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Amazon's Proteus warehouse robot has been upgraded with AI, making it fully autonomous and controllable through plain language commands. This marks a major shift from earlier versions that required specific programming, letting workers direct the robot more naturally. The upgrade could speed up warehouse operations and reduce the technical barrier to operating advanced robotics in fulfillment centers.
A startup called Flourish, backed by $500 million from Jeff Bezos and others, is trying to build an AI that works like the human brain — learning faster and using far less energy than today's models. Current AI systems consume...
Argentine inventor Marco Agustín Secchi, 29, has developed Ironplac, a magnetizable wall coating that lets magnet-backed objects stick to surfaces without drilling holes. Applied like traditional plaster, the material uses...
Waymo has partnered with energy storage company B2U to repurpose retired robotaxi batteries as grid storage in California and Texas. The deal, covering hundreds of megawatts of capacity, addresses end-of-life battery management...
Bumblebees have demonstrated spontaneous problem-solving for the first time ever recorded in an invertebrate. Researchers found that over 70% of buff-tailed bumblebees independently figured out how to use a ball as a ladder to...
For over 20 years, powerful ultrafast lasers have been stuck on large, expensive lab tables — but that's changing. Researchers at EPFL have built the first chip-based femtosecond laser matching traditional tabletop performance,...
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems has validated the core physics behind its ARC fusion power plant through a peer-reviewed study, clearing the way for full hardware engineering. The ARC reactor will produce 1.1 gigawatts of fusion...
Quantum sensors are the latest advancement in humanity's long history of measurement innovation, from ancient sundials and early seismometers to cutting-edge tools that push the boundaries of what science can detect.
Customize Gemini with your learning style, profession, and pace to create a personal tutor that uses analogies, daily lessons, and quizzes—helping you master complex topics like quantum physics faster than traditional methods.
Binary star systems where one "vampire" star drains energy from its companion may explain "long-period transients" — deep-space radio signals pulsing every few minutes or hours that have puzzled astronomers since 2022.
Tokyo researchers have built the world's smallest semiconducting nanotubes — just 1 nanometer wide — by growing molybdenum disulfide inside protective boron nitride tubes. Unlike unreliable carbon nanotubes, these offer...
Chinese researchers developed an electrolyte using tin and DFOB⁻ ions that moves sodium ions six times faster than conventional systems, retaining 90% capacity after 2,000 cycles—offering a cheaper alternative to lithium-ion...
Six Chinese children with spinal muscular atrophy — a nerve disorder that weakens muscles over time — stood up on their own for the first time after using a resistance robot strapped to their knees. The lightweight robot made leg...
Scientists have detected a "hot breeze" flowing from Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way's massive black hole, solving a 50-year mystery. Using five years of telescope data, researchers found a cone-shaped cavity proving winds escape...
ElementUSA and Colorado School of Mines received $67M from the DOE to build a rare earth processing plant in Louisiana, extracting up to 1,000 metric tons of critical minerals annually from industrial waste.
Australian researchers may have spotted a primordial black hole — a relic from the universe's first second — drifting through the Milky Way's outer edge. Named "Phoebe," it appears three times the moon's mass and was detected...
A startup in Denver has switched on what it calls the world's largest privately owned laser, and no, it's not for world domination. Xcimer Energy has powered up "Phoenix," a prototype laser system housed in a...
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde, backed by Airbus, have built a working 100kW superconducting motor that could make zero-emission commercial flight possible. By cooling specialized materials to near absolute zero,...
Physicists have long known that quantum entanglement helps build the fabric of space-time, but entanglement alone couldn't explain gravity. A new theoretical breakthrough suggests that "magic" — a quantum property measuring...
Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury cluster together June 9–15, while June 17 brings a rare lunar occultation of Venus visible across the Americas. The summer solstice follows on June 21.
UK startup Archangel Lightworks has tested the world's smallest deployable laser ground station, the TERRA-M, which securely connects with satellites at just 1.1m tall. Backed by $20M in investments and praised by the UK Space...
IBM is pledging over $10 billion to build fault-tolerant quantum computers by 2029, with its "Starling" system capable of running 20,000 times more operations than today's machines. Backed by $1 billion in government funding, IBM...
Shanghai-based JAKA Robotics has unveiled Pi, a compact humanoid robot standing 1.22 meters tall and weighing just 42 kilograms. Featuring 27 degrees of freedom and a dual "brain" system that separates AI reasoning from real-time...
NASA has officially ended the MAVEN Mars mission after losing contact with the spacecraft in December 2024. MAVEN, launched in 2013, was the first mission dedicated to studying Mars' atmosphere and served as a key communications...