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Revolutionary acoustic technology can move and rotate objects using sound waves

The manipulation of objects using light and sound waves has just taken a significant leap forward.

New LED Blue Lights Could Control Sleep Patterns With The Flick of Switch

Blue light from conventional LED lamps and displays can mess up your sleep patterns. These new lights aim to solve this.

The future of clothing: wear it and then dissolve it into gelatin

You can just make and destroy new clothes on and on and on without adding to pollution.

Can an AI trainer help bring robotic exoskeletons to the masses?

AI could help train exoskeletons adapt to individual users quicker and more reliably.

Jurassic Park inspires amber-like DNA digital data storage

This could bring us a step closer to using DNA as the ultimate hard drive.

Real photo wins award in AI-generated photo competition and it's all the irony we needed

We've come full circle.

How do you build tunnels and bridges underwater? A geotechnical engineer explains

Underwater construction is a complex and difficult task, but engineers have developed several ways to build underwater … mostly by not building underwater at all.

Norway found Europe's largest rare earths deposit in ancient volcano plumbing

China has a stranglehold on the global rare earths supply. Norway may loosen it.

Ultra-thin night vision filter could make bulky goggles a thing of the past

New ultra-thin night vision filters could one day turn regular glasses into night-vision devices.

China just flaunted its machine gun robot dog and it's as terrifying as it sounds

The future of warfare is here and it's absolutely dystopian.

These AI headphones let you listen to a single person in a crowd or noisy area

With these headphones, all it takes is a brief glance at the desired speaker to isolate their voice.

First ‘Bilingual’ Brain-Reading Device Decodes Spanish and English

Researchers have used a brain implant and AI to decode and communicate the thoughts of a bilingual person who cannot speak, translating brain activity into Spanish and English in real-time.

This prosthetic robot gives people an extra thumb and it's what we didn't know we needed

The thumbs we normally have are pretty useful. But what if we had another?

Scientists may have found a way to produce zero-emission cement

Recycling used cement could dramatically lower the industry's emissions.

Scientists create tiny robots from human cells that can heal neuron tissue

Personalized medicine? How about a robot that repairs your tissue from the inside

Scientists make diamonds from scratch in only 15 minutes

It takes over a billion years of high pressure cooking deep inside the Earth's mantle to make diamonds. But this synthetic variety took just a quarter of an hour to make.

These autonomous drones can recharge themselves from power lines

Drones have come a long way in only a few years -- and they're about to become even more powerful.

Heat-proof memory device can survive Venus-like environment

AI computers could operate in extreme environments like Venus, thanks to new heat-resistant technology.

Scientists revive frozen brain tissue even after 18 months. But cryogenics is still a billionaire's pipe dream

Scientists successfully revive frozen brain tissue, paving the way for advanced neurological research.

Sky Magnetar hypersonic concept could fly London to New York in 50 minutes

The concept is part airplane part rocket ship.

China is quietly building the world's first drone carrier

Naval warfare is on the brink of a paradigm shift.

Scientists make transparent, fireproof glass-like material out of bamboo

Researchers develop a novel transparent bamboo with flame-retardant properties.

Can Bitcoin's latest halving usher in a greener future for mining?

After the halving, there are good reasons to believe Bitcoin's notoriously unsustainable mining could be turned around.

AI chatbots turn conspiracy theorists into skeptics through dialogue

Addressing conspiracy beliefs with tailor-made counterevidence delivered via AI chatbot works remarkably well.

Scientists propose warp drive model that doesn't break laws of physics

Warp drives could be possible through new space-time manipulation techniques.

Hair-thin silk fabric cancels out noise and creates quiet spaces anywhere

MIT researchers have created a silk fabric that can significantly reduce noise using piezoelectric fibers to counteract or block unwanted sounds.

NASA wants to build futuristic levitating rail on the moon (and much more)

This is just one of the "sci-fi" projects NASA is working on now.

Sodium-ion hybrid batteries could recharge EVs in seconds

By combining traditional battery and supercapacitor tech, researchers have developed a super 'Frankenstein' battery that combines the best of both worlds.

Drone with solar cells flies on sunshine

Meet Solar Hopper, an autonomous drone that uses 24 perovskite solar cells to recharge. It also looks mighty cool!

Blood sampling device inspired by leeches could make needles obsolete

Innovative blood sampling device mimics leech mechanics for painless, efficient diagnostics.

Human pilots face an AI-controlled jet for the first time in a real-world dogfight

The outcome of the dogfight is classified. But everybody now knows that AI is capable of flying fighter jets.

Urine-powered nanorobots zap bladder tumors and shrink them by 90%

We need all the help we can get in the fight against bladder cancer.

Researchers hijacked bacteria to produce sustainable, meat-like protein

These cyanobacteria can produce protein fibres, taking us a step closer to ideal texture from sustainable lab-grown meat.

Zoom and enhance: Adobe AI sharpens videos by up to 8 times the original resolution with minimal artifacts

You can now turn old low-res videos into 4K.

Japan launches the world's first truly recyclable nappies

Nappies have long been an environmental nightmare. But there may be a better way.

Scientists forge an 'impossible material': a metal alloy with unmatched strength and toughness at all temperatures

The new alloy shows promise for future high-efficiency aerospace engines.

AI is starting to make coffee — and it's really good at it

It's only natural that something like this would happen in Finland.

Chinese scientists claim they've figured out how to power stealth submarines with lasers

Chinese researchers make a breakthrough in silent, super-fast submarine propulsion.

The crazy mathematical concept that underlies all your online security: zero knowledge proofs

What if I told you you can prove a statement without revealing anything about that statement itself?

Duck with missing bill will receive a 3D prosthetic made by Texas students

The sweet duck will be able to feed and take care of herself better once the procedure is complete.

Scientists just got one step closer to secure quantum communications

New developments herald a future of ultra-secure quantum communication.

Eye implants may soon be used to treat diabetes

Researchers want to use the eye as a base to treat diabetes.

Researchers find the "recipe" for growing new limbs

Regrowing limbs starts with protein — and now, researchers know which protein are necessary.

This poison shooting robot could be the future of agriculture

It identifies weeds and then precisely hits them with poison.

Researchers grow futuristic bacteria-based leather that dyes itself

It's plastic-free and vegan — and more sustainable than current alternatives.

How multispectral cameras can give us sweeter oranges for less money

There's a lot more technology coming to your OJ.

Quadriplegic patient who received Neuralink implant pulled an all-nighter playing Civilization 6 using 'brain power' alone

"It was basically like using the force on the cursor!" said the first Neuralink recipient.

Scientists brew the future with AI that 'tastes' Belgian beer to make it better

Belgian scientists use AI to predict and improve beer flavors.

Rechargeable concrete batteries could make buildings double as energy storage

Scientists embed conductive fibers into cement-based mixtures to transform buildings into large-scale batteries.

Google's new flood AI can predict risk even where no data flows

AI can help us take a more proactive stance in disaster preparedness.