π€ NVIDIAβs VFlash AI method accelerates robot trajectory decoding by up to 12 times and cuts 3D prediction errors by 61%, helping robots plan movements faster and more accurately.
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NVIDIA's VFlash speeds robot decoding 12x and cuts errors by 61%
VFlash achieved 70.2% average robot manipulation success, compared with 62.6% for the baseline.
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β‘ Google plans a 702 MW natural gas fuel-cell project with carbon capture to power its first Wyoming data center, aiming to store most of its COβ emissions underground while supporting a $17 billion investment in the state.
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Google's Wyoming data center plan pairs gas power with carbon capture
Google's $17 billion Wyoming investment includes a planned 702 MW fuel-cell development with carbon capture and storage.
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π― The US Armyβs MALET kit allows drones to deploy standard 60mm and 81mm mortar rounds without permanently modifying the ammunition, with live tests successfully demonstrating drops from moving drones.
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US Army drops standard mortars from moving drones with new kit
The US Army's MALET kit converts standard mortar rounds into drone-delivered munitions without permanent modifications.
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βοΈ AutoFlight has completed the worldβs first autonomous five-eVTOL formation flight, with aircraft of different sizes and configurations flying together for 47 minutes and covering 83 miles without manual intervention.
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Worldβs first 5-eVTOL formation flight covers 83 miles in 47 minutes
AutoFlight flew five autonomous eVTOL aircraft across two weight classes in a 47-minute formation flight covering more than 80 miles (133 km).
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π§ MIT researchers have developed UQ-DAAAM, an AI memory system that helps robots detect and correct inaccurate object descriptions by comparing different camera views, resolving ambiguities for 92% of objects in tests.
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Robots can erase and rewrite their bad memories with MIT's new system
MIT's UQ-DAAAM system helps robots identify and correct unreliable object descriptions using multiple visual observations.
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What if a wheelchair could walk up stairs? Toyotaβs Walk Me uses four robotic legs to kneel, climb steps, and help riders get into cars. Watch the full video to see how roughly 10,000 motion simulations helped it learn to walk and what it would take to bring the award-winning concept into everyday use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMC9U_HfjJo
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Toyota built a chair that walks up stairs. Here's how it works
Toyota's Walk Me swaps a wheelchair's wheels for four robotic legs that kneel, climb stairs and help riders into cars, and on 15 October 2026 it won the Red Dot: Luminary, the top honour in the Red Dot Award: Design Concept. We break down how it learned toβ¦
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π Chinese battery giant CATL is exploring lithium-air batteries that could theoretically deliver over 1,243 miles (2,000 km) of EV range and significantly higher energy density than current batteries. The technology uses oxygen from the air to generate electricity, but challenges involving rechargeability, durability, and electrode degradation keep it in the experimental stage.
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1,200+ miles range: Chinese firm unveils new lithium air EV battery
CATL is exploring a lithium-air battery that could boost solid-state EV battery density fivefold, enabling a theoretical range of 1,243 miles.
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π₯οΈ From gate-all-around transistors and EUV lithography to high-bandwidth memory, chiplets, and silicon photonics, 10 key semiconductor technologies are shaping faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient electronics. These advances improve processing power, data transfer, storage capacity, and power efficiency across AI data centers, smartphones, and electric vehicles.
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How modern chips work: 10 essential semiconductor technologies explained
Discover how 10 key semiconductor technologies make modern electronics work, from tiny transistors, stacked memory to power devices.
β Spainβs newest submarine, Isaac Peral (S-81), sank the decommissioned patrol vessel Infanta Elena with a single torpedo during the SINKEX-26 naval exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. The live-fire drill demonstrated the submarineβs weapons capabilities and coordination with naval and aviation units, although it did not test combat effectiveness against an actively defended warship.
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US ally's latest submarine sends patrol ship down with one torpedo hit
From underwater weapons to aerial surveillance, the Atlantic drill put several layers of Spainβs naval capabilities to the test.
π¬οΈ Chinese company Linyi Yunchuan has tested its S4000 airborne wind energy system, which uses a helium-filled platform to lift turbines up to 2.5 miles (4 km) above the ground. The 220-foot-long structure transmits electricity through a tether, potentially reducing land requirements, although its commercial viability and long-term reliability remain unproven.
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China takes wind power into sky with 220-foot airborne turbine system
The 220-foot-long system uses a tether to anchor the airborne platform and transmit electricity to the ground.
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π NASA is exploring nuclear thermal and electric propulsion technologies that could enable faster, more efficient deep-space missions. Nuclear thermal engines could potentially reduce crewed travel times to Mars to 45β60 days, while nuclear-powered systems could support long-duration exploration of distant planets and moons where sunlight is limited.
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How nuclear rockets offer NASA a high-speed pathway into deep space
NASA is shifting toward nuclear-powered spacecraft to reach destinations once out of reach.
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