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Quantum-resistant encryption is becoming a chipmaking problem, but why?
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (1010+ words) Every message, financial transaction, medical record, or government document encrypted today could remain stored somewhere for years. Cybersecurity experts believe that future quantum computers may eventually become powerful enough to break some of the encryption methods that currently protect this…...
Robot Folds and Launches Paper Airplanes
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (127+ words) Interesting Engineering Robot Folds and Launches Paper Airplanes Showcased at Robocon, the machine folds sheets of paper into airplanes and launches them one after another in front of a seated audience. A Robot Just Beat 12,000 Humans in a Half-Marathon. Here’s…...
This Robot Picks Apples 3x Faster Than Humans — Here’s How It Works
7+ hour, 10+ min ago (245+ words) advanced.farm, a California agricultural robotics startup, built a robotic apple harvester with six robotic arms and vacuum suction grippers that gently pick ripe apples — averaging around 2,500 apples an hour in field trials, roughly three times the speed of a…...
US firm accelerates geospatial intelligence for defense missions
23+ hour, 53+ min ago (278+ words) BlackSky will also expand its commercial Gen-3 platform with AI-powered Battle Damage Detection analytics. US geospatial intelligence company BlackSky Technologies has secured multiple US research and development contracts to develop and deploy its Gen-3 AI solutions for mission-critical defense applications....
Chinese AI firm launches next-gen spatial perception models for robots
1+ day, 53+ min ago (410+ words) Robbyant said the launch represents a major step forward in robotic spatial perception, helping robots develop a more accurate understanding of the physical world and improve their ability to navigate complex environments. Building on the foundation of LingBot-Depth, which introduced…...
YouTuber son turns Unitree robot dog into all-terrain mobility chair
22+ hour, 30+ min ago (88+ words) Interesting Engineering A YouTuber known for engineering projects, Jake Laser, recently debuted a specialized all-terrain mobility device, using a Unitree quadruped robot, tailored for his father, who has managed multiple sclerosis for over two decades. The project demonstrates how technical…...
How AI makes modern cyberattacks faster, smarter, and harder to stop
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (964+ words) Rahul Powar joins us to explore the growing threat AI poses to governments and critical infrastructure. In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sat down with Rahul Powar, CEO and founder of cybersecurity company Red Sift, to explore how artificial…...
New 3D printing method builds leak-free parts in just 20 seconds
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (423+ words) Researchers developed a holographic printing process that forms leak-free microstructures in just 20 seconds. University of Utah researchers have developed a 3D printing method that creates solid microstructures in a single laser exposure, eliminating the weak seams typically left behind by conventional…...
US: Scientists provide ‘user manual’ for using Fermi’s Golden Rule
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (605+ words) According to Yale team, scientists misapply Fermi’s Golden Rule either by misjudging the conditions under which it works or missing the ‘window’, when it can be used. Physicists Nir Navon and Jianyi Chen at Yale University focused on what scientists…...
MIT built an AI that can take over your hand and work for you
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (226+ words) At MIT’s 48-hour Hard Mode 2026 hackathon, a six-person team built Human Operator — a wearable that lets an AI briefly take control of your body. A camera sees what you see, you give a voice command, and Anthropic’s Claude works out…...