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China's Purple Mountain Laboratories has unveiled a quarter-sized microcomputer with a triple-core design, making it 100 times more resistant to hackers than standard models. The ESC0830 microcontroller unit can continue functioning if one core is compromised, offering increased security for critical systems in industries like industrial control and financial payments.
Scientists have developed a method to recycle black polystyrene using sunlight and carbon black pigment already in the plastic. The process converts up to 80% of waste into reusable styrene, addressing sorting and energy...
A small AI robot persuaded 12 larger robots to quit their jobs at a Shanghai showroom, raising concerns about security, ethics, and unpredictability in advanced AI and robotics systems.
GPT-generated significance statements are simpler and more readable than those from PNAS, using more common words and achieving higher readability scores. This simplification by AI could potentially make scientific information...
Figure, a robotics startup, demonstrated their Figure 02 humanoid robot autonomously performing tasks for a BMW use case at their headquarters. The video update showcases the robot's capabilities in a real-world industrial...
The FBI has reopened the DB Cooper case after 50 years due to new evidence potentially linking convicted skyjacker Richard McCoy II to the infamous 1971 crime. McCoy's children claim to have found a modified parachute and logbook...
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Texas A&M researchers are developing an electric motor without rare Earth materials, addressing environmental and supply chain issues. Led by Dr. Hamid Toliyat, the team aims to create an efficient motor using copper coils. Their...
A fire and explosion during an engine test at Tanegashima Space Center forced JAXA to abort the Epsilon S rocket launch, potentially delaying its March launch and impacting Japan's space program, though no one was injured.
Researchers found kidney cells can store information and recognize patterns like neurons, challenging the notion that memory is exclusive to the nervous system. The study observed kidney cells exhibiting a "massed-space effect,"...
Robotic gamma ray detectors mounted on tracked robots and quadrupeds are being tested in the UK to quickly assess soil health, offering farmers faster and more accurate results than traditional methods, potentially improving...
Three high school students, mentored, proved all mathematical knots can be embedded in the Menger sponge fractal, expanding on Menger's 1926 theorem about curves. Using arc presentations and Cantor set properties, they showed...
Princeton and MIT researchers have discovered a method to intercept underwater communications from the air using basic radar equipment. The technique decodes surface vibrations created by underwater acoustic signals. Tests at...
Rocket Lab and BAE Systems have secured $23.9 million and $35.5 million in federal funding, respectively, under the CHIPS and Science Act. Rocket Lab will upgrade its solar cell production facility, creating 100+ jobs and...
Researchers observed the most metal-poor supernova ever, called 2023ufx, in a nearby dwarf galaxy. This rare supernova, originating from a red supergiant star, remained bright for only 20 days and ejected fast-moving material,...
Researchers developed a method to recycle black and colored polystyrene plastics using sunlight or white LEDs. The process utilizes carbon black, an additive in many black plastics, to break down these typically hard-to-process...
Scientists have generated ultra-short, high-power X-ray pulses, lasting only attoseconds (10^-18 seconds), with over 100 microjoules of energy. This breakthrough enables non-destructive atomic-level measurements and faster data...
Rocket Lab achieved a new launch speed record, completing two Electron missions in 24 hours from different hemispheres. This demonstrates the company's ability to provide flexible launch schedules and access to various orbits...
New research suggests Uranus and Neptune have layered interiors, explaining their unusual magnetic fields. Computer simulations show a water-rich layer above a carbon-rich layer, with hydrogen squeezed out at high pressures,...
NASA plans to send a spacecraft to Uranus to investigate if its icy moons hide liquid water oceans. University of Texas researchers have developed a computer model to detect these oceans using only spacecraft cameras. The model...
A hobbyist inventor, Michael Rechtin, has developed a vehicle that transforms between a tank and a quadcopter drone using a custom linkage system. Built mainly from 3D-printed parts with carbon fiber components, it weighs over...
Elon Musk's vision of Mars colonization faces significant challenges, as detailed in a new book by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. The authors highlight health risks from radiation and low gravity, psychological impacts of isolation,...
A new water-soluble chemical additive dramatically improves the performance of bromide-based aqueous flow batteries for renewable energy storage. With the additive, batteries lasted two months compared to just one day without it,...
New research from the H.E.S.S. Observatory in Namibia sheds light on the origins of ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray electrons. Analysis of 10 years of data suggests these particles likely originate from sources within a few thousand...
Apple plans to remove physical SIM card trays from iPhones in more countries next year, expanding beyond the U.S. market. All current "iPhone 17 Air" prototypes lack SIM trays, relying on eSIM technology instead, which Apple...