Boston Dynamics joins forces with its former CEO to speed the learning of its Atlas humanoid robot
Boston Dynamics Wednesday announced a partnership designed to bring improved reinforcement learning to its electric Atlas ...
MIT Media Lab Turns 40
2025 is the 40th anniversary of the MIT Media Lab. In the coming year, people are going to be talking a lot about the lab’s ...
Meteorite discovery challenges long-held theories on Earth's missing elements
Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...
Eversource kicks off work on unusual underground substation in Cambridge
One of the newest engineering marvels to come out of Kendall Square will be buried up to 105 feet underground where no one ...
Harvard and MIT won't be affected by Trump's funding freeze: Here is why
The Trump administration's proposed freeze on federal funding raises concerns among universities, but Harvard and MIT are ...
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Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...
Physicists measure a key aspect of superconductivity in 'magic-angle' graphene
Physicists measured how readily a current of electron pairs flows through 'magic-angle' graphene, a major step toward understanding how this unusual material superconducts. By determining how readily ...
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Compass Capital partners with MIT Sloan School of Management on an artificial intelligence project
The partnership focused on exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can be leveraged to enhance Compass’ operational ...
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The Download: smart glasses in 2025, and China’s AI scene
For every technological gadget that becomes a household name, there are dozens that never catch on. This year marks a full ...
Decoding OpenAI’s Hardware Ambitions: 4 Reasons For The Push Into Humanoid Robots, AR Glasses, Wearables, And VR
The next AI battleground isn’t only new models, it’s hardware. OpenAI’s move into AR glasses & robots signals a future of new ...
Modern Synthesis is making compostable materials that last a lifetime
Modern Synthesis’ fibers can be manipulated in ways that simple plant fibers cannot. They can be spread into a thin, ...
Panama erwägt Kündigung des Hafendeals mit Hongkonger Firma
Panama erwägt Kreisen zufolge, den Vertrag mit dem Hongkonger Hafen- und Terminalbetreiber zu kündigen, der zwei Häfen am Ein- und Ausgang des Panamakanals betreibt. Damit reagiert das Land auf ...