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0 to 497 mph in 5.3 secs: China's maglev model makes record with frictionless travel

0 to 497 mph in 5.3 secs: China's maglev model makes record with frictionless travel

China’s magnetic launch platform reaches airliner speeds within seconds.

0 to 497 mph in 5.3 secs: China's maglev model makes record with frictionless travel
Transportation

0 to 497 mph in 5.3 secs: China's maglev model makes record with frictionless travel

China’s magnetic launch platform reaches airliner speeds within seconds.

Video: Chinese robot dog tracks Tibetan antelopes at 15,420 feet in harsh terrain
AI and Robotics

Video: Chinese robot dog tracks Tibetan antelopes at 15,420 feet in harsh terrain

Video: Chinese robot dog tracks Tibetan antelopes at 15,420 feet in harsh terrain
AI and Robotics

Video: Chinese robot dog tracks Tibetan antelopes at 15,420 feet in harsh terrain

Lynx M20 combines wheeled speed and legged mobility, with IP66 protection and operation from -4°F to 131°F in harsh terrain.

Agility's Digit V5 robot targets 20-hour workdays without safety fences in factories
AI and Robotics

Agility's Digit V5 robot targets 20-hour workdays without safety fences in factories

The robot combines cameras, sensors and software to detect people and respond safely to unexpected movements.

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The supersonic comeback is closer than it has been in decades
SpaceandInterviews

The supersonic comeback is closer than it has been in decades

How the Cold War created the modern main battle tank
Military

How the Cold War created the modern main battle tank

World's first electron-ion collider could show what makes up 99% of the universe
Science

World's first electron-ion collider could show what makes up 99% of the universe

How SpaceX's engineering philosophy could transform the future of clean water
InterviewsandInnovation

How SpaceX's engineering philosophy could transform the future of clean water

The near-death experience that sparked a clean energy startup
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The near-death experience that sparked a clean energy startup

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Copy-paste no more: Anthropic puts invisible watermarks on Claude text under EU rules
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AI and Robotics

Copy-paste no more: Anthropic puts invisible watermarks on Claude text under EU rules

Humanoid robots trained on 1M hours of human video achieve up to 90% task success
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AI and Robotics

Humanoid robots trained on 1M hours of human video achieve up to 90% task success

US: 63,000 solid-state battery materials could unlock safer, better energy storage
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Energy

US: 63,000 solid-state battery materials could unlock safer, better energy storage

Engineer harnesses gravity to launch a 4-gram projectile at supersonic speeds
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Innovation

Engineer harnesses gravity to launch a 4-gram projectile at supersonic speeds

2,000-ton: Largest German-built attack submarine since World War 2 delivered to US ally
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Military

2,000-ton: Largest German-built attack submarine since World War 2 delivered to US ally

World's highest solar thermal plant in China gets over 15,000 mirrors installed
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Energy

World's highest solar thermal plant in China gets over 15,000 mirrors installed

MIT scientists' new framework could make nuclear fusion power a commercial reality
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Energy

MIT scientists' new framework could make nuclear fusion power a commercial reality

Practical nuclear fusion milestone achieved, higher plasma pressure feat recorded
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Energy

Practical nuclear fusion milestone achieved, higher plasma pressure feat recorded

US' unmanned plane shares intelligence with submarine-hunter aircraft in landmark collaboration
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Military

US' unmanned plane shares intelligence with submarine-hunter aircraft in landmark collaboration

New hydrogen engine achieves diesel-level performance for medium-duty vehicles
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InnovationandTransportation

New hydrogen engine achieves diesel-level performance for medium-duty vehicles

Copy-paste no more: Anthropic puts invisible watermarks on Claude text under EU rules
1
AI and Robotics

Copy-paste no more: Anthropic puts invisible watermarks on Claude text under EU rules

Humanoid robots trained on 1M hours of human video achieve up to 90% task success
2
AI and Robotics

Humanoid robots trained on 1M hours of human video achieve up to 90% task success

US: 63,000 solid-state battery materials could unlock safer, better energy storage
3
Energy

US: 63,000 solid-state battery materials could unlock safer, better energy storage

Engineer harnesses gravity to launch a 4-gram projectile at supersonic speeds
4
Innovation

Engineer harnesses gravity to launch a 4-gram projectile at supersonic speeds

2,000-ton: Largest German-built attack submarine since World War 2 delivered to US ally
5
Military

2,000-ton: Largest German-built attack submarine since World War 2 delivered to US ally

World's highest solar thermal plant in China gets over 15,000 mirrors installed
6
Energy

World's highest solar thermal plant in China gets over 15,000 mirrors installed

MIT scientists' new framework could make nuclear fusion power a commercial reality
7
Energy

MIT scientists' new framework could make nuclear fusion power a commercial reality

Practical nuclear fusion milestone achieved, higher plasma pressure feat recorded
8
Energy

Practical nuclear fusion milestone achieved, higher plasma pressure feat recorded

US' unmanned plane shares intelligence with submarine-hunter aircraft in landmark collaboration
9
Military

US' unmanned plane shares intelligence with submarine-hunter aircraft in landmark collaboration

New hydrogen engine achieves diesel-level performance for medium-duty vehicles
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InnovationandTransportation

New hydrogen engine achieves diesel-level performance for medium-duty vehicles

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China explores new AI 'Silk Road' with token outbound
Inside China
China explores new AI 'Silk Road' with token outbound

Chinese companies are exporting AI services built on a combination of model engineering, infrastructure efficiency and regulatory design.

How a tiny nuclear CubeSat could change the future of space exploration
Beyond Earth
How a tiny nuclear CubeSat could change the future of space exploration
Are radioisotope batteries the next big thing for winning future wars?
Front Lines
Are radioisotope batteries the next big thing for winning future wars?
When AI starts answering to Wall Street
AI Logs
When AI starts answering to Wall Street
Beyond simulation, China charts two paths to general-purpose robot intelligence
Inside China
Beyond simulation, China charts two paths to general-purpose robot intelligence

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Manufacturing's next giant leap isn't another robot; it's the factory itself
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The technology that could replace radio communication in space
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The battery-powered vessel challenging shipping’s dependence on fossil fuels
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AI and RoboticsandCase Studies
This company wants to run copper and lithium mines like self-driving cars
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Case Studies
The engineering behind Europe’s first 3D-printed concrete bike bridge
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The humanoid robot reality check
Research
The humanoid robot reality check

The humanoid robotics industry in the summer of 2026 is not one story. It is at least three separate ones, all running at different speeds.

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The humanoid robot reality check
The humanoid robot reality check

The humanoid robotics industry in the summer of 2026 is not one story. It is at least three separate ones, all running at different speeds.

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The technology that could replace radio communication in space
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The battery-powered vessel challenging shipping’s dependence on fossil fuels
CS4
AI and RoboticsandCase Studies
This company wants to run copper and lithium mines like self-driving cars
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The engineering behind Europe’s first 3D-printed concrete bike bridge
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The supersonic comeback is closer than it has been in decades
SpaceandInterviews

The supersonic comeback is closer than it has been in decades

Chris Young
How SpaceX's engineering philosophy could transform the future of clean water
InterviewsandInnovation

How SpaceX's engineering philosophy could transform the future of clean water

Georgina Jedikovska
The near-death experience that sparked a clean energy startup
InterviewsandInnovation

The near-death experience that sparked a clean energy startup

Christopher McFadden
The case for building cleaner and more resilient energy systems
InterviewsandEnergy

The case for building cleaner and more resilient energy systems

Christopher McFadden
Inside the platform bringing predictive maintenance to off-grid solar power
InterviewsandEnergy

Inside the platform bringing predictive maintenance to off-grid solar power

Christopher McFadden

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China develops lithium-metal battery delivering energy density of 447Wh/kg at -40°F
Innovation
China develops lithium-metal battery delivering energy density of 447Wh/kg at -40°F

The team boosted performance using a new cathode material built from a high-entropy oxide.

Jijo Malayil
Why is Nvidia still powering China's model race? Huawei chips face costly software wall
Innovation
Why is Nvidia still powering China's model race? Huawei chips face costly software wall
Neetika Walter
Security researchers discover SIM card vulnerabilities in mobiles, EV chargers
Innovation
Security researchers discover SIM card vulnerabilities in mobiles, EV chargers
Mrigakshi Dixit
Engineer harnesses gravity to launch a 4-gram projectile at supersonic speeds
Innovation
Engineer harnesses gravity to launch a 4-gram projectile at supersonic speeds
Ameya Paleja
Robotic arms 3D print drone boat as Florida firm targets faster defense production
Innovation
Robotic arms 3D print drone boat as Florida firm targets faster defense production
Jijo Malayil
China develops lithium-metal battery delivering energy density of 447Wh/kg at -40°F
Innovation
China develops lithium-metal battery delivering energy density of 447Wh/kg at -40°F

The team boosted performance using a new cathode material built from a high-entropy oxide.

Jijo Malayil
Why is Nvidia still powering China's model race? Huawei chips face costly software wall
Innovation
Why is Nvidia still powering China's model race? Huawei chips face costly software wall
Neetika Walter
Security researchers discover SIM card vulnerabilities in mobiles, EV chargers
Innovation
Security researchers discover SIM card vulnerabilities in mobiles, EV chargers
Mrigakshi Dixit
Engineer harnesses gravity to launch a 4-gram projectile at supersonic speeds
Innovation
Engineer harnesses gravity to launch a 4-gram projectile at supersonic speeds
Ameya Paleja
Robotic arms 3D print drone boat as Florida firm targets faster defense production
Innovation
Robotic arms 3D print drone boat as Florida firm targets faster defense production
Jijo Malayil

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10 of the world's deadliest venomous snakes and what makes them so dangerous
Culture
10 of the world's deadliest venomous snakes and what makes them so dangerous

Venom potency alone does not determine a snake’s danger.

Atharva Gosavi
Hiroshima marks 81 years since atomic bombing with renewed plea for nuclear-free world
Culture
Hiroshima marks 81 years since atomic bombing with renewed plea for nuclear-free world
Kaif Shaikh
More than 200 WWII German shipwrecks emerge as Danube river reaches record lows
Culture
More than 200 WWII German shipwrecks emerge as Danube river reaches record lows
Kaif Shaikh
White House reignites COVID-19 lab leak debate with explosive claims against Fauci
CultureandHealth
White House reignites COVID-19 lab leak debate with explosive claims against Fauci
Aamir Khollam
'Super-spreader' bioinvasion threat posed by ships stranded in Hormuz, say biologists
Culture
'Super-spreader' bioinvasion threat posed by ships stranded in Hormuz, say biologists
Abhishek Bhardwaj
10 of the world's deadliest venomous snakes and what makes them so dangerous
Culture
10 of the world's deadliest venomous snakes and what makes them so dangerous

Venom potency alone does not determine a snake’s danger.

Atharva Gosavi
Hiroshima marks 81 years since atomic bombing with renewed plea for nuclear-free world
Culture
Hiroshima marks 81 years since atomic bombing with renewed plea for nuclear-free world
Kaif Shaikh
More than 200 WWII German shipwrecks emerge as Danube river reaches record lows
Culture
More than 200 WWII German shipwrecks emerge as Danube river reaches record lows
Kaif Shaikh
White House reignites COVID-19 lab leak debate with explosive claims against Fauci
CultureandHealth
White House reignites COVID-19 lab leak debate with explosive claims against Fauci
Aamir Khollam
'Super-spreader' bioinvasion threat posed by ships stranded in Hormuz, say biologists
Culture
'Super-spreader' bioinvasion threat posed by ships stranded in Hormuz, say biologists
Abhishek Bhardwaj

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Type 212CD submarines to boost 3-nation Arctic undersea warfare capabilities
Military
Type 212CD submarines to boost 3-nation Arctic undersea warfare capabilities

Germany leads 3-nation push for next-generation submarine cooperation.

Atharva Gosavi
New US missile interceptor passes major rocket motor test on road to deployment
Military
New US missile interceptor passes major rocket motor test on road to deployment
Mrigakshi Dixit
Virginia-class nuclear submarines for Australia to get Lockheed combat systems
Military
Virginia-class nuclear submarines for Australia to get Lockheed combat systems
Kaif Shaikh
Lockheed's new defense hub to take missile sensors from sketch to test in months
Military
Lockheed's new defense hub to take missile sensors from sketch to test in months
Atharva Gosavi
Autonomous underwater drone launches submerged payload after 18 months of development
Military
Autonomous underwater drone launches submerged payload after 18 months of development
Aamir Khollam
Type 212CD submarines to boost 3-nation Arctic undersea warfare capabilities
Military
Type 212CD submarines to boost 3-nation Arctic undersea warfare capabilities

Germany leads 3-nation push for next-generation submarine cooperation.

Atharva Gosavi
New US missile interceptor passes major rocket motor test on road to deployment
Military
New US missile interceptor passes major rocket motor test on road to deployment
Mrigakshi Dixit
Virginia-class nuclear submarines for Australia to get Lockheed combat systems
Military
Virginia-class nuclear submarines for Australia to get Lockheed combat systems
Kaif Shaikh
Lockheed's new defense hub to take missile sensors from sketch to test in months
Military
Lockheed's new defense hub to take missile sensors from sketch to test in months
Atharva Gosavi
Autonomous underwater drone launches submerged payload after 18 months of development
Military
Autonomous underwater drone launches submerged payload after 18 months of development
Aamir Khollam

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Energy

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NASA tests new insulation to make large-scale liquid hydrogen storage cheaper
Energy
NASA tests new insulation to make large-scale liquid hydrogen storage cheaper

Non-vacuum insulation could lower the cost of storing liquid hydrogen at large scale, NASA tests show.

Neetika Walter
US: 63,000 solid-state battery materials could unlock safer, better energy storage
Energy
US: 63,000 solid-state battery materials could unlock safer, better energy storage
Georgina Jedikovska
World`s first: CATL set to mass-produce 350 Wh/kg prismatic cell aviation battery
Energy
World`s first: CATL set to mass-produce 350 Wh/kg prismatic cell aviation battery
Mrigakshi Dixit
World's highest solar thermal plant in China gets over 15,000 mirrors installed
Energy
World's highest solar thermal plant in China gets over 15,000 mirrors installed
Sujita Sinha
MIT scientists' new framework could make nuclear fusion power a commercial reality
Energy
MIT scientists' new framework could make nuclear fusion power a commercial reality
Ameya Paleja
NASA tests new insulation to make large-scale liquid hydrogen storage cheaper
Energy
NASA tests new insulation to make large-scale liquid hydrogen storage cheaper

Non-vacuum insulation could lower the cost of storing liquid hydrogen at large scale, NASA tests show.

Neetika Walter
US: 63,000 solid-state battery materials could unlock safer, better energy storage
Energy
US: 63,000 solid-state battery materials could unlock safer, better energy storage
Georgina Jedikovska
World`s first: CATL set to mass-produce 350 Wh/kg prismatic cell aviation battery
Energy
World`s first: CATL set to mass-produce 350 Wh/kg prismatic cell aviation battery
Mrigakshi Dixit
World's highest solar thermal plant in China gets over 15,000 mirrors installed
Energy
World's highest solar thermal plant in China gets over 15,000 mirrors installed
Sujita Sinha
MIT scientists' new framework could make nuclear fusion power a commercial reality
Energy
MIT scientists' new framework could make nuclear fusion power a commercial reality
Ameya Paleja

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Space

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Rocket Lab's GHOST to enable rocket launches to take place from anywhere on Earth
Space
Rocket Lab's GHOST to enable rocket launches to take place from anywhere on Earth

GHOST is a deployable, containerized launch infrastructure designed to fire rockets into orbit or suborbital trajectories from nearly anywhere on Earth.

Mrigakshi Dixit
NASA funds orbital hangar to make commercial space sample returns cheaper, faster
Space
NASA funds orbital hangar to make commercial space sample returns cheaper, faster
Neetika Walter
China's Long March 7A rocket explodes 85 seconds after liftoff, losing ChinaSat-4B
Space
China's Long March 7A rocket explodes 85 seconds after liftoff, losing ChinaSat-4B
Aamir Khollam
15 NASA missions that redefined science, engineering, and exploration
Space
15 NASA missions that redefined science, engineering, and exploration
Kaif Shaikh
SpaceX to launch 32 pharma laboratories into orbit for microgravity drug production
Space
SpaceX to launch 32 pharma laboratories into orbit for microgravity drug production
Atharva Gosavi
Rocket Lab's GHOST to enable rocket launches to take place from anywhere on Earth
Space
Rocket Lab's GHOST to enable rocket launches to take place from anywhere on Earth

GHOST is a deployable, containerized launch infrastructure designed to fire rockets into orbit or suborbital trajectories from nearly anywhere on Earth.

Mrigakshi Dixit
NASA funds orbital hangar to make commercial space sample returns cheaper, faster
Space
NASA funds orbital hangar to make commercial space sample returns cheaper, faster
Neetika Walter
China's Long March 7A rocket explodes 85 seconds after liftoff, losing ChinaSat-4B
Space
China's Long March 7A rocket explodes 85 seconds after liftoff, losing ChinaSat-4B
Aamir Khollam
15 NASA missions that redefined science, engineering, and exploration
Space
15 NASA missions that redefined science, engineering, and exploration
Kaif Shaikh
SpaceX to launch 32 pharma laboratories into orbit for microgravity drug production
Space
SpaceX to launch 32 pharma laboratories into orbit for microgravity drug production
Atharva Gosavi

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