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Ingenious device turns your car’s exhaust heat into electricity

Type 1 diabetes reversed by new cell transplantation technique

Will neutrons compromise the operation of superconducting magnets in a fusion plant?

Figure's humanoid robots will take on your household chores this year

Sky Sphere uses portable eMissiles to knock out small drones

World’s first ‘poop pill’ to undergo trial to treat advanced pancreatic cancer in Canada

Self-healing asphalt uses plant spores to keep potholes from forming

Can Electro-Agriculture Revolutionize the Way We Grow Food? | A new technology is pushing the boundaries of farming by using electricity to grow crops without photosynthesis

Mussels and mucus team up for surgical glue that repels infections | Scientists have now created a new adhesive that combines the stickiness of mussel’s natural glue with the slimy, germ-repelling nature of mucus.

Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup’s demo goes viral

Scientists Just Created Shape-Shifting Robots That Flow Like Liquid and Harden Like Steel | Researchers have designed a robotic material that transforms like a living organism.

Paper battery could take over for lithium-ion ... in EVs and beyond | Using a chemistry of renewables to store over 220 W/kg, capable of replacing lithium for applications like EV power and grid storage.

Robotic acrobatics: Chinese start-up impresses with world’s first frontflip by a robot

Humanoid robots can swiftly get up after they fall with new learning framework

Tiny glass fertilizer beads could keep nutrients in the soil and out of the water

Bird flu breakthrough is good news for humans | New findings about the genetic makeup of the virus and one particular immune cell that all of us have. It also paves the way for fast-tracking the first H5N1 vaccine.

Brain stimulation could treat anxiety in people with Parkinson’s, scientists say | Researchers aim to develop new techniques to relieve symptoms after finding ‘strong’ link to brain wave

Physicists map the incredibly powerful forces inside a proton | They found that the forces inside can get as powerful as the pull of 10 elephants

Flatworm-inspired aquatic robot swims by doing the shimmy

Transplanting insulin-producing cells along with engineered blood-vessel-forming cells has successfully reversed type 1 diabetes, according to a new preclinical study | With further testing, the novel approach could one day cure the as-yet incurable condition.

PAC-MANN diagnoses early-stage pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy

Drilling the deepest hole in history: Unlocking geothermal energy | Unlocking clean, virtually limitless, supercritical geothermal energy that can re-power fossil-fueled power plants all over the world.

Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling. A new humanoid robot prototype uses fluid-filled muscles to kick its legs while hanging.

A new Microsoft chip could lead to more stable quantum computers

Chip-based system for terahertz waves could enable more efficient, sensitive electronics

MIT's insect-sized bots fly 100x longer with redesigned wings

Inspired by the humble bee, robotics researchers at MIT have designed insect-sized aerial bots with a reimagined wing system that can fly for up to 1,000 seconds | 100 times more than any similar bots we've seen in the past.

AI designs an ultralight carbon nanomaterial that's as strong as steel

“Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row”

Floating nuclear power plants to be mass produced for US coastline

Infant's genetic muscle disorder improved by treating pregnant mother | Case study demonstrates a simple new treatment, with a child showing no signs at all two and a half years after birth.

Microsoft’s new AI agent can control software and robots | Magma could enable AI agents to take multistep actions in the real and digital worlds.

Robot, take the wheel? Here's what you need to know about driverless cars rolling out across the U.S.

Scientists unlock vital clue to strange quirk of static electricity | Formation of a triboelectric series depends on the number of contacts over time between materials.

Cognitive decline risk could prompt rethink of 'healthy' vitamin B12 levels

France runs fusion reactor for record 22 minutes – a new record. The milestone was reached on February 12 at the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) WEST Tokamak reactor.

Microsoft unveils chip it says could bring quantum computing within years | Chip is powered by world’s first topoconductor, which can create new state of matter that is not solid, liquid or gas

Can deep learning transform heart failure prevention?

Couples Exchange Bacteria During Intercourse, Known as the ‘Sexome.’ It Might Help Track Down Sexual Assault Perpetrators | In a study of 12 heterosexual couples, researchers noted the presence of a partner’s genital bacteria after sex, even when the pair used a condom

Hand-worn sensor helps stop nocturnal scratching – without waking its user

Scientists Created the Lightest and Strongest Nanomaterial Ever

MIT engineers develop a fully 3D-printed electrospray engine

Swiss scientists unveil ‘gene switch’ patch to start cell therapy for diabetes | The ETH Zurich team states that this cell therapy has the potential to offer a more precise and personalized treatment for diabetes.

AI Reveals Hidden Interior Design Rules of the Cell -- A new tool predicts where proteins fit, opening new frontiers in drug discovery

Noise-canceling headphones may be rewiring young brains, experts warn

AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics. Enzyme mechanisms can be complex, and getting them to work is tricky.

Pivot Bio is using microbial nitrogen to make agriculture more sustainable

How Self-Healing E-Skin Is Transforming Health Technology | Self-healing electronic skin could potentially transform the landscape of personal health monitoring.

Polaris hybrid-electric seaplane boasts 85% better fuel efficiency

Decommissioned wind turbine blades recycled into asphalt for new roads | As much as wind turbines are great for producing clean energy, disposing of them when the time comes can be challenging. Researchers in China have hit upon a clever way to use discarded blades to build long-lasting roads.