Collaborate Disseminate
“The video contains no teleoperation,” says Norwegian humanoid robot maker 1X. “No computer graphics, no cuts, no video speedups, no scripted trajectory playback. It’s all controlled via neural networks, all autonomous, all 1X speed.”Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading OpenAI’s Eve humanoids make impressive progress in autonomous work
The USDA has approved Light Bio’s “Firefly Petunias,” and the company is taking US$29 pre-orders on these remarkable gene-edited houseplants. They glow in the dark, making them a captivating home decor addition for science buffs.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading USDA approves stunning bioluminescent “firefly petunias” for sale
Minesto’s fully operational Dragon 12 looks like some sort of futuristic military drone – but it behaves remarkably like a kite underwater. It uses lift generated by tidal flows to fly patterns faster than the currents, harvesting renewable energy.Cont… Continue reading 28-ton, 1.2-megawatt tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid
Minesto’s fully operational Dragon 12 looks like some sort of futuristic military drone – but it behaves remarkably like a kite underwater. It uses lift generated by tidal flows to fly patterns faster than the currents, harvesting renewable energy.Cont… Continue reading 28-ton, 1.2-megawatt tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid
Florida’s LuftCar has designed a real burger with the lot: a hydrogen-powered jeepney van that backs into a special detachable airframe to turn into a high-speed, long-range, cruise-capable vectored-thrust eVTOL, perfect for island hopping.Continue Rea… Continue reading LuftCar signs deal to develop detachable flying vans in the Philippines
A remarkable pilot project installed on a 240-m (787-ft) container ship has proven it’s possible to capture at least 78% of emissions from the smokestacks of cargo ships and convert the CO2 into limestone pebbles, which can be offloaded and sold.Contin… Continue reading Decarbonization containers turn 78% of marine emissions into limestone
A simple, cheap pretreatment promises to radically cut the price of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from waste wood biomass – potentially making it cost-competitive with fossil-based jet fuel, while cutting down emissions by up to 80%.Continue Rea… Continue reading Lignin breakthrough unlocks cost-competitive, carbon-neutral jet fuel
It seems the Enhanced Games are on like Donkey Kong, with multi-million dollar investments from Peter Thiel and other high-profile VCs. Performance-enhancing drugs are welcome – indeed, this could become an early preview of a transhuman Olympics.Contin… Continue reading “Olympics on steroids” takes a high-tech, F1-style angle on athletics
High-density lithium batteries hold vast amounts of energy – and when they drop their guts, they can do so in absolutely spectacular destructive fashion. So researchers have built fire extinguishing capabilities right into the cells themselves.Continue… Continue reading Self-extinguishing lithium battery puts out its own fires
It’s a shock video because Atlas is unboxing and racking shocks – sorry about that. But it’s also a shock because Atlas has always been a humanoid robotics research platform, not a commercial product – and this new video has us wondering.Continue Readi… Continue reading Shock video shows Atlas robot training for automotive work