A better way to control shape-shifting soft robots

A new algorithm learns to squish, bend, or stretch a robot’s entire body to accomplish diverse tasks like avoiding obstacles or retrieving items.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
May 10, 2024 ~7 min

Report: 2023 a Big Year for Renewable Energy

VOA Learning English • voa
May 9, 2024 ~4 min


New tech could lead to smaller, stronger wireless devices

A new class of synthetic materials could lead to wireless devices that are smaller, require less signal strength, and use less power.

Daniel Stolte • futurity
May 9, 2024 ~9 min

Did a weak magnetic field lead to life on Earth?

New evidence suggests a weak magnetic field millions of years ago may have fueled the proliferation of life on Earth.

Lindsey Valich-Rochester • futurity
May 9, 2024 ~7 min

Section 702 foreign surveillance law lives on, but privacy fight continues

Privacy advocates lost out when Congress reauthorized Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without major reforms. But the renewal fight returns in 2 years.

Peter Swire, Professor of Law and Ethics, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
May 9, 2024 ~8 min

Call for safeguards to prevent unwanted ‘hauntings’ by AI chatbots of dead loved ones

Cambridge researchers lay out the need for design safety protocols that prevent the emerging “digital afterlife industry” causing social and psychological

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 9, 2024 ~7 min

New treatment could reverse hair loss caused by an autoimmune skin disease

A microneedle patch that delivers immune-regulating molecules can teach T cells not to attack hair follicles, helping hair to regrow.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
May 9, 2024 ~7 min

New Research Shows How Early Humans Lived Before Agriculture

VOA Learning English • voa
May 8, 2024 ~3 min


Report: US Military Falling Behind in Sea Drone Development

VOA Learning English • voa
May 8, 2024 ~5 min

Orangutan Appears to Use Plant to Treat Wound

VOA Learning English • voa
May 8, 2024 ~3 min

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