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70% of the Rock Under Our Feet Can Produce Hydrogen. Tapping It Could Power Your Town.
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (488+ words) Enough hydrogen is leaking from a single mine to power hundreds of homes. Researchers say it's far from unique. Neil Bates on Unsplash Hydrogen gas produced by geological processes beneath Earth's surface has been touted as a promising clean energy…...
The Fully Anesthetized Brain Can Still Track a Podcast
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (896+ words) A new study challenges the idea that consciousness is necessary to make sense of language. Anh Tuan Thomas on Unsplash Our brains keep on whirling long after we drift off to sleep. Each night, the hippocampus, a major hub for…...
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 16)
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (547+ words) Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Unitree Will Sell You a Massive "Transformable Mecha" for $650, 000 Jess Weatherbed | The Verge "Unitree is already one of the most recognizable names in the…...
New Algae Robots Swarm Like Locusts at the Flick of a Switch
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (649+ words) Self-assembling swarms of microrobots could someday deliver drugs and pull toxins from water. Algae nanoparticle microrobot / Zhengxing Li For most of us, a locust swarm sounds like an utter nightmare. For roboticists, it's inspiration. Nature abounds with creatures that cooperate…...
These Seven AI Rings Translate Sign Language in Real Time
1+ week, 1+ day ago (708+ words) The wireless rings read 100 common signs from two sign languages and "autocomplete" sentences. At the turn of the 20th century, William Hoy transformed Major League Baseball. The most prominent deaf player in history, he taught his team American Sign Language (ASL)…...
Data Centers in Space: Will 2027 Really Be the Year AI Goes to Orbit?
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (395+ words) Google plans to take a tangible first step in a new AI and computing moonshot by launching two prototype satellites to orbit in early 2027....
In the Scramble to Power AI, Investors Bet $140 Million on Data Centers at Sea
1+ week, 3+ day ago (539+ words) Far from shore, the server farms would be powered by waves, cooled by seawater, and networked by satellite. Ocean-2 sea-based data center prototype / Panthalassa via You Tube As AI demand for computing power surges, companies are searching for new ways…...
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 9)
1+ week, 5+ day ago (515+ words) Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash AI Is Starting to Build Better AIMatthew Hutson | IEEE Spectrum This Driverless Chinese Mining Truck Is Giant, Agile, and Shows the Industrial Future of AIJesus Diaz | Fast Company "If you thought that embodied'AI'was all about…...
You Probably Wouldn't Notice if a Chatbot Slipped Ads Into Its Responses
1+ week, 6+ day ago (701+ words) For years, tech companies have profiled users for targeted ads. AI is about to take it to the next level. Tim Witzdam on Unsplash Hundreds of millions of people consult artificial intelligence chatbots on a daily basis for everything from…...
The Heart Rarely Gets Cancer. Scientists Think They Know Why.
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (769+ words) The heart's constant motion makes it largely immune to cancer. The discovery could help protect other organs. Ciucci et al. , Science 2026 The heart is a biological wonder. It beats roughly 2. 5 billion times in an average lifetime. Unlike skin cells, which…...