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Scientist Trap Sunlight to Reach Temps of Nearly 2,000 Degrees Fahrenheit
Engineers are cooking up a new clean energy solution: charging up crystals with solar energy to temperatures of 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius), potentially making them a greener substitute for the carbon-intensive processes that smelt steel and cook cement. The new technology—described in a proof-of-concept study published today in Device—makes use of a property…
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Watch This New Robot Relax in the Creepiest Way Possible
The past decade has seen humanoid robot makers trying to make their creations more and more like humans. But here in 2024, we seem to be witnessing an odd shift in the dexterity of our bipedal robo-dreams. Put bluntly, robotics companies aren’t afraid of getting weird with the contortions of their latest offerings. China-based Unitree…
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Coroner’s Report Reveals Boeing Whistleblower’s Cause of Death
Details surrounding the death of John Barnett, a corporate whistleblower who was in the midst of suing aviation giant Boeing when he was found dead in a parking lot earlier this year, have finally been revealed. Barnett was a former quality control engineer at Boeing who accused the company of serious safety infractions. His body…
