This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 kilopascals — soft, like rubber — to 292 megapascals, hundreds of times ...

Improved cooling systems are in high demand due to a boom in AI data centers as well as new ambitious space missions.

Plus, it's a season of mixed results for Chinese automakers like BYD and Xpeng, and the world may get relief from the ...

China’s dominance of the rare earth metals business—with a chokehold on Western militaries and key industries—has become a key geopolitical issue. Chinese companies make most of the parts that go into ...

Everyone is disengaging. Not just around climate, but everywhere — with everything. The fatigue is real. With so much negativity in ...

Everyone is disengaging. Not just around climate, but everywhere — with everything. The fatigue is real. With so much negativity in ...

From savage mechanical parasites to beings of pure energy, these are the greatest foes of Iron Man that deserve more time in the spotlight. When two astronaut scientists tried to create functional ...

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An autonomous ocean robot, launched from Woods Hole, is attempting to complete a first-ever trip around the world.

Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...

An Australian company has created a significant evolution of the construction industry in the form of Charlotte, a spider-like robot capable of building houses.

A field called swarm robotics is taking inspiration from ants, bees and even slime molds.