Engineering
Stanford researcher Ellen Kuhl estimates that there are some 1043 potential burger recipes in the world. And with BurgerAI, a new tool developed in her lab, artificial intelligence can now design the best one for you based ...
Jun 26, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Hydrogen can become a clever way to store renewable energy and power fuel cells—but this introduces the problem of what can store this hydrogen, in turn. Metal hydrides—solids that absorb hydrogen into their crystal structures—are ...
Jun 25, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Sony is halting sales of its robotic puppy "aibo" in Japan, the company said, eight years after the latest model of its interactive android pet became an instant hit.
Jun 26, 2026
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Business
A maker of humanlike robots that carry totes around warehouses is aiming to go public on Wall Street in a test of whether there is a market for putting AI-powered humanoid machines to work.
Jun 24, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
For centuries, people have dreamed of undoing Babel. Sci-fi novelists envisioned universal translators, and linguists devised international languages, all in pursuit of a world where one person could speak and another could ...
Jun 25, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
The number of U.S. data centers is growing, largely to power artificial intelligence programs. That has led to concern about the environmental consequences of data centers—and their impact on the energy grid itself. What ...
Jun 26, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
A new study co-authored by USC Marshall's Miao "Ben" Zhang is among the first to show that generative AI is delivering significant productivity gains outside the workplace—and that a growing digital divide threatens to leave ...
Jun 22, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
A joint research team has developed an automated design technology that enables the creation of DNA origami structures that exactly match user-drawn shapes using generative AI. The generative design model, "Generative SNUPI," ...
Jun 25, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
As governments, companies and public institutions move from experimenting with AI to deploying it in the real world, questions are becoming increasingly urgent: What does it mean to trust AI? And what does it take for that ...
Jun 22, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
The men's soccer World Cup presents a unique global opportunity to showcase new soccer technology—from boots and balls to digital systems designed to enhance both officiating accuracy and fan engagement.
Jun 22, 2026
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