Technology

Chinese robotics company UBTECH and FAW-Volkswagen have agreed to develop and test humanoid robots for logistics applications in vehicle manufacturing plants. The focus of the partnership is on developing demonstration scenarios and testing robotic solutions for factory logistics and intelligent manufacturing. UBTECH previously collaborated with FAW-Volkswagen on vehicle quality testing trials using its Walker S … Read more

70 Gears of War: E-Day can be placed on two sides of a coin. On the one hand, the campaign is lackluster and fails to leave a meaningful, lasting impression. On the other hand, the multiplayer, both PvP and PvE, is some of the best you can get in the third-person shooter space. Horde mode … Read more

MIT researchers have developed a soft sensor that recreates its own three-dimensional shape when it bends, folds and rotates. The technology could help remotely control robots, develop motion-tracking garments and measure patients’ progress during physical rehabilitation. The system embeds flexible optical fibers in silicon and uses changes in transmitted light to track surface deformations. Software … Read more

Raspberry Pi Desktop is a Debian-based Linux distribution that brings the familiar Raspberry Pi desktop environment to traditional PCs and Intel-based Macs. It offers a lightweight, straightforward alternative to Windows and macOS with a familiar interface, built-in applications and tools for everyday computer work. The operating system can run directly from a USB drive without … Read more

A new electrochemical process developed by researchers at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, could make green hydrogen production more economically attractive by producing a valuable industrial chemical alongside the fuel. The approach replaces the oxygen normally produced during water electrolysis with an epoxide, a class of chemicals commonly used to make polymers, coatings, adhesives, … Read more

WTF?! In the age of the smart home, every device seems to need a Wi-Fi connection and a smartphone app: lights, doorbells, door locks, garage door openers, televisions, lawn mowers, vacuum cleaners and even coffee makers. A recent incident shows how the accumulation of IoT devices in a home increases the likelihood that a fault … Read more

British researchers are developing a new method for producing lithium for batteries using engineered proteins that assemble into membranes with pores as small as 1 angstrom, potentially allowing the separation of lithium from chemically similar sodium. The approach uses S-layer proteins that naturally form highly ordered structures on the surface of microorganisms. Researchers want to … Read more

Editor’s opinion: Docking stations are rarely interesting, but this one caught my attention. Made by Japanese peripheral maker Elecom, the DST-L080BPBK features a large dial and four programmable buttons on an otherwise traditional 8-in-1 USB-C dock, putting the box you’d normally hide behind the monitor within easy reach. As it turns out, Elecom makes some … Read more

Chinese researchers recently developed a new bamboo-reinforced plastic that is 81 percent stronger and 173 percent more durable and could be used to shield electronic devices from unwanted electromagnetic waves. The groundbreaking material was developed by a group of scientists from Anhui Agricultural University in Hefei. According to the team, the new composite does not … Read more

Villain Slop: The Wikimedia Foundation recently accused OpenAI of abusing its hosting servers to “test” the malicious capabilities of its AI agents. The organization said companies like OpenAI should not pretend they did nothing wrong and should instead be held accountable for the harmful actions of their AI systems. The Wikimedia Foundation, the organization that … Read more