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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.
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Elecom has launched the world's first power bank to feature a sodium-ion battery inside. It promises significantly longer cycle life than traditional lithium-ion batteries, as well as the ability to operate in extremely hot and cold climes.
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MIT spin-off Quaise is still trying to use fusion technology to drill the deepest hole in history and unlock clean, virtually limitless, supercritical geothermal energy. But how does it work? And are they even close to realizing their vision?
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Wheeled robotic centaur set to enter use in hotels – and elsewhere
April 01, 2025 | Ben CoxworthWhile we've heard a lot about humanoid robots lately, the requirements for their bipedal walking gait will likely keep them quite expensive – and thus little-seen. By contrast, the FlashBot Arm is something you might actually encounter sometime soon. -
Review: Bagel-like headphones boast a "holy" sound, but do they deliver?
April 01, 2025 | Ben CoxworthWhile headphones do provide an immersive listening experience, music is made to be heard through a good set of speakers in a room. Movengine's AirCore OWH headphones are made to simulate that experience, and I recently got to give the things a try. -
This sleek macOS keyboard doubles as an extra large trackpad
April 01, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalThe keys on Clevetura's CLVX 1 macOS keyboard aren't just for typing – they're touch sensitive, so you can glide your fingers on them to control your cursor, like you would on a supersized trackpad. -
Record-breaking tiny robot offloads electronics to fly by magnetism
March 31, 2025 | Ben CoxworthScientists have created what they say is the world's smallest untethered flying robot, by taking a unique approach to its design. To minimize size and weight, they've moved the bot's power and control systems out of its sub-centimeter-wide body. -
Sodium-iron battery startup to challenge Li-ion for extended storage
March 31, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalCalifornia-based startup Inlyte wants to offer a scalable alternative to lithium-ion storage batteries with its sodium-iron tech, and it will soon manufacture cells in the US to showcase its benefits. -
ChatGPT conversations linked to increased feelings of isolation
March 30, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalStudies conducted by OpenAI and MIT Media Lab found a small percentage of test subjects who used ChatGPT extensively reported increased loneliness and emotional dependence, and reduced social interaction. What does that spell for such platforms? -
World's smallest LED pixels squeeze into astounding 127,000-ppi display
March 30, 2025 | Michael IrvingScientists have created a new type of display with the smallest pixels and highest pixel density ever. Individual pixels were shrunk to 90 nanometers – about the size of a virus – and a record 127,000 of them were crammed into every inch of a display -
Latest US nuclear gravity bomb enters production
March 30, 2025 | David SzondySandia National Laboratories (SNL) has shown off the United States' latest nuclear weapon as full production begins seven months ahead of schedule. The B61-13 variable-yield gravity bomb is part of a major program to modernize the American nuclear deterrent. -
First 'visually dubbed' feature film hits US theaters this May
March 29, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalSwedish sci-fi adventure flick Watch the Skies is using a technique called 'visual dubbing' to alter the cast's lip movements and map them to dubbed English dialogue for international audiences – without reshooting a single scene. -
The Flying Flapjack: The real flying saucer
March 29, 2025 | David SzondyWe think we know what someone means when they call something "airplane-shaped," but real-world aircraft come in a surprising variety of forms. Two particular oddities were so far out on the bell curve that they were known as the "Flying Flapjacks."
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