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This robotic exoskeleton can help runners sprint faster

This octopus-inspired patch could deliver drugs like Ozempic through your cheek | Small rubber suction cups filled with medication were better than tablets at delivering compounds into the bloodstream.

Scientists develop gel from spider venom to boost erections | One of the key advantages of this treatment is its topical application, which can expedite approval processes thanks to lower risks of adverse effects.

Is carbon capture the missing piece in the net zero puzzle?

We try out the first legal level 3 automated driving system in the US

Artificial wombs for premature babies might soon begin human trials. An FDA panel discussed the new technology—tested only on animals so far—along with its risks and potential to improve survival of preterm infants.

The ARC nerve-stimulation system could help quadriplegic patients move their arms again

Microsoft is going nuclear to power its AI ambitions

NASA battery tech to deliver for the grid. A battery built for satellites brings grid-scale storage down to Earth.

NASA battery tech to deliver for the grid. A battery built for satellites brings grid-scale storage down to Earth.

Watery material makes windows selectively block light and/or heat

Microsoft seeks nuclear power program manager

The practical power of fusing photons. Changing the color of light supercharges solar energy, 3D printing, and night vision

Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online

University of Maryland Medical Center performs second pig-to-human heart transplant

How inverse vaccines might tackle diseases like multiple sclerosis

This $90,000 fireproof tankbot will scout burning buildings for people to save | The robot can withstand temperatures as high as 650 degrees Celsius.

Bionic silkworms with spider genes spin fibers 6x tougher than Kevlar

Noise-canceling robots to 'mute' loud conversations in cafe | The smart speaker uses advanced deep-learning algorithms to detect loud locations in a room.

Meta is expanding its paid verification badge to business accounts

Project Gutenberg releases 5,000 free audiobooks using neural text-to-speech technology | Eventually, anyone might be able to listen to an audiobook in their own voice

BT confirms UK's 3G switchoff will start in Jan 2024

Governments race to regulate AI tools

Intel's glass substrate promises 1T transistors by 2030 | Intel is trying to keep up with the exploding demand for new computing horsepower.

Unity plans to change its disastrous new pricing program

SLAC fires up the world’s most powerful X-ray laser. With up to a million X-ray flashes per second, 8,000x more than its predecessor, it transforms the ability of scientists to explore atomic-scale, ultrafast phenomena that are key to a broad range of applications.

Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends

Slack CEO is ready to ride AI wave

Soft Robot Walks by Repeatedly Blowing Itself Up Rapid explosive actuation powers this insect-scale robot’s jumps

See-Through Sensors Hide Eye-Tracking in Plain Sight | Graphene and quantum dots turn electronics transparent

UC chemists develop a battery without water that can generate nearly 4 volts of power. The design does so without a membrane-separator, which are among the priciest parts of these kinds of batteries. “We developed a new type of energy storage material that improves performance at a lower cost.”

This insect-sized robot can carry 22 times its own weight | The four-legged miniature machine is powered by tiny explosions.

Student-built nuclear fusion reactor to debut in Australia | The student-built Tokamak reactor will be 3 X 3 feet in size and be the first such facility built for nuclear fusion in a university

Human trials of artificial wombs could start soon. US regulators will consider the first clinical trials of a system that mimics the womb, which could reduce deaths and disability for babies born extremely preterm.

This driverless car company is using chatbots to make its vehicles smarter.

iPhone 15 proves the key battleground in smartphone photography is character | TechCrunch

Computer vision’ reveals unprecedented physical and chemical details of how a lithium-ion battery works. It lets researchers extract pixel-by-pixel information from nanoscale X-ray movies of electrode particles absorbing and releasing lithium ions.

Apple is reportedly spending “millions of dollars a day” training AI

Apple forced to ditch lightning charger in new iPhone

How software that tracks covid variants could protect us against future outbreaks

Apple announces iPhone 15 with USB-C, a camera upgrade, and the Dynamic Island

Apple expected to unveil next generation of iPhones as company tries to reverse a recent sales slump

How badly will AI-generated images impact elections? | TechCrunch

NASA generates enough oxygen on Mars for a small dog to breathe for ten hours

'Radio quiet' boxes will now power world's largest telescope | Engineers have designed and built the first set of 24 Small Modular Aggregation RFoF Trunk, or SMART boxes.

Ag tech can cut billions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

The International Criminal Court will now prosecute cyberwar crimes: Russia’s cyberattacks against civilian infrastructure in Ukraine may be the first case.

Food fraud can cost as much as $40 billion a year. To fight it, food makers are turning to microchips. The silicon chips are smaller than a grain of sand & cost at a few cents apiece. They are made by p-Chip & use blockchain technology to trace products all the way from growers to grocery shelves.

Gridware is building early-detection sensors for power grid failures and wildfires

New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers say