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The JEC Tower has hit another milestone on its journey to become the new world's tallest skyscraper. The building is rapidly moving toward the halfway mark and has now reached a height of 1,410 ft. -
Chinese tech giant Ubtech has launched the 'world’s first' humanoid robot designed to be an everyday companion and live in your home. Despite ambitious claims, the product launch left many people more skeptical than impressed. -
Construction has officially begun on New York City's most high-profile supertall skyscraper. Rising to a height of 1,226 ft, 2 World Trade Center will finally complete the rebuilt World Trade Center skyline.
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Will a cyborg cockroach paramedic save your life in the future?
September 09, 2026 | Maryna HolovnovaCyborg cockroaches have got a promotion. Besides finding survivors in earthquake rubble, they’ve become paramedics, delivering emergency medication while human rescuers are on their way. -
Frog muscle put to use in swimming robotic manta ray
September 08, 2026 | Etiido UkoFew things make the career jump from regional cuisine delicacy to robotics actuator. Yet, in research vaguely reminiscent of RoboCop, scientists have used skeletal muscle from a literal frog leg as an actuator to control a tiny robotic manta ray. -
Robotic fish swims like the real thing, and can be built to any size
September 08, 2026 | Maryna HolovnovaEngineers continue to draw inspiration from nature. Scientists from New York University have developed a robot that resembles a fish, and can be easily scaled up or down in size to explore different water bodies. -
G. Lucas' $1B spaceship museum hides 714 geothermal wells underneath
September 07, 2026 | Adam WilliamsThe Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is finally complete. Looking like a spaceship has landed in L.A., the museum holds an eclectic mixture of art – where Star Wars props rub shoulders with ancient Egyptian pottery. -
This cooler gets colder when you heat it up
September 06, 2026 | Etiido UkoYou can’t brighten a room with darkness, you can’t dry a towel by soaking it, and you surely can’t cool things with heat. Right? Well, maybe. Scientists have just built a solid-state cooling device that can use heat to generate cold. -
New epoxy built to stick until you tell it not to
September 06, 2026 | Etiido UkoEpoxy is one of materials science’s great unifiers, bringing various materials together to form composites. However, it makes material recovery for recycling very difficult. Scientists have created an additive that enables the material to let go. -
LightMake L4 puts four independent print heads on one desktop
September 05, 2026 | Monica J. WhiteLightMake’s L4 Kickstarter desktop 3D printer pairs four independent toolheads with beltless linear motors, promising faster batch printing, near-zero purge waste, 16-color expansion, and speeds of up to 500 mm/s. -
These 3D-printed objects know if you’re using them properly
September 04, 2026 | Malcolm AzaniaShiftLens products use optomechanical shifting to change color and pattern. Requiring neither electronics nor a power source, they're more resilient against getting soaked or being dropped than any device needing electricity or a monitor. -
UK military tests powered paragliders for covert troop insertion
September 04, 2026 | David SzondyThe British Ministry of Defence is looking into a novel way to drop troops behind enemy lines, with a £6-million (US$8.1-million) study to evaluate the use of foot-launched powered paragliders as transports for reconnaissance and troop insertion. -
Floating data center would provide water and electricity to 32,000 homes
September 03, 2026 | Etiido UkoSome companies build a desalination plant and call it a day; others build a data center, while others, still, build power generation facilities. One project wants to build all three …into one facility …offshore …on a movable ship.
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