This robotic gripper can lift delicate objects without breaking them
Humans have built cranes capable of lifting ridiculously heavy objects and moving them around with ease. We have also designed massive ships to transport large, heavy cargo across thousands of miles without breaking a sweat. But what if we wanted to.....»»
Tesla tops expectations as price cuts lift deliveries to record
Tesla Inc. delivered a record 466,140 cars worldwide in the second quarter, outpacing Wall Street estimates......»»
Using a detector the size of a galaxy, astronomers detect gravitational waves from supermassive black hole pairs
When black holes and other enormously massive, dense objects whirl around one another, they send out ripples in space and time called gravitational waves. These waves are one of the few ways we have to study the enigmatic cosmic giants that create th.....»»
Astrophysicists propose a new way of measuring cosmic expansion: lensed gravitational waves
The universe is expanding; we've had evidence of that for about a century. But just how quickly celestial objects are receding from each other is still up for debate......»»
Ted Lasso charted a record-breaking billion minutes of viewing during finale week
Speaking of unfathomable numbers, Ted Lasso has been blazing through the charts at Nielsen. During the week of the season 3 finale, more than a billion minutes were spent watching the Apple TV+ comedy. more… The post Ted Lasso charted a record-b.....»»
Artificial neural network study explains why biting flies are attracted to blue objects
A small international team of life scientists has discovered why biting flies are attracted to things that are blue. In their study, reported in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group used an artificial neural network (ANN) to mimic the proces.....»»
TSMC sends more Taiwanese workers to finish Arizona plant
Apple's processor supplier TSMC says that to ensure a "fast ramp up" of its new Arizona Factory, it is sending more workers from Taiwan for this "critical phase."TSMCEven as TSMC objects to conditions imposed by the US — it effectively has to pay t.....»»
The Pixel Fold is already breaking, and it looks bad
The Pixel Fold has been out for about a day. And in that time, we've already seen lots of reports of the phone breaking. This doesn't look good......»»
Germany is building a tiny rover that will roam the surface of Phobos
At this very moment, eleven robotic missions are operating in orbit or on the surface of Mars, more than at any point during the past 60 years. These include the many orbiters surveying the red planet from orbit, the handful of landers and rovers, an.....»»
A jaw-dropping conundrum: Why do mammals have a stiff lower jaw?
From the 20-foot-long jawbones of the filter-feeding blue whale to the short, but bone-crushing, jaws of the hyena and the delicate chin bones of a human, the pair of lower jawbones characteristic of mammals have evolved with amazing variation......»»
The robotic falcon maker who lost £100,000 to cyber criminals
John Donald transferred the money to fraudsters as his business struggled during the Covid pandemic......»»
A threat to portable monitors everywhere: Lenovo Yoga Book 9i review
Multitasking on a 13-inch laptop is much easier with 26.6 inches of screen. Enlarge / The hinge awkwardly breaking up content on Lenovo's Yoga Book 9i. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: Lenovo Yoga Book 9i.....»»
Liquid metal could turn everyday things like paper into smart objects
This futuristic new liquid metal coating can make ordinary objects extraordinary. Enlarge (credit: LEONELLO CALVETTI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY) While paper isn’t exactly a smart material, it someday could be if it is cover.....»»
Einstein and Euler: Accelerating expansion of the universe and dark matter theories put to the test
The cosmos is a unique laboratory for testing the laws of physics, in particular those of Euler and Einstein. Euler described the movements of celestial objects, while Einstein described the way in which celestial objects distort the universe......»»
Deep-diving robotic sub could be last hope for lost Titanic tourists
With only hours left to save those aboard the lost Titanic submersible, a French underwater robot called Victor 6000 could be the rescue effort’s last hope......»»
Ocean heat is off the charts—here"s what that means for humans and ecosystems around the world
Ocean temperatures have been off the charts since mid-March 2023, with the highest average levels in 40 years of satellite monitoring, and the impact is breaking through in disruptive ways around the world......»»
Breaking symmetry to excite polaritons
Exploiting ultra-confined and highly directional polaritons at the nanoscale is essential for developing integrated nanophotonic devices, circuits and chips. High-symmetry crystals have been extensively studied, with a particular focus on hyperbolic.....»»
Scientists demonstrate terahertz wave camera can capture 3D images of microscopic world
Loughborough University scientists are the first to demonstrate that a terahertz wave camera can capture 3D images of microscopic items hidden inside small objects......»»
Fast magnetic imaging with diamond-based quantum sensor technology
Microscopic imaging of magnetic fields, enabled by quantum sensing, allows the measurement of the unique magnetic fingerprint of objects. This opens the door for fundamentally new applications in various fields such as materials testing or biomedicin.....»»
CERN plans to collaborate with projects for future gravitational-wave observatories
Gravitational waves, like the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, have made their mark on a decade of extraordinary discoveries in physics. Unlike gravity, which is created when massive objects leave their mark in the fabric of spacetime, gravitati.....»»
This one instrument has surveyed 2 million objects to understand dark energy
An early release of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument contains nearly 2 million astronomical objects......»»