Cassie the running robot achieves Guinness World Record in 100-meter dash in Oregon
A two-legged robot just made history.
Sep 28, 2022
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News tagged with world record
Robotics
Microrobot collectives display versatile movement patterns
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), Cornell University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed collectives of microrobots which can move in any desired formation. The miniature ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Business
Crypto donors pay $1 mn in fees for failed US Constitution bid
The cryptocurrency donors who banded together for a failed try to buy a rare copy of the US Constitution have had insult added to their injury in the form of over $1 million in fees, data showed Wednesday.
Nov 24, 2021
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Telecom
Mexico City sets world record for free Wi-Fi hotspots
Mexico City has set a world record for free Wi-Fi access thanks to thousands of public internet access points across the capital, Guinness World Records announced Wednesday.
Nov 11, 2021
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Business
Alibaba shares soar after Jack Ma reported on Europe trip
Alibaba shares surged more than six percent on Wednesday after billionaire founder Jack Ma was reported to be in Europe, fuelling investor hopes that the worst of China's regulatory crackdown for the internet giant might ...
Oct 20, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Explainer: The tech behind Tokyo Olympics' fast track
The Jamaican sprinter and her Olympic-record time captured everyone's attention. What's under foot, though, might have been a factor when Elaine Thompson-Herah broke a 33-year-old Olympic record in the women's 100 meters.
Aug 1, 2021
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Record-setting super shoes are here to stay, say experts
Derided by purists, evangelised by innovators: "super shoes" are the tools of the trade for today's athletes and will continue to radically change the landscape of track and road running, experts have told AFP.
Jul 28, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers develop solar cell with efficiency of 14%
A solar cell developed by physicists from the University of Luxembourg and Uppsala University has recently been certified with an efficiency of 14%, which comes close to the world record of 15.5%. These new findings have ...
Jun 8, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Perovskite solar modules: High efficiency on a large surface area
From cell to module without loss of efficiency: This is one of the main challenges of perovskite photovoltaics. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now managed to produce perovskite solar modules with ...
May 7, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
New study reveals secrets to solar success
A new study shows how researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) achieved a world record in solar cell efficiency.
Jan 22, 2021
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