Innovation

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Innovation

Blind people, advocates at odds with company over faulty product — and offensive marketing

The text prompt "an armchair in the shape of an avocado; an armchair imitating an avocado" was to explore its ability to take inspiration from an unrelated idea while respecting the form of the thing being designed, ideally producing an object that appears to be practically functional.

Innovation

A bunny in pajamas? A shrimp in a suit? This algorithm imagines it — and draws it

Image: Magawa, a mine-sniffing rat, in Siem Reap, Cambodia

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World

Not so dirty now: Rat awarded prestigious gold medal for landmine detection

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Coronavirus

'A worldwide hackathon': Hospitals turn to crowdsourcing and 3D printing amid equipment shortages

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First commercial drone home delivery service in U.S. takes flight

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The Interspecies Internet wants to give the animal kingdom the power of communication

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Innovation

Big drone on campus: UPS gets OK for deliveries at universities, hospitals

Raphael Mechoulam explaining steps of the process at his Hebrew University lab in Israel.

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Innovation

Cannabis research pioneer hopes latest discovery is not overlooked — again

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Apollo 11’s small step and the next giant leap for human spaceflight

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Innovation

Elon Musk wants to hook your brain up directly to computers — starting next year

Clotihing company BESTSELLER is planning a skyscraper headquarters for the small Danish town of Brande The tower was approved by the city council in March 2019 but start and end dates have not yet been determined. BESTSELLER is aiming to make the project sustainable certified according to the DGNB sustainability certification system

In calm, sheltered waters near coastal megacities, Oceanix City could be an adaptable and sustainable solution for human life on the ocean.

Photo

14 visions of the future: Life on Mars and a rural skyscraper

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An explosion of MomTech is just the beginning for female-led Silicon Valley

Left Field

Can California get cows to burp less methane?

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Boston Dynamics robot can stack boxes with amazing ease

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Scientists give mice night vision. Here's what it means for humans.

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Geothermal energy could heat homes and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels

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MIT's back flipping, super-nimble 'Mini Cheetah' robot breaks new ground

Elon Musk speaks during an unveiling event for the Boring Company Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne

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Tech & Media

Elon Musk's Boring Company could be coming to Las Vegas

Innovation

China's Huawei unveils 5G phone with folding screen

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World's first 'floating tunnel' could be built in Norway

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The algorithm that will keep you buying on Cyber Monday

Artist's concept of the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft approaching the sun.

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Space

NASA probe now closer to sun than any spacecraft ever

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Sony’s beloved robotic dog is back with a new bag of tricks

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This propeller-head robot fly-walks

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Autonomous grocery delivery is almost here