understand us.
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Multi-agent AI could change everything—if researchers can figure out the risks
You might have seen headlines sounding the alarm about the safety of an emerging technology called agentic AI.
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FCC’s import ban on the best new drones starts today
DJI sent numerous requests to the US government to audit its devices in hopes of avoiding a ban, but the federal ban was ultimately enacted based on previously acquired information, The New York Times reported this…
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US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million people
In June, U.S. insurance giant Aflac disclosed a data breach where hackers stole customers’ personal information, including Social Security numbers and health information, without saying how many victims were affected.
On Tuesday, the…
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Lowering barriers to explainable AI: Control technique for LLMs reduces resource demands by over 90%
Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT and Llama are driving exceptional innovations in AI, but research aimed at improving their explainability and reliability is constrained by massive resource requirements for examining and adjusting their…
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Harnessing long-wavelength light for sustainable hydrogen production
A novel dye-sensitized photocatalyst developed at Science Tokyo enables the capture of long-wavelength visible light for efficient hydrogen conversion, surpassing conventional photocatalysts.
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France’s postal and banking services disrupted by suspected DDoS attack
France’s national postal and baking services company La Poste was knocked offline by a suspected distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Monday, according to an announcement by the company. The postal service called the attack “a…
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Inside Uzbekistan’s nationwide license plate surveillance system
Across Uzbekistan, a network of about a hundred banks of high-resolution roadside cameras continuously scan vehicles’ license plates and their occupants, sometimes thousands a day, looking for potential traffic violations. Cars running red…
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