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Water-filled aluminum eggshell structures offer new shield against space debris

Water-filled aluminum eggshell structures offer new shield against space debris

With the rising number of launches, the orbit is slowly turning into a junkyard.

Water-filled aluminum eggshell structures offer new shield against space debris
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Water-filled aluminum eggshell structures offer new shield against space debris

With the rising number of launches, the orbit is slowly turning into a junkyard.

AI race could pose unprecedented threat to humanity, claims former Anthropic employee
AI and Robotics

AI race could pose unprecedented threat to humanity, claims former Anthropic employee

AI race could pose unprecedented threat to humanity, claims former Anthropic employee
AI and Robotics

AI race could pose unprecedented threat to humanity, claims former Anthropic employee

The unchecked corporate race to develop AI poses an unprecedented danger to humanity, the researcher claims.

93% accuracy: China builds humanoid robot capable of crop pollination
AI and Robotics

93% accuracy: China builds humanoid robot capable of crop pollination

The upgraded robot now uses two arms for better crop navigation, while stigma recognition accuracy has risen to 92.8 percent.

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The strange physics that lets an unstable machine stay upright
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The strange physics that lets an unstable machine stay upright

The nuclear renaissance: SMRs and the reactor buildout
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The nuclear renaissance: SMRs and the reactor buildout

This startup's space mirrors could extend solar power into the night. Astronomers have concerns
Space

This startup's space mirrors could extend solar power into the night. Astronomers have concerns

How quantum navigation could keep planes flying when GPS goes dark
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How quantum navigation could keep planes flying when GPS goes dark

Inside the 10-foot space telescope designed to hunt distant alien worlds
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Inside the 10-foot space telescope designed to hunt distant alien worlds

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9,200-ton US warship heads for major overhaul as Navy upgrades its destroyer fleet
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9,200-ton US warship heads for major overhaul as Navy upgrades its destroyer fleet

Secret Syrian nuclear reactor could have made material for weapons use, UN reports
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Secret Syrian nuclear reactor could have made material for weapons use, UN reports

Video: Humanoid robot learns to autonomously spar and fight without human control
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Video: Humanoid robot learns to autonomously spar and fight without human control

XPeng's IRON humanoids walk off production line as Tesla Optimus faces delays
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XPeng's IRON humanoids walk off production line as Tesla Optimus faces delays

World's first 22.9kV solid-state transformer developed to electrify US data centers
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Energy

World's first 22.9kV solid-state transformer developed to electrify US data centers

New additive helps lithium-ion batteries retain 95.6% capacity after 1,000 cycles
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Energy

New additive helps lithium-ion batteries retain 95.6% capacity after 1,000 cycles

China backs Trump's battleship plan, claims large-caliber guns can counter drone swarms
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Military

China backs Trump's battleship plan, claims large-caliber guns can counter drone swarms

China builds giant desert hangars at secretive Lop Nur base for J-36, stealth bombers
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Military

China builds giant desert hangars at secretive Lop Nur base for J-36, stealth bombers

Lithium manganese-rich battery cuts gas buildup, retains 92.2% energy after 883 cycles
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Energy

Lithium manganese-rich battery cuts gas buildup, retains 92.2% energy after 883 cycles

China completes 690-foot tunnel on 310-mile railway linking three countries in Asia
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Transportation

China completes 690-foot tunnel on 310-mile railway linking three countries in Asia

9,200-ton US warship heads for major overhaul as Navy upgrades its destroyer fleet
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Military

9,200-ton US warship heads for major overhaul as Navy upgrades its destroyer fleet

Secret Syrian nuclear reactor could have made material for weapons use, UN reports
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Energy

Secret Syrian nuclear reactor could have made material for weapons use, UN reports

Video: Humanoid robot learns to autonomously spar and fight without human control
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AI and Robotics

Video: Humanoid robot learns to autonomously spar and fight without human control

XPeng's IRON humanoids walk off production line as Tesla Optimus faces delays
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AI and Robotics

XPeng's IRON humanoids walk off production line as Tesla Optimus faces delays

World's first 22.9kV solid-state transformer developed to electrify US data centers
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Energy

World's first 22.9kV solid-state transformer developed to electrify US data centers

New additive helps lithium-ion batteries retain 95.6% capacity after 1,000 cycles
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Energy

New additive helps lithium-ion batteries retain 95.6% capacity after 1,000 cycles

China backs Trump's battleship plan, claims large-caliber guns can counter drone swarms
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Military

China backs Trump's battleship plan, claims large-caliber guns can counter drone swarms

China builds giant desert hangars at secretive Lop Nur base for J-36, stealth bombers
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Military

China builds giant desert hangars at secretive Lop Nur base for J-36, stealth bombers

Lithium manganese-rich battery cuts gas buildup, retains 92.2% energy after 883 cycles
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Energy

Lithium manganese-rich battery cuts gas buildup, retains 92.2% energy after 883 cycles

China completes 690-foot tunnel on 310-mile railway linking three countries in Asia
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Transportation

China completes 690-foot tunnel on 310-mile railway linking three countries in Asia

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China rewires its AI infrastructure with supernodes
Inside China
China rewires its AI infrastructure with supernodes

China's AI computing race is moving toward a system-engineering era built around architectures and open ecosystems.

Can SpaceX really turn AI into a $500 billion business?
Beyond Earth
Can SpaceX really turn AI into a $500 billion business?
Could fusion power change the balance of power for naval warfare?
Front Lines
Could fusion power change the balance of power for naval warfare?
China explores new AI 'Silk Road' with token outbound
Inside China
China explores new AI 'Silk Road' with token outbound
How a tiny nuclear CubeSat could change the future of space exploration
Beyond Earth
How a tiny nuclear CubeSat could change the future of space exploration

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Manufacturing's next giant leap isn't another robot; it's the factory itself
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The technology that could replace radio communication in space
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The battery-powered vessel challenging shipping’s dependence on fossil fuels
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This company wants to run copper and lithium mines like self-driving cars
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Case Studies
The engineering behind Europe’s first 3D-printed concrete bike bridge
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The nuclear renaissance: SMRs and the reactor buildout
Research
The nuclear renaissance: SMRs and the reactor buildout

Nuclear power currently commands more political attention, corporate investment and technological hype than at any point in three decades.

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The nuclear renaissance: SMRs and the reactor buildout
The nuclear renaissance: SMRs and the reactor buildout

Nuclear power currently commands more political attention, corporate investment and technological hype than at any point in three decades.

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Manufacturing's next giant leap isn't another robot; it's the factory itself
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The technology that could replace radio communication in space
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The battery-powered vessel challenging shipping’s dependence on fossil fuels
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This company wants to run copper and lithium mines like self-driving cars
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The engineering behind Europe’s first 3D-printed concrete bike bridge
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How quantum navigation could keep planes flying when GPS goes dark
Interviews

How quantum navigation could keep planes flying when GPS goes dark

Georgina Jedikovska
Sodium-ion batteries could change how the US power grid stores energy
InterviewsandEnergy

Sodium-ion batteries could change how the US power grid stores energy

Georgina Jedikovska
Why the next space race could depend on solving a massive power challenge
InterviewsandEnergy

Why the next space race could depend on solving a massive power challenge

Georgina Jedikovska
The supersonic comeback is closer than it has been in decades
SpaceandInterviews

The supersonic comeback is closer than it has been in decades

Chris Young
How SpaceX's engineering philosophy could transform the future of clean water
InterviewsandInnovation

How SpaceX's engineering philosophy could transform the future of clean water

Georgina Jedikovska

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Scientists 3D print steel pressure vessel for nuclear reactors using three robots
InnovationandEnergy
Scientists 3D print steel pressure vessel for nuclear reactors using three robots

Over 350 leaders gathered at ORNL for the Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Days.

Mrigakshi Dixit
Korea's next supercomputer to boast 8,496 GPUs, 614 petaflops performance
Innovation
Korea's next supercomputer to boast 8,496 GPUs, 614 petaflops performance
Ameya Paleja
JBC's B.IRON Battery-Powered rework brings high precision to electronics repair 
Innovation
JBC's B.IRON Battery-Powered rework brings high precision to electronics repair 
Sujita Sinha
Water-filled aluminum eggshell structures offer new shield against space debris
Innovation
Water-filled aluminum eggshell structures offer new shield against space debris
Mrigakshi Dixit
ASML starts 350,000-square-meter campus to expand semiconductor equipment production
Innovation
ASML starts 350,000-square-meter campus to expand semiconductor equipment production
Neetika Walter
Scientists 3D print steel pressure vessel for nuclear reactors using three robots
InnovationandEnergy
Scientists 3D print steel pressure vessel for nuclear reactors using three robots

Over 350 leaders gathered at ORNL for the Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Days.

Mrigakshi Dixit
Korea's next supercomputer to boast 8,496 GPUs, 614 petaflops performance
Innovation
Korea's next supercomputer to boast 8,496 GPUs, 614 petaflops performance
Ameya Paleja
JBC's B.IRON Battery-Powered rework brings high precision to electronics repair 
Innovation
JBC's B.IRON Battery-Powered rework brings high precision to electronics repair 
Sujita Sinha
Water-filled aluminum eggshell structures offer new shield against space debris
Innovation
Water-filled aluminum eggshell structures offer new shield against space debris
Mrigakshi Dixit
ASML starts 350,000-square-meter campus to expand semiconductor equipment production
Innovation
ASML starts 350,000-square-meter campus to expand semiconductor equipment production
Neetika Walter

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The world's 7 deadliest floods and the devastation they caused
Culture
The world's 7 deadliest floods and the devastation they caused

Storm surges, dam failures and even deliberate destruction of river levees have caused catastrophic flooding in the past.

Kaif Shaikh
7 largest earthquakes ever recorded, from Chile’s 9.5 to the 2025 Kamchatka quake
Culture
7 largest earthquakes ever recorded, from Chile’s 9.5 to the 2025 Kamchatka quake
Kaif Shaikh
Mobile phone survives 100,000-foot stratospheric drop in Guinness World Record test
Culture
Mobile phone survives 100,000-foot stratospheric drop in Guinness World Record test
Kaif Shaikh
Scientists may have found the world's first-ever brand on 3,200-year-old pottery
Culture
Scientists may have found the world's first-ever brand on 3,200-year-old pottery
Kaif Shaikh
Defunct California nuclear site's meltdown could be linked to higher illness rates: Study
Culture
Defunct California nuclear site's meltdown could be linked to higher illness rates: Study
Sujita Sinha
The world's 7 deadliest floods and the devastation they caused
Culture
The world's 7 deadliest floods and the devastation they caused

Storm surges, dam failures and even deliberate destruction of river levees have caused catastrophic flooding in the past.

Kaif Shaikh
7 largest earthquakes ever recorded, from Chile’s 9.5 to the 2025 Kamchatka quake
Culture
7 largest earthquakes ever recorded, from Chile’s 9.5 to the 2025 Kamchatka quake
Kaif Shaikh
Mobile phone survives 100,000-foot stratospheric drop in Guinness World Record test
Culture
Mobile phone survives 100,000-foot stratospheric drop in Guinness World Record test
Kaif Shaikh
Scientists may have found the world's first-ever brand on 3,200-year-old pottery
Culture
Scientists may have found the world's first-ever brand on 3,200-year-old pottery
Kaif Shaikh
Defunct California nuclear site's meltdown could be linked to higher illness rates: Study
Culture
Defunct California nuclear site's meltdown could be linked to higher illness rates: Study
Sujita Sinha

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US Army to bolster its obstacle breaching capability with autonomous vehicles
Military
US Army to bolster its obstacle breaching capability with autonomous vehicles

The new technology is being leveraged to overcome obstacles and facilitate the safe passage of follow-on forces.

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
New armored vehicle with 50 kW laser weapon planned for counter-drone missions
Military
New armored vehicle with 50 kW laser weapon planned for counter-drone missions
Kaif Shaikh
US Navy picks 9-mile-range VAMPIRE system to kill drones with 70mm rockets
Military
US Navy picks 9-mile-range VAMPIRE system to kill drones with 70mm rockets
Atharva Gosavi
22-mile PAC-3 interceptor motors record $4.7B deal to expand Arkansas plants by 2027
Military
22-mile PAC-3 interceptor motors record $4.7B deal to expand Arkansas plants by 2027
Aamir Khollam
China’s submarine crews are using warship sounds to improve target tracking
Military
China’s submarine crews are using warship sounds to improve target tracking
Kaif Shaikh
US Army to bolster its obstacle breaching capability with autonomous vehicles
Military
US Army to bolster its obstacle breaching capability with autonomous vehicles

The new technology is being leveraged to overcome obstacles and facilitate the safe passage of follow-on forces.

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
New armored vehicle with 50 kW laser weapon planned for counter-drone missions
Military
New armored vehicle with 50 kW laser weapon planned for counter-drone missions
Kaif Shaikh
US Navy picks 9-mile-range VAMPIRE system to kill drones with 70mm rockets
Military
US Navy picks 9-mile-range VAMPIRE system to kill drones with 70mm rockets
Atharva Gosavi
22-mile PAC-3 interceptor motors record $4.7B deal to expand Arkansas plants by 2027
Military
22-mile PAC-3 interceptor motors record $4.7B deal to expand Arkansas plants by 2027
Aamir Khollam
China’s submarine crews are using warship sounds to improve target tracking
Military
China’s submarine crews are using warship sounds to improve target tracking
Kaif Shaikh

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Scientists 3D print steel pressure vessel for nuclear reactors using three robots
InnovationandEnergy
Scientists 3D print steel pressure vessel for nuclear reactors using three robots

Over 350 leaders gathered at ORNL for the Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Days.

Mrigakshi Dixit
Google-backed 615 MW nuclear plant set for 2029 return to power 500,000 homes
Energy
Google-backed 615 MW nuclear plant set for 2029 return to power 500,000 homes
Sujita Sinha
New 10 MWe ocean-cooled nuclear reactor aims to power 15,000 coastal homes
Energy
New 10 MWe ocean-cooled nuclear reactor aims to power 15,000 coastal homes
Mrigakshi Dixit
Rolls-Royce explores automation for 470 MW nuclear reactors' speedy deployment
Energy
Rolls-Royce explores automation for 470 MW nuclear reactors' speedy deployment
Atharva Gosavi
1 GW nuclear campus advances in Louisiana as reactor technology screening begins
Energy
1 GW nuclear campus advances in Louisiana as reactor technology screening begins
Neetika Walter
Scientists 3D print steel pressure vessel for nuclear reactors using three robots
InnovationandEnergy
Scientists 3D print steel pressure vessel for nuclear reactors using three robots

Over 350 leaders gathered at ORNL for the Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Days.

Mrigakshi Dixit
Google-backed 615 MW nuclear plant set for 2029 return to power 500,000 homes
Energy
Google-backed 615 MW nuclear plant set for 2029 return to power 500,000 homes
Sujita Sinha
New 10 MWe ocean-cooled nuclear reactor aims to power 15,000 coastal homes
Energy
New 10 MWe ocean-cooled nuclear reactor aims to power 15,000 coastal homes
Mrigakshi Dixit
Rolls-Royce explores automation for 470 MW nuclear reactors' speedy deployment
Energy
Rolls-Royce explores automation for 470 MW nuclear reactors' speedy deployment
Atharva Gosavi
1 GW nuclear campus advances in Louisiana as reactor technology screening begins
Energy
1 GW nuclear campus advances in Louisiana as reactor technology screening begins
Neetika Walter

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Space

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How spacecraft survive the trip back to Earth after leaving the planet
Space
How spacecraft survive the trip back to Earth after leaving the planet

Engines, parachutes and wings guide vehicles through their final descent.

Atharva Gosavi
US boosts its on-orbit threat inspection capability with new successful demonstration
Space
US boosts its on-orbit threat inspection capability with new successful demonstration
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
Helogen plans to manufacture medical materials in orbit with autonomous factories in space
Space
Helogen plans to manufacture medical materials in orbit with autonomous factories in space
Kaif Shaikh
US Space Force turns to Leonardo DRS to track hypersonic projectiles from space
Space
US Space Force turns to Leonardo DRS to track hypersonic projectiles from space
Kaif Shaikh
Earth-moon space laser communication verified at 248,000-mile distance
Space
Earth-moon space laser communication verified at 248,000-mile distance
Mrigakshi Dixit
How spacecraft survive the trip back to Earth after leaving the planet
Space
How spacecraft survive the trip back to Earth after leaving the planet

Engines, parachutes and wings guide vehicles through their final descent.

Atharva Gosavi
US boosts its on-orbit threat inspection capability with new successful demonstration
Space
US boosts its on-orbit threat inspection capability with new successful demonstration
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
Helogen plans to manufacture medical materials in orbit with autonomous factories in space
Space
Helogen plans to manufacture medical materials in orbit with autonomous factories in space
Kaif Shaikh
US Space Force turns to Leonardo DRS to track hypersonic projectiles from space
Space
US Space Force turns to Leonardo DRS to track hypersonic projectiles from space
Kaif Shaikh
Earth-moon space laser communication verified at 248,000-mile distance
Space
Earth-moon space laser communication verified at 248,000-mile distance
Mrigakshi Dixit

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