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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.
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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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Since founding TerraPower in 2008, Bill Gates has had his eye on developing a safe, efficient, and clean next-gen nuclear plant. That project, called Natrium, has already broken ground in Wyoming and has just leaped over a critical hurdle.
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Feature-packed E Ink smartphone arrives as eye-friendly doomscroller
February 06, 2025 | Paul RiddenMost of us spend an awful lot of time looking at pocket-friendly screens these days, which can take its toll on our peepers. Last year, Bigme offered an eye-friendly alternative with its HiBreak E Ink smartphone. Now a Pro version has launched. -
Robodogs tackle bomb detection, defusing and disposal
February 05, 2025 | David SzondyWe're used to seeing robot dogs doing all sorts of weird things, but how about something to make the world safer? The British Ministry of Defence's answer is using the mechanical mutts to make detecting and defusing bombs safer and more efficient. -
Hybrid monitor boasts fastest paper-like display, color-rich visuals
February 05, 2025 | Paul RiddenE Ink is a good shout for reading text on a small screen for long periods, but if you want to work on larger displays with moving imagery, technologies like LCD and OLED are a better way to go. Taiwan's Hannspree is aiming for the middle ground. -
Keyboard-packing E Ink phone aims to simplify mobile life
February 04, 2025 | Paul RiddenIt's easy to get distracted these days, thanks to the portable supercomputers in our pockets. Last year, a project aimed to strip things back to basics with a phone sporting an E Ink display and Blackberry-like keyboard. Now the Minimal Phone is here. -
$33 magnetic speaker, wireless charger & stand punches above its 3-oz weight
February 03, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonThere are some gadgets we don't realize we need until we see them, and this mini magnetic Bluetooth speaker – which is also a charger, phone stand and personal light show – is one of them. At just three ounces, it's built for portability and convenience. -
Cold War nuclear missile set to see almost a century of service
February 03, 2025 | David SzondyA Cold War nuclear missile will remain in service for a total of 94 years thanks to a US$383 million US Navy contract, with Lockheed Martin to modernize the submarine-launched Trident II missile and stretch its life until 2084. -
Googly-eyed 4K laser projector has rotating lens for ultimate flexibility
February 03, 2025 | Paul RiddenThe ZUH6000 from Fujifilm is unlike other ultra-short-throw projectors. It features a funky rotating lens for maximum installation flexibility, and while Fujifilm has launched similar models before it, this is the first to put out 4K visuals. -
Unitree's bipedal robot shows off slick moves alongside human dancers
February 03, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalChinese robotics company Unitree has shown 16 of its H1 robots busting moves alongside human dancers at a Spring Festival Gala event. They not only danced in sync, but each of them also flawlessly spun and caught a handkerchief in the air. -
Tiny vanes glued to planes promise big savings for US Air Force
February 02, 2025 | David SzondyA surprisingly simple tweak is making a venerable military transport aircraft more efficient. Literally gluing a few microvanes to the rear fuselage of a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane can result in fuel savings in the tens of millions of dollars. -
Artificial gills unlock long-range underwater robots
February 01, 2025 | David SzondyWhat's good for fish may be good for robots, too, as researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon have developed an artificial gill that can extract oxygen from seawater to run fuel cells to power robotic sea gliders on long missions.
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