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SwRI upgraded its HEAT facility with an ejector system that simulates hypersonic flight conditions—temperatures above 1,400°F and speeds exceeding Mach 4—enabling cheaper, safer ground testing of scramjets, ramjets, and rocket thrusters.
Stratolaunch's reusable, autonomous Talon-A has completed 10+ test flights exceeding Mach 5, landing on a runway after each mission to enable faster, more cost-effective hypersonic testing for government and commercial customers.
New Horizons has reactivated after nearly a year of hibernation, 5.9 billion miles from Earth. It will now study the solar system's outer boundary with instruments capable of far surpassing the Voyager probes' data collection.
NEURA Robotics is building a global network of robot training "gyms" to give humanoid robots real-world practice. Backed by $1.4B from NVIDIA, Amazon, and Bosch, five gyms across Europe, the U.S., and China are planned by late...
ERI and Cyclic Materials are building North America's largest rare earth recovery network, processing 25,000 tonnes of e-waste annually in Arizona—offering a faster domestic alternative to new mining amid China's dominance of...
China has delivered the Wontanara, the world's largest, fastest self-unloading ore carrier, built for Rio Tinto's Simandou project in Guinea. The 46,100-ton vessel transfers ore to offshore ships 71% faster than the previous...
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Researchers identified proton shuttle-assisted triplet energy transfer (PS-TET), where temporary proton movement significantly enhances energy transfer speed and efficiency via quantum tunneling at room temperature, with...
CERN has powered next-gen superconducting magnets to full current for the High-Luminosity LHC (due 2030). At 11.3 tesla—35% stronger with a wider aperture—they'll dramatically boost collision rates, unlocking rare physics...
Colorado is building a system to collect, sort, and recycle old EV batteries, preventing landfill buildup. Recovering valuable materials from spent batteries could reduce mining needs and lower future battery costs.
Actuators—motors, sensors, and gearing—account for 40–60% of humanoid robot build costs, making them a key barrier to affordability. Most robotics firms now build actuators in-house, while China leads global supply, backed by...
Science Corporation has received European approval for a retinal implant that restores partial vision lost to age-related macular degeneration, helping patients read books and signs. A US launch may follow soon.
California startup JetZero is unveiling the Z4 blended-wing body airliner at Farnborough, promising 50% fuel savings versus conventional designs. The 250-passenger aircraft targets early-2030s service and fits existing airport...
Researchers identified a solar cycle "switch-off" point where extreme space weather ceases, enabling solar cycle strength predictions seven years ahead. Solar Cycle 26 appears moderate, peaking at approximately 100–120 sunspots.
Unitree's UnifoLM-OminiA-0.3 is a unified AI model enabling humanoid robots to process voice, vision, navigation, and physical tasks simultaneously. Designed for homes and hospitals, it can tidy rooms, sort medicine, and halt...
China's Datang Zhala Hydropower Station passed a critical high-pressure test on its 300-ton spherical inlet valve, paving the way for the world's first 500 MW impulse hydropower units in Xizang.
Gravity from Entropy is a quantum gravity theory proposing that as the Universe expands, entropy spreads over greater volume, enabling local complexity — potentially unifying gravity, dark energy, and thermodynamics in one...
Sun-like stars may kick themselves through space by unevenly shedding their outer layers in ~10,000 random ejections, reaching ~1 km/s—enough to split wide binary pairs or trigger stellar collisions.
Gene.01, Generative Bionics' humanoid robot, debuted at AMD Advancing AI 2026 after just six months of development. With full-body tactile sensing and $81.2M in funding, it targets shipbuilding, logistics, and healthcare.
Brain-behavior studies (e.g., cortex thickness vs. intelligence) consistently fail replication due to small samples, poor study design, and publication bias. Solutions exist, but replication research remains critically...
Far-side lunar samples from Chang'e-6 show the Moon's hemispheres receive solar wind differently—Earth's magnetosphere slows particles on the near side, while the far side gets faster, deeper-penetrating ones. Trapped noble gas...
Bombardier's Global 8000 set a new LA-to-Farnborough speed record at Mach 0.93 (8h 46m), debuting at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow. The jet also received an Environmental Product Declaration, making its lifecycle emissions data...
Velo3D has opened Forge 1, a 289,000-sq-ft metal 3D printing campus in California, supporting 40+ large-format systems with plans to expand beyond 100, targeting aerospace, defense, and energy supply chains.
Current robot world models lack friction data (μ), causing failures in contact-rich tasks. The new VμA model class integrates real-time friction measurement, letting robots adapt to wet, worn, or unfamiliar surfaces without...
Researchers developed a tandem solar cell that retains 97% efficiency after 2,000 hours of stress by minimizing defects in its power-generating layer, outperforming existing thin-film solar technologies and improving shade...