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Feb 27, 2024

GUSTO sets record for longest scientific balloon flight in Antarctica

Posted by in category: futurism

GUSTO surpassed the previous record by flying continuously for over 55 days.

A scientific balloon soaring the skies above Antarctica broke the record for the longest flight on February 24.

Feb 27, 2024

Apple hints at AI cameras on Airpods, smart ring, smart glasses

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, wearables

Reports suggest the tech giant is considering plans to power Airpods with AI cameras, smart ring, and smart glasses.

With wearables taking over the consumer electronics market, especially in the last five years, tech giant–Apple is considering plans for wearable devices.

Feb 27, 2024

TECNO’s Dynamic 1: Meet the latest robotic dog on the block

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

TECNO’s Dynamic 1 is allegedly inspired by a German Shepherd.


Chinese technology company TECNO has officially unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI) enabled robotic dog called Dynamic 1. Showcased at the Mobile World Congress on Monday, February 26, in Barcelona, Dynamic 1 is the latest in robotic canines making the news of late.

According to reports on the robot’s capabilities, Dynamic 1 can climb up a flight of stairs thanks to its torque output of 45 Newton meters per kilogram (Nm/kg) and can also bow and “shake hands.”

Feb 27, 2024

Butterflies mimic each other’s flight patterns to flee predators

Posted by in category: futurism

Butterflies not only share near-identical color patterns but also synchronize their flight behaviors. Explore how these delicate creatures choreograph their movements to create a powerful warning signal against predators.

Feb 27, 2024

Scientists develop real-time human emotion recognition technology

Posted by in category: futurism

Scientists have made a a skin-integrated face interface technology that can recognize human emotions in real time.

Scientists have made a technology that can recognize human emotions in real-time.

Feb 27, 2024

First-in-human study tracks brain response to economic exchange

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

New study links dopamine and serotonin changes in a brain region to social perception and decision-making regarding offer acceptance.


Scientists unravel dopamine-serotonin dynamics in first-in-humans study, unveiling social decision-making during awake surgery in Parkinson’s patients’ tracking economic exchange.

Feb 27, 2024

Australian scientists 3D print titanium structure with supernatural strength

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, materials

Researchers were able to build a new material that’s 50% stronger than strongest alloy known to man by laser powder bed fusion approach.

Feb 27, 2024

Scientists discover strongest known magnetic fields inside nuclear matter

Posted by in category: futurism

Understanding the fundamentals of QGP could help understand the formation of hadrons — protons and neutrons that make up atomic nuclei.

Feb 27, 2024

Another Tesla Optimus robot walking video just dropped on X

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, sustainability, transportation

Elon Musk has shared a new video on X of Tesla’s incredible Optimus robot taking a casual stroll around Tesla’s laboratory. Since being published on Saturday, February 24, the 1-minute and 18-second clip has garnered much attention, with almost 79 million views in a few days (at the time of writing).

The clip shows Optimus in a more complete aesthetic than previously released videos. It also shows how mobile the robot truly is. However, as other commentators have said, Tesla’s Optimus’ progress would have been impressive only a few years ago but lags behind other efforts like those by Boston Dynamics.

Feb 27, 2024

SpaceX clears FAA inquiry, preps monster Starship rocket for 3rd launch

Posted by in category: space travel

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially closed its investigation into SpaceX’s 2nd failed Starship flight in November 2023. Launched on November 18, this test flight sadly ended in disaster as the giant rocket exploded shortly after takeoff.

However, the closure of the FAA investigation does not mean that SpaceX has a go-ahead for its planned third test flight later this year. Launched from SpaceX’s Starbase in South Texas, both of Starship’s rocket stages failed at around 3.5 and 8 minutes after launch.

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