How chameleon materials adjust to climate extremes in real time
Every summer, our cities burn energy to keep us cool. The same happens in winter with the increasing demand for heating.
Jan 8, 2026
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Google, Character.AI agree to settle suits involving teen suicide
Google and startup Character.AI have settled lawsuits filed by families accusing artificial intelligence chatbots of harming minors, including contributing to a Florida teenager's suicide, according to court filings Wednesday.
Jan 8, 2026
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Business
Startups go public in litmus test for Chinese AI
Leading Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu AI soared as it went public in Hong Kong on Thursday, a day before rival MiniMax also makes its market debut in a litmus test for the country's rapidly developing sector.
Jan 8, 2026
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Laser cladding technology on track to improve railway repair
The University of Sheffield Rail Group hosted industry partners at British Steel on 7th November to see laser-clad field-demonstrations, which showed how additive manufacturing can repair railway infrastructure and provide ...
Jan 8, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar hydrogen can now be produced efficiently, no platinum required
A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has presented a new way to produce hydrogen gas without the scarce and expensive metal platinum. Using sunlight, water and tiny particles of electrically conductive ...
Jan 7, 2026
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Robotics
Grasshopper wings inspire gliding robot design
A collaboration between Princeton University engineers and entomologists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign began with the researchers chasing grasshoppers in a hot parking lot. Their eventual focus on the hindwings ...
Jan 7, 2026
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Engineering
Breaking performance barriers of all-solid-state batteries through pure structural design
Batteries are an essential technology in modern society, powering smartphones and electric vehicles, yet they face limitations such as fire explosion risks and high costs. While all-solid-state batteries have garnered attention ...
Jan 7, 2026
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Automotive
With some help from AI, your next move can be predicted
AI might know where you're going before you do. Researchers at Northeastern University used large language models, the kind of advanced artificial intelligence normally designed to process and generate language, to predict ...
Jan 7, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
More efficient holographic solutions can enable smarter vehicle head-up displays
Imagine driving down a busy highway. You need to check your speed and navigation, but glancing down at the dashboard takes your eyes off the road for a critical second. This is where head-up displays (HUDs) come in, projecting ...
Jan 7, 2026
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Self-powered eye tracker harnesses energy from blinking and is as comfortable as everyday glasses
Assistive devices that enable those who can no longer move their bodies to control wheelchairs or communicate by moving only their eyes function by using eye-tracking technologies, but these technologies often have limitations ...
Jan 7, 2026
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