Engineering
Ground settlement, the downward movement of the ground surface or soil, is caused by changes in underlying soil or rock. With continuing development of underground spaces in urban areas, the frequency of ground surface settlement ...
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Engineering
Researchers at Princeton Engineering have created a semiconductor with unique properties: It is just a few molecules thick and can repeatedly change its properties in response to light. This is a step toward building more ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Business
Like past transformative technologies, from railroads and radio to the internet, artificial intelligence has attracted optimistic investors and inflated valuations, and with them speculation of a bubble market—when eager ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Engineering
The U.S. is ready to build more nuclear reactors, but a dwindling network of research reactors capable of testing new nuclear fuels for commercial use presents a major bottleneck. With a long record of success in innovation ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Automotive
Self-driving car company Waymo said Tuesday it will launch its robotaxis in the German city of Munich next year, marking the U.S. group's first foray into the European Union.
Aug 25, 2026
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Engineering
Cable tray systems are essential for supporting electrical and communication cables in buildings, but their failure during earthquakes can disrupt critical services and pose serious safety risks. Researchers have now validated ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Business
Europe's largest video game show, Gamescom, opens its doors Tuesday in Cologne, with the industry hoping that the coming blockbuster "Grand Theft Auto VI" can provide a much-needed boost as studios cut jobs amid fierce competition.
Aug 25, 2026
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Robotics
A Chinese humanoid robot set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing on Tuesday, beating its robot competitors—and the fastest recorded human time.
Aug 25, 2026
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Engineering
Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the University of Bordeaux in France have demonstrated a new way to send information through the atmosphere without correcting for the distortions that normally ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Security
Safety protections built into some of the world's most widely used artificial intelligence (AI) models can be stripped away with alarming ease, according to a new international study.
Aug 25, 2026
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