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New hydrogel absorbs liquids so much better it could replace cloth and towels

It's time for a wiping paradigm shift: this thing expands into a jelly-like blob and can absorb liquids three times more

Over a quarter of water is lost through leakage. These small "AI pipebots" could fix that

In the not-too-distant future, AI pipebots could be patrolling inside our water pipes. They will ensure no drop of clean water leaks out.

This solar car will steal your heart with its uncanny looks and whopping 1,000 km range

A solar-powered EV "Sunswift 7" just made a new Guinness World Record by covering 1000 km on a single charge.

Deep-red, cranberry-based lipstick also kills off microbes, fungi, and bacteria

Who says you can't have beauty and health benefits?

Eco-friendly antifouling silicone paint can save marine life from metal poisoning

Time to use environment friendly coatings on vessels instead of toxic copper paints.

New ultrathin gold coating can make your glasses defog themselves

Finally, salvation from foggy glasses!

Batteries running on bacteria juice can power medical devices inside your body

This ingestible battery will supply power to drug delivery robots inside your body in the future.

This AI can tell if you'll have a heart attack in the next 10 years

All it needs is one chest X-ray -- and a lot of training.

Woman’s hidden name and doodles found in medieval manuscript

An 8th-century book reveals humanoid figures scrawled in the margins.

The pandemic wrecked the social lives of school kids in the world's poor countries

The pandemic has messed up many things including the academic and social growth of school children.

This AI invented 31 million materials that don't yet exist

It is now possible to expand the research of new materials by orders of magnitude.

Protests continue offline and online in China, as authorities try to squash and erase any trace of disobedience

A blank sheet of paper, math equations, and alpacas have become the unlikely symbols of the protests in China.

Over 1000 songs released in China have AI voices. Some have over 100 million streams

After competing with painters and illustrators, AI has started replacing singers in China.

Scientists may have finally cracked the biggest puzzle keeping solid-state batteries from taking over the energy industry

New research finds a way to render branch-like lithium filaments harmless to solid-state batteries.

Want to make your pet more sustainable? Try dry food

A dry diet can turn your pet into an energetic and environment friendly companion.

Bioengineered yeast might feed astronauts exploring the depths of space

Baker's yeast also has the potential to become astronomer's yeast.

"Optical electrodes" can read your mind, paving the way toward fully-functional prosthetics and brain-machine interfaces

These optrodes bypass several of the most glaring limitations of current electrodes.

Scientists equip sharks with scientific equipment and send them to study the world’s largest seagrass hotspot in The Bahamas

Instrument-equipped sharks led scientists to a large seagrass ecosystem that can fix more carbon than you can ever imagine.

Marshmallow test proves smart jays have excellent self-control -- just like humans

Don't underestimate the birds. Their intelligence levels might surprise you.

Juicy bots: Withering passion fruit gives rise to a robot that can clean space junk

The patterns formed on a withering passion fruit hold valuable insights for designing robots.

A nest-monitoring device can save more sea turtle hatchlings and fight extinction

Using TurtleSense, you can know when a turtle egg will hatch and even find out if an egg is ever going to hatch or not.

This clever algorithm may be what's driving rent prices so high

Algorithms are impacting our lives in a big way.

The future food label might just be in the shape of a QR cookie, helping prevent packaging waste and pollution

The tasty treat is a bonus!

New exoskeleton leaves the lab, steps into the real world -- and adapts on the fly

This is science at its finest.

An AI capable of 'thermal attacks' just proved that no password is safe

Scientists created an AI password thief to show that we need better safety measures than passwords and PIN.

AI eye checks can detect heart diseases in less than a minute

Your eyes may hold the key to detecting heart disease.

Researchers unravel the mysteries of a Middle Ages nanomaterial

Gilding techniques were incredibly well developed in the Middle Ages.

Six major tech companies pledge not to weaponize AI, but will politicians follow their lead?

With AI and robots becoming increasingly capable, such pledges are more and more important.

How the humble Sphagnum moss can become our protector against floods

Bio-engineering at its finest.

World's whitest paint is now thin enough to coat and cool down cars, trains and planes

The 'whitest white' can reflect up to 98% of incoming light, including ultraviolet frequencies.

New AI tool can generate videos from text inputs, and it's cool and scary

Things are about to get very weird very fast.

Bitcoin's beefy environmental costs are worse than those of gold or red meat production

It can be hard to notice the real-world impact of digital assets – but they can be immense.

Researchers develop scaffold implant that mimics the spinal cord

It might provide relief to millions of people suffering from spinal cord injuries.

New Google platform provides near-real-time data on land change and natural disasters

Fires, floods, and human intervention such as deforestation will soon be visible directly on the platform.

3D-printed cornea innovation can become a beacon of hope for millions with eye problems

A cornea from one donor can now illuminate the life of three patients.

Prehistoric vomit reveals a banquet from millions of years ago

You’ve heard of Jurassic Park, but what about Jurassic barf?

China floats footage of magnet-modified cars levitating over an experimental stretch of highway

Flying cars? Not yet. Floating cars? Probably soon!

This edible QR code tag can detect fake whiskey and medicines

Just scan and you'll know if it's the real deal or not.

A new pair of shoes changed the life of a special penguin

The story of Lucas the penguin and his almost magical shoes that gave him the power to walk again.

A bat traveled 2,486 km and broke all previous records

Bats are cooler than Batman because their seasonal movement benefits several plant species and our entire ecosystem.

Scientists created diamonds from plastic bottles and then used them to study giant gas planets

This suggests "diamond rain" may be quite common on other planets.

Scientists have created a material that can think under stress

The engineered material can sense physical touch and now scientists want it to also processs visual information.

French AI helps tax officials spot un-declared pools from the air

Skimping on taxes? Not while this AI is watching!

TikTok's In-App browser tracks what you do on other sites. Do other apps do the same?

Apps have a lot of data on you.

New aluminum batteries could be the dirt cheap alternative to lithium-ion that we've all been waiting for

The time has come to try aluminum-sulfur batteries — a promising cheaper alternative to storing energy.

Second asteroid could have also led to dinosaur extinction

There is strong evidence the dinosaurs endured a double-asteroid whammy.

Do you really know what's inside your tattoo ink? This study offers some clues

Researchers found that tattoo ink labels are largely inaccurate and may contain ingridients that are not listed.

Fake news about spiders shows how misinformation can run on eight legs. Here's why expert voices matter

A study about global spread of misinformation on spiders reveals one winning strategy in fight fake news worldwide.

Machine-learned: Department of Defense trials AI teacher with stunning results

That being said, the technology is nowhere near ready for the classroom.

Scientists discovered a 5 million-year-old time capsule buried in Antarctica

It's an ice core with bubbles containing remains of ancient Earth atmosphere.

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