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Origami-Inspired Design Cuts Concrete Use by 60% and Steel by 90% Without Sacrificing Strength

This lightweight framework is challenging how we build concrete floors.

Scientists Create a Material as Strong as Steel but Light as Styrofoam Using AI

Researchers create ultra-strong, lightweight carbon structures using AI and advanced manufacturing.

How to milk a potato? Start-up grows dairy protein inside potatoes

This could pave the way for a more sustainable and cost-effective dairy alternative.

Google’s Gemini AI Just Embarrassed Itself Over Cheese

Google’s flagship AI, Gemini, just flubbed a major Super Bowl ad—claiming Gouda accounts for 50-60% of global cheese consumption.

DIY Engineer Turned a 3D Printer Into a Tattoo Machine and the Results Are Wild

How one amazing YouTuber turned a 3D printer into an automated tattoo machine.

The World’s First Moon Data Center Is Launching — Here’s What It Means

There's no shortage of data centers being built on Earth, but this one's a little different.

Gecko-Inspired Material Could Be The Future of Anti-Slip Shoes That Stick to Ice

New material mimics gecko feet to prevent slips on ice, which could avert countless injuries.

This Futuristic Shape-Shifting 'Chainmail' Can Morph Between a Solid and a Liquid — and It’s Unlike Anything Ever Made

This chanmail-like material can morph and adapt like fluids or solids.

CT Scans Show What Really Happens Inside Your Water Filter

If you think you need to change your water filter... you probably do.

Cat-Like Robot Mimics Bunting to Help You Relax — And It Actually Works

New robot uses animal-inspired motion to help you feel less stressed.

Human thought has a speed limit — and it's surprisingly slow

For now, humans remain slow thinkers. We dream faster than we speak. We see more than we can process and we imagine more than we can act upon.

The Future of Robot Swarms Is Here—And It’s Being Controlled by Just One Person. Here's What DARPA Says

Researchers tested whether one person could command a robot swarm of drones and ground vehicles in complex missions.

Sam Altman said it was "hopeless" for smaller AIs to compete with OpenAI. DeepSeek proved him wrong

It’s hard to overstate just how impactful DeepSeek has been. In a couple of days, it rattled the entire AI industry, shattering the aura of invincibility that OpenAI (and American tech companies in general) had built around themselves. DeepSeek’s new AI is the number one most downloaded free app on the Apple Store, and it’s […]

Machine learning is bringing back an infamous pseudoscience used to fuel racism

The pseudoscientific practice of physiognomy, dismissed as junk science centuries ago, is seeing a high-tech revival.

Inside 'El Capitan' the Most Powerful Supercomputer Ever Built. It Will Simulate Nuclear Weapons

The $600-million machine is powered by over 11 million cutting-edge processors.

A paralyzed man just piloted a virtual drone using his brain

This new brain-computer interface offers a glimpse into the future for millions with motor impairments.

This AI probably knows where your photos were taken. Should we be worried?

For now, one thing's for sure: there's no turning back on this technology.

PhD-level AI Super-Agents May Arrive This Year — And This Could Change Everything

It seems AI assistants that can solve advanced problems could be around the corner; but what does that really mean for us?

These small flying robots could be the pollinators of the future

We're not sure if robot pollinators are a hi-tech revolution or glimpse into dystopia, but either way, they're edging closer to reality.

Could time travel actually be possible? One researcher thinks so

No word yet if 88 miles per hour is the magic number.

Opening the AI Black Box: Scientists use math to peek inside how artificial intelligence makes decisions

Researchers find a mathematical key to understanding how AI makes decisions.

How a "Schrödinger's cat" atom with seven lives embedded in a silicon chip could change quantum computing

Scientists in Australia redefine quantum error correction using Schrödinger’s cat as a metaphor for resilience.

AI takes on whisky and it's doing just as well as the experts — if not better

Could AI outsniff human experts? Researchers have developed machine learning models that decode whisky aromas with remarkable accuracy,.

This surprising metal beats copper as an ultrathin wire for next-gen electronics

Thin, disordered films of niobium phosphide conduct electricity better than copper, researchers found in a new study.

Can Your Voice Reveal Diabetes? This New AI Thinks So

Researchers have developed a voice-based AI tool that can detect Type 2 diabetes with surprising accuracy.

Hobbyist Builds AI-Assisted Rifle Robot Using ChatGPT: "We're under attack from the front left and front right. Respond accordingly"

The viral video sparked ethical debates about the broader implications of AI weapons.

Did your rent just surge? Blame this price-fixing AI landlord costing Americans $3.6 billion annually

AI is changing the housing market and renters are paying the price.

Single-Crystal Batteries Could Power EVs for Millions of Miles

A battery with this technology has been constantly charging and discharging for 6 years and it's at 80% of capacity.

Can AI help us create a universal flu vaccine? These researchers believe so

A universal flu vaccine would be a game changer. Could artificial intelligence help us defeat influenza once and for all?

Scientists Achieve Quantum Teleportation Using Existing Internet Cables

Researchers demonstrate quantum teleportation over internet traffic, paving the way for secure applications.

Chatbots won’t help anyone make weapons of mass destruction. But other AI systems just might

Over the past two years, we have seen much written about the “promise and peril” of artificial intelligence (AI). Some have suggested AI systems might aid in the construction of chemical or biological weapons. How realistic are these concerns? As researchers in the field of bioterrorism and health intelligence, we have been trying to separate […]

Godfather of AI says there's a 10-20% chance AI wipes out humanity in 30 years

AI could bring an industrial revolution-level change, but at what cost?

Leopards have unique roars, and AI can identify them

They say you can identify the leopard by its spots, but as it turns out, you can also identify it through its unique roar. Leopards, notoriously difficult to monitor due to their elusive nature, could soon be tracked using passive acoustic recorders paired with AI-based analysis. Leopard populations face significant challenges, with their ranges shrinking […]

3D-printed 'ghost guns', like the one Luigi Mangione allegedly used to kill a health care CEO, surge in popularity as law enforcement struggles to keep up

The use of 3D-printed guns in criminal and violent activities is likely to continue to increase. And governments and police will continue to have trouble regulating them.

LG’s $60,000 Transparent TV Is So Luxe It’s Practically Invisible

This TV screen vanishes at the push of a button.

A Factory for Cyborg Insects? Researchers Unveil Mass Production of Robo-Roaches

The new system can turn cockroaches into cyborgs in under 70 seconds.

Origami-Inspired Heart Valve May Revolutionize Treatment for Toddlers

A team of researchers at UC Irvine has developed an origami-inspired heart valve that grows with toddlers.

AI thought X-rays are connected to eating refried beans or drinking beer

Instead of finding true medical insights, these algorithms sometimes rely on irrelevant factors — leading to misleading results.

AI is scheming to stay online — and then lying to humans

An alarming third party report almost looks like a prequel to Terminator.

Is AI the New Dot-Com Bubble? The Year 2025 Has 1999 Vibes All Over It

AI technology has promised us many advances and 2025 looms ahead of us. Will the outputs match the promises?

New 3D Bio-printer Injects Living Cells Directly Onto Injuries To Heal Bones and Cartilage

In recent years, 3D printing has evolved dramatically. Once limited to materials like plastic or resin, it now extends to human cells, enabling the creation of living tissues. However, bioprinting remains a slow and limited process—until now. This latest innovation promises to change that. A team of researchers has introduced a new, cutting-edge bioprinting system […]

Google's DeepMind claims they have the best weather prediction model

After chess, Go, and proteins, has DeepMind taken over weather forecasting as well?

The David Mayer case: ChatGPT refuses to say some names. We have an idea why

Who are David Mayer and Brian Hood?

Researchers present the first fully AI-designed wind turbine — it's 7x more efficient in cities

AI is transforming urban wind energy. Researchers in Birmingham, UK, have developed a revolutionary turbine optimized for low wind speeds and urban turbulence.

Could AI agents make the internet more inclusive for people with disabilities?

AI agents could make life much easier for people with disabilities. But there's a dark side to it.

Scientists Turn a Quantum Computer Into a Time Crystal That Never Stops

Quantum computing meets the timeless oscillation of time crystals in a breakthrough experiment.

The Conversational Secrets That Make AI ChatBots Feel So Human

When we interact with a chatbot, deeply ingrained habits make us behave as if it’s a person.

The Inventor of the World Wide Web Calls Out Social Media’s Dark Side: "This toxicity comes from the algorithms"

The father of the Web wants coders to be more responsible and rethink algorithms.

How an 83-year-old short story may predict the chaotic collapse of the open internet

How will the internet evolve in the coming decades? Fiction writers have explored some possibilities. In his 2019 novel “Fall,” science fiction author Neal Stephenson imagined a near future in which the internet still exists. But it has become so polluted with misinformation, disinformation and advertising that it is largely unusable. Characters in Stephenson’s novel […]

How AI analysis of millions of hours of body cam footage could reform the police

Most body cam footage stays unseen. But some scientists see an opportunity in leveraging this data.