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When it is a matter of survival, predation trumps symbiosis.

Corals eat their algal partners during food scarcity.

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The Tesla CEO keeps pushing his employees to achieve more, sometimes even the impossible.

Elon Musk allegedly asked Tesla employees to ensure that Cybertruck production achieves single-digit micron tolerance, much like Lego or even soda cans are made with. This instruction was sent to employees in an email, which was later leaked, Electrek.

The Cybertruck is Tesla’s most awaited electric vehicle, running several years behind schedule and expected to begin deliveries by the end of this quarter. The vehicle’s iconic shape piqued many potential buyers’ interest when unveiled in 2019.

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have successfully developed a new way to produce a specific type of photon that could prove critical for quantum data exchange, notably encryption. The specific kind of photons, called “circularly polarized light,” have thus far proved challenging to create and control, but this new technique makes the process easier and, importantly, cheaper. This was achieved, the team explains, by stacking two different, atomically thin materials to “twist” (polarize) photons in a predictable fashion.

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Four astronauts from four countries are on the ISS for the SpaceX Crew-7 mission.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched four astronauts from different space agencies to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, after a one-day delay due to a technical issue with the spacecraft’s life support system.

As per NASA, the rocket lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:27 am Eastern Time (1:57 pm IST) carrying the Crew Dragon capsule named Endurance, which separated from the rocket’s upper stage about 12 minutes later.

The machine will make power grid evaluations safer and more reliable.

A new grid analytics company in Canada’s Waterloo is aiming to predict power outages before they even occur by using robotics. This is according to a report by CTV News.

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“This is way more challenging than what people have done so far,” — Yuan-Yu, acknowledging the large magnitude of creating the smallest clock.

Imagine a timepiece smaller than a sugar cube, measuring time with astonishing accuracy.

In a remarkable pursuit of precision, Yuan-Yu Jau and his team at Sandia National Laboratories are pushing the boundaries of timekeeping technology, striving to craft the world’s tiniest atomic clock.

A process called smoothing helps robots quickly determine an efficient manipulation strategy for moving things.

The field of robotics has been witnessing rapid advancements in recent times, with systems becoming capable of carrying out complex tasks. One thing robots still struggle with is whole-body manipulation, a skill that humans typically excel at.

Consider carrying a big, weighty package up a set of stairs. A human being may spread their fingers and lift the box with both hands, then support it against their chest by balancing it on top of their forearms while utilizing the entire body to move the box.

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In fact, India’s epic Chandrayaan-3 lunar landing was cheaper than a string of Hollywood sci-fi epics.

India successfully performed a soft touchdown near the lunar south pole on Wednesday, August 23, for its Chandrayaan-3 mission.

By doing so, it made history by becoming the first nation to land on that region of the lunar surface as well as the fourth country to ever land on the Moon.