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Damien Guironnet and graduate students Vanessa DaSilva and Nicholas Wang at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated a promising new plastic recycling process

Materials

Recycling breakthrough turns one common type of plastic into another

In a bid to reduce the environmental burden associated with both the manufacturing and disposal of plastics, scientists have demonstrated a new upcycling technique that turns one common form of it into another.

SpinLaunch has some innovative ideas when it comes firing things into space

Space Systems

Satellite-flinging SpinLaunch puts NASA payload through the wringer

Space startup SpinLaunch's kinetic launch system will require payloads to endure 10,000 g and speeds of 5,000 mph (8,000 km/h) and in this regard, the company may have just passed its biggest test yet.

Creators of the world's whitest paint hope to soon apply it to planes and cars

Materials

World's whitest paint is now thin enough to coat cars and planes

Last year, engineers at Purdue University used their expertise in materials science to produce the world’s whitest paint, and have now made some tweaks to the recipe and produced a version that is thinner and lighter.

As seen on previous Roomba models, the newly introduced Roomba Combo j7+ can detect and avoid obstacles in its path

Around The Home

First 2-in-1 Roomba vacuums, mops, and keeps your carpet dry

iRobot has rolled out its first entry in the world of vacuum and mopping combination robots with what it says is the most advanced system of its type, featuring a retractable mop head that swings up and out of the way.

Cassie the robot en route to a Guinness World Record

Robotics

Bipedal Cassie sets Guinness World Record for robotic 100-meter sprint

A machine named Cassie has set a Guinness World Record for the 100-meter dash by a bipedal robot, and while it’s far from the blistering pace of the world’s best athletes, it is an impressive demonstration of robotics and engineering.