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A giant battery gives this new school bus a 300-mile range | The Type-D school bus uses a 387 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery.

Engineers create a robotic eye-seeing dog to aid the visually impaired | The robot guide dog possesses the ability to respond to tugs on a leash.

Safely removing nanoplastics from water using 'Prussian blue', a pigment used to dye jeans

Novel brain implant helps paralyzed woman speak using a digital avatar

New laser enabled 3D-printing method makes steel more affordable | The process enables "structural modifications to be ‘programmed’ into metal alloys during 3D printing."

Ballistic multi-parachute system saves eVTOL in low-altitude fall

Some deaf children in China can hear after gene treatment

What is white hydrogen? Scientists say the clean-energy gas could save the world.

Shape-shifting fiber can produce morphing fabrics. The low-cost FibeRobo, which is compatible with existing textile manufacturing techniques, could be used in adaptive performance wear or compression garments.

The bright plumage of birds is often a feast for the eyes, but scientists have struggled to recreate the photonic nanostructures that generate those colors in the lab. Scientists have developed a method to efficiently engineer these intricate nanostructures through a form of phase separation.

Student, 14, wins award for developing soap to treat skin cancer

Researchers Develop Fastest Room-Temperature Semiconductor, Revolutionizing Electronics

Underwater robot helps scientists gain clarity of Antarctic ice melting | "Crevasses move water along the coastline of an ice shelf to an extent previously unknown, and in a way models did not predict."

Water-injected 2.0-liter turbo-four hydrogen engine spits out 410 hp

UBC, Honda researchers develop robot arm with human skin-like sensors | "As sensors continue to evolve to be more skin-like, there is a need for robots to be smarter. Developments in sensors and artificial intelligence will need to go hand in hand"

New Training Method Helps AI Generalize like People Do

Humanity could 'lose control' of AI, UK PM warns, as Britain seeks leading role in the tech

Everdrone E2 launched to deliver life-saving medical equipment in minutes

This Motorola smartphone can be bent to wrap around your wrist! What is it all about

Particle Accelerator on a Chip Hits Penny-Size

Ukraine to deploy self-developed kamikaze robots against Russia | The robot has an operational range of little under four miles but can carry anti-tank mines and bombs and blow up strategic targets effectively.

New Nvidia AI agent, powered by GPT-4, can train robots

The space-based drug factory that can’t come home. Orbiting lab pioneers space-made medicines—and the red tape needed to land.

This Augmented Reality Tool Could Change Communication for Some Deaf and Hearing Impaired People | TranscribeGlass attaches to any pair of glasses and projects real-time subtitles in the user’s field of vision

New AI-powered socks send signals to assist dementia, autism patients | The SmartSocks are lined with sensors which sends data to AI software.

Has Your Fish Been Caught Sustainably? A New Scanner Can Tell You | A handheld scanner uses nuclear methods and mathematical models to determine the origin and production of seafood.

Scientists plan to melt moondust to make roads on the Moon

IBM's NorthPole chip runs AI-based image recognition 22 times faster than current chips

Scientists plan to melt moondust to make roads on the Moon

Researchers Develop Gel “Exercise” Mat for Muscle Cells | The vibrating platform could be useful for growing artificial muscles to power soft robots.

Mr Sade is the founder of tech firm BloomX. The company has found a way to mechanically pollinate crops in a similar way to bees. "We are not replacing bees... but rather, offering more efficient pollinating methods to farmers, and reducing the dependence on commercial honeybees," he says.

New Patch Inspired by Octopus Suckers Could Deliver Drugs Without Needles. Medicine-filled suction cups attached to the inside of the cheek could be an effective alternative to oral tablets or injections, study finds.

A new method of producing an ultra-bright light which breaks traditional laws of particle physics could potentially spark a technological revolution. The ultra-bright light, a form of ‘coherent light’, is created by particles moving in synchrony rather than independently.

Superficial Brain Implant Could Have a Deep Impact. With wireless power from a wearable, brain stimulation could enter the home.

US Marines show off rocket launcher-carrying robot dog in demo video

A machine dubbed Scorpius is under construction that will use high explosives to crush plutonium to states that exist just prior to a nuclear explosion. The aim of the project is to check the accuracy of supercomputer models designed to predict whether the U.S.’ aging nuclear arsenal works.

‘Groundbreaking’ bionic arm that fuses with user’s skeleton and nerves could advance amputee care

A spectacular superconductor claim is making news. Experts are doubtful

Whisper Aero unveils ultra-quiet electric leaf blower, powered by aerospace tech | TechCrunch

OpenAI formally brings web search to ChatGPT as DALL-E 3 integration arrives in beta

"Digital film roll" brings analog cameras out of retirement

Stroke-Detecting Cap Could Diagnose Patients Before They Reach the Hospital | A special brain-wave cap can diagnose stroke in the ambulance, allowing the patient to receive appropriate treatment faster.

Scientists invent superlensing microscope without a superlens | Instead of depending on a superlens, the team relied on a computer to remove low-resolution data during post-processing.

Figure's humanoid is already walking and performing autonomous tasks

Student-built solar car survives Sahara, travels 620 miles in a first | The successful achievement should inspire legacy car makers to become bolder with their vision of eco-friendly vehicles, says the team.

Consortium runs world's first hydrogen-powered gas turbine

Underwater cables play a huge role in global communication, security and the world's economy

Bricklaying robots can now build tennis-court-sized walls in 4 hours

Scientists Have Created Synthetic Sponges That Soak Up Microplastics

Adobe's latest wearable tech promises dynamic clothing that can change at the push of a button