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France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record. The milestone was reached on Feb. 12 at the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives WEST Tokamak reactor. -
China has approved what is set to become the biggest hydropower dam complex in the world, capable of producing nearly three times as much power as the current record-holder, the Three Gorges Dam. -
If you've ever found yourself in a dead zone, maybe you find solace in the quiet. Or maybe you've found yourself in an emergency and help is not coming. Either way, the ability to connect if and when you need to has its merits.
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BYD to build the 'world's largest' battery storage projects
February 22, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalChinese energy giant BYD has just inked a deal to build the largest battery storage projects on the planet for Saudi Arabia. The company will put together facilities at five sites totaling a massive 12.5 GWh of energy storage. -
Watch: 1X's Neo Gamma robot does your chores for you
February 22, 2025 | Joe Salas1X has just dropped a video of its new at-home robot helper, the Neo Gamma. It can clean, serve, and act as a voice companion. Never has a humanoid robot looked so huggable. Or in such need of a hug. -
MIT's RF tech helps drones navigate pitch-dark indoor environments
February 22, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalEngineers at MIT have devised a way to help drones find their way through unlit indoor spaces autonomously, without costly cameras. That'll come in handy for mapping and monitoring warehouses and tunnels, as well as search and rescue operations. -
MIT's insect-sized bots fly 100x longer with redesigned wings
February 22, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalInspired by the humble bee, robotics researchers at MIT have designed insect-sized aerial bots with a reimagined wing system that can fly for up to 1,000 seconds – 100 times more than any similar bots we've seen in the past. -
Figure's humanoids start doing tasks they weren't trained for
February 21, 2025 | Joe SalasOnly weeks after Figure.ai announced ending its collaboration deal with OpenAI, the Silicon Valley startup has announced Helix – a commercial-ready humanoid robot with an entirely new type of "hive-mind" AI brain called Helix VLA. -
Slimmest book-style foldable phone makes a play for pocket dominance
February 21, 2025 | Paul RiddenIf you fancy the idea of a book-style folding phone but don't relish the bulk in your pocket, Oppo might have the answer. Its new flagship foldable is "no thicker than a traditional phone" yet offers the largest display in its class. -
Optoma brings triple-laser projection to the home cinema cheap seats
February 21, 2025 | Paul RiddenFollowing the launch of a lights-on 4K laser projector at ISE 2025 earlier this month, Optoma has unveiled the first member of its "groundbreaking Photon series." The Photon Go ultra-short-throw projector brings triple-laser tech to budget home cinema. -
Floating nuclear power plants to be mass produced for US coastline
February 20, 2025 | David SzondyUK-based Core Power has announced that it plans to mass produce a fleet of floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs) using advanced reactor design and modular shipbuilding to be anchored off the US coast in about 10 years. -
Clone Robotics releases eerie video of twitching, kicking humanoid robot
February 20, 2025 | Ben CoxworthCalifornia's Clone Robotics has just posted a video of its full-body Protoclone humanoid robot, and well … it's a wee bit creepy. The prototype's less disturbing Clone descendants, however, could one day be vacuuming our carpets. -
Rugged phone boasts huge battery, powerful camp light and pico projector
February 19, 2025 | Paul RiddenMobile tech company Oukitel made a splash at CES last month with what's claimed to be the first 33,000-mAh rugged smartphone with a built-in projector. Now the WP100 Titan adventure toolkit has launched on Kickstarter.
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