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New technology and breakthroughs from the labs, universities and companies that made them: first demonstrations, records, new chips, materials, batteries, quantum and robotics advances.

Canton Fair Showcases Advanced Robotics and Smart Tech

Canton Fair Showcases Advanced Robotics and Smart Tech

Phase 1 of the Guangzhou event highlights smart living solutions and service robots.

United StatesCompany press releases (PR Newswire)
Wes Streeting.

UK Defense Secretary Highlights AI and Drones in Modern Warfare

UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting outlined how rapid deployment of AI, drones, and autonomous systems is transforming modern military operations.

United KingdomUK Government
Crewed Lunar Terrain Vehicle Testing.

NASA Develops Solid-State Batteries for Lunar Operations

NASA is developing solid-state batteries to power future lunar operations in extreme temperatures.

United StatesNASA
ORNL Develops Motor Decide Platform to Evaluate Electric Motors. Source: DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ORNL Develops Motor Decide Platform to Evaluate Electric Motors

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory created a new platform to help manufacturers evaluate electric motor technologies amid supply chain uncertainties.

InternationalDOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
MIT Drone Trajectory Planner Guarantees Collision-Free Flight. Source: MIT

MIT Drone Trajectory Planner Guarantees Collision-Free Flight

MIT researchers developed SANDO, an autonomous trajectory planner that mathematically guarantees drones will avoid moving obstacles in unmapped environments.

United StatesMIT
CMU Researchers Win DOE Genesis Mission Awards for AI Tools. Source: Carnegie Mellon University

CMU Researchers Win DOE Genesis Mission Awards for AI Tools

Carnegie Mellon researchers will develop AI tools for particle physics and fusion energy in Phase II of the Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission.

United StatesCarnegie Mellon University
Linux Kernel Report Details Three Decades of Open Source Impact. Source: Linux Foundation

Linux Kernel Report Details Three Decades of Open Source Impact

The Linux Foundation released a report detailing the kernel's impact, growth, and evolution across global infrastructure.

United StatesLinux Foundation
MIT Researchers Track Evolution of AI Hardware in Ongoing Survey. Source: MIT

MIT Researchers Track Evolution of AI Hardware in Ongoing Survey

MIT researchers document the evolution of commercial AI accelerators through an ongoing survey to help guide hardware choices.

United StatesMIT
Administrator Isaacman Visits Langley.

NASA tests pressure sensitive paint on model wing in Langley tunnel

NASA says the first-of-its-kind test shows how unsteady Pressure Sensitive Paint can measure airflow on a large, freely moving wing model, feeding better flight simulations.

United StatesNASA
MIT uses AI to make RNA vaccines stable at room temperature. Source: MIT

MIT uses AI to make RNA vaccines stable at room temperature

MIT researchers say an algorithm trained on small datasets found lipid nanoparticle formulations that kept mRNA Covid-19 vaccines stable for a year without cold storage.

United StatesMIT