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🤖 A robot that feels touch with its whole body
German Aerospace Center (DLR) engineers have created SARA — a robot that can sense touch across its entire surface — without any external tactile skin or sensors.
How it works:
SARA uses only the force sensors built into its joints plus clever math.
When a person touches the robot’s body, the system calculates where and how strongly it was touched by analyzing subtle mechanical changes in the joints.
What it can do:
✍️ Recognize letters or numbers traced on its body — with 90–95% accuracy
🔘 Create “virtual buttons” anywhere — place a sticky note and the robot will remember that spot
🎚 Adjust settings — swipe across its arm like a slider to change speed or grip strength
Why it matters:
Traditional tactile robots rely on expensive, fragile “electronic skin.”
SARA skips that — turning its entire body into an interactive surface, like a smartphone screen.
Limitations:
Currently it can detect only two simultaneous touches, and sensitivity is lower than dedicated sensors.
But for most human–robot collaboration tasks, this minimalist design is a breakthrough.
#robotics #AI #DLR #innovation #HRI #sensors
🚀 Jeff Bezos: AI Data Centers Will Move to Space
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos believes that within the next 10–20 years, massive data centers for training AI models will be built in outer space.
Why? 🌌
In space, there’s unlimited solar energy available 24/7, no atmospheric interference, and natural cooling conditions — perfect for large-scale computing infrastructure.
Bezos envisions space as the next extension of Earth’s industrial and technological ecosystem, where humanity can build, power, and scale its most energy-intensive systems without harming the planet.
#AI #Space #Bezos #FutureTech #Science
🚨 China surpasses the world in robot installations!
According to the latest report by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), China installed nearly 300,000 industrial robots in 2024 — more than the rest of the world combined. 🤖🌏
🔹 Total operational robots in China now exceed 2,027,000 units.
🔹 China’s share of global installations has reached 54%.
🔹 It took just 3 years for China to go from 1 million to 2 million robots on its factory floors.
🔹 For comparison: the U.S. installed about 34,000 robots in 2024, while Japan added around 44,000.
China’s rapid automation is reshaping global manufacturing and accelerating the future of smart factories.
#robotics #China #automation #industry40 #science
Tensegrity: The Art and Science of Balance
Tensegrity is a fascinating design principle where rigid rods carry compression while cables handle tension. What makes it truly striking is that the rods never touch each other — instead, they seem to “float” in space, held together only by the balance of stretched cables.
This concept began to take shape in the early 20th century. American architect Buckminster Fuller coined the term “tensegrity”, and it quickly became a symbol of futuristic design and structural innovation.
In the video, you’ll see a famous example — the so-called floating table, a mesmerizing object that brings this principle to life. 🛋️✨
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🌿 In the wild, gray langurs and spotted deer share a remarkable partnership.
🐒 The langurs often drop fruits from tall trees, providing food for the deer.
🦌 In return, the deer act as an early warning system, alerting the monkeys to approaching predators.
This fascinating example of mutualism shows how different species can cooperate for survival.
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🚨 Have you ever wondered how smartwatches know when you’re asleep?
It’s not magic — it’s @science!
Modern devices like Apple Watch or Fitbit analyze your heart rate, breathing, and even micro-movements of your body. When your heartbeat becomes steady and slow — you’re asleep. Sudden changes? They signal that you’re awake.
⚡ But the technology has gone much further:
• In 2023, MIT introduced algorithms that can track not only sleep but also emotions — for example, detecting stress through subtle heart rate changes.
• In 2024, researchers showed how AI-powered smartwatches could predict sleep quality by considering stress levels, daytime activity, and even room lighting.
• And in 2025, the first clinical trials revealed that wearables can detect early signs of sleep apnea and arrhythmia — long before a person visits a doctor.
🌍 Why does this matter? Because watches are no longer just gadgets — they’re turning into real medical assistants, spotting health problems before you even notice them yourself.
😄 Who knows, maybe soon they’ll not only tell you to go to bed, but also remind you when it’s time to take a vacation?
#Science #AI #Technology #Health
🚀 Chinese scientists have created a DNA cassette tape with a staggering 36 petabytes of storage!
Instead of magnetic tape, this breakthrough uses synthetic DNA molecules to encode digital data through sequences of A, T, C, and G — the letters of life itself.
Highlights:
• Up to 1,570 addressable sections per second
• Rewind & fast-forward functions, just like classic cassettes 🎶
• Built-in error correction with Reed–Solomon codes for data integrity
• Market forecast: from $93M in 2024 to $3B by 2030
The future of storage may fit inside a strand of DNA — and yes, one day our smartphones might carry genetic labs just to keep all our memes safe. 🧬💾
#DNA #Storage
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Comets are usually imagined as much smaller than they really are.
Here’s the actual scale of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko — the one visited by the Rosetta spacecraft. 🚀✨
🌍 Earth’s seasons are out of sync
Satellite data reveal that Earth’s seasons don’t line up the same across regions. In places like Mediterranean climates and tropical mountains, plants show different growth cycles — sometimes even just a valley apart.
This mismatch could shape ecosystems, agriculture, and even evolution, as species adapt to out-of-phase seasonal rhythms.
🔗 Read more on ScienceAlert
China’s Lunar Ambitions 🌕🚀
China is aiming to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030! Recently, the country successfully tested the launch and landing of its new lunar lander Lanyue.
To simulate lunar gravity, engineers used special cables that offset Earth’s pull, allowing the lander to practice touchdowns on an artificial lunar surface.
The Lanyue module is designed not only to carry two astronauts but also to deliver scientific instruments to the Moon’s surface.
#Space #China #Moon #Exploration #Science
🧬 AI just made proteins that can turn back cellular aging 50× faster
OpenAI created proteins that rejuvenate cells 50× more effectively
OpenAI, together with Retro Biosciences, developed a new model — GPT-4b micro — designed for protein engineering.
The model helped create new variants of the Yamanaka factors — proteins that turn ordinary cells into stem cells.
Result: a 50-fold improvement in reprogramming efficiency compared to natural proteins.
The new proteins, RetroSOX and RetroKLF, differed from the originals by over 100 amino acids, yet worked better in 30–50% of cases.
Most importantly — they showed improved ability to repair DNA damage, which is directly linked to cellular rejuvenation.
In experiments on human fibroblasts from donors over 50, within just 7 days more than 30% of cells began expressing pluripotency markers.
Forget Ozempic. In a couple of years, we might be injecting lifespan extensions instead.
Like in the movie In Time.
Let’s just hope it doesn’t end like The Substance. :)
#OpenAI #Longevity #Biotech
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🌀 AI Reinvents Gravitational Wave Detection
At Caltech, physicists are pushing the boundaries of how precisely we can measure gravitational waves — tiny ripples in space-time caused by black hole collisions and other cosmic cataclysms. Their tool: the LIGO detector, capable of spotting changes smaller than a billionth of an atom. Yet even LIGO has limits.
This year, researchers turned to AI-driven optimization. Instead of conventional symmetric designs, the algorithms proposed bizarre, seemingly chaotic setups — almost like “hallucinations.” After months of testing, one such design boosted LIGO’s sensitivity by 10–15% — a breakthrough that could accelerate discoveries for years to come.
Inspired by this success, a team at the Max Planck Institute created an AI named Urania to design new optical configurations. Not only did it find better solutions, it also rediscovered a forgotten Soviet law from the 1970s, impossible to implement back then — but finally realized in 2025, thanks to AI. 🚀
We may truly be entering a new era of physics.
🔗 Read more on WIRED
#AI #Physics #GravitationalWaves #LIGO
Neural Network That Predicts Your Reaction to a Video
Meta has developed a unique neural network called TRIBE, capable of predicting how your brain will respond to a video — even before you hit the play button, and without any brain scanning!
This 1-billion-parameter model analyzes video, audio, and text to precisely determine which areas of the brain will be activated.
TRIBE was trained on 80 hours of TV shows and movies, enabling it to correctly predict more than half of brain activity patterns across 1,000 brain regions. It performs especially well with multisensory information — where vision, sound, and language interact — outperforming traditional models by 30%.
Interestingly, the system showed high accuracy in the frontal lobes, responsible for attention, decision-making, and emotional reactions to content. This opens new possibilities for developing methods aimed at maximizing viewer engagement at the neural level — which could make “doomscrolling” even more addictive.
In short: input — a video; output — information on which brain regions will light up. Multimodality really amplifies the effect!
https://github.com/facebookresearch/algonauts-2025
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22229
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🩸 Artificial Blood That Saves Lives
A groundbreaking artificial blood product called ErythroMer can be stored for years and transfused to any patient — regardless of blood type — directly at the scene of an emergency. Developed in the U.S., this powder-based blood substitute only needs to be mixed with sterile water before use.
ErythroMer is made from hemoglobin extracted from expired donor blood, encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles that mimic red blood cells. This innovation could revolutionize emergency medicine and dramatically improve survival rates in critical situations. ✨
#Biotech #EmergencyMedicine #Innovation #ArtificialBlood
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📢 Neural connections in the fly: breakthrough research
Scientists have unveiled the first high‑resolution map of how motor neurons in the adult fruit fly’s ventral nerve cord (analogous to our spinal cord) connect to muscles controlling legs and wings.
✅ Using large‑scale electron microscopy, AI‑driven neuron segmentation, and genetically labeled tissues, they’ve reconstructed ~14 600 neurons and ~45 million synapses, creating a detailed motor‑neuron atlas .
✅ Modern nanotomographic imaging aligned with genetic markers allowed them to trace which motor neurons innervate specific wing and leg muscles, unlocking precise neural wiring during behaviors such as walking, take‑off, flight, and evasive maneuvers .
✅ They discovered that leg premotor circuits are modular: synaptic strength scales with motor neuron size, enabling hierarchical activation. Meanwhile, wing premotor circuits show flexible, non‑proportional wiring—ideal for dynamic steering and control during flight .
🧠 These fruit flies serve as a powerful model for understanding how central neural circuits coordinate movement with peripheral responses. The research combines cutting‑edge electron microscopy, advanced AI segmentation, and X‑ray tomography for an unprecedented neural wiring atlas. 🦋
🎥 See the process and visualizations in the video by Mr.Biyolog
☀️ A giant solar prominence has just broken away from the Sun — one of the largest this year, according to Russia’s Space Research Institute (IKI RAS).
This time, we got lucky. Scientists say that if it had happened a day later, Earth would have been grazed by the edge of the blast — and if two days later, we’d have taken a direct hit.
Fortunately, the plasma cloud is heading safely into deep space, missing all planets.
Still, the spectacle was breathtaking — a fiery arch of superheated plasma tens of thousands of kilometers high, briefly suspended above the solar surface before being hurled away into the void.
#Space #Sun #SolarStorm #Science
🚨 Magnetic Storms Linked to Heart Attacks — Especially in Women
The Earth is shielded by its magnetosphere, which constantly shifts in response to solar activity. When powerful disturbances occur — known as geomagnetic storms — they don’t just disrupt satellites and power grids, but also our bodies.
A team of Brazilian researchers analyzed hospital data on myocardial infarction (heart attacks) over several years, comparing the frequency of cases and deaths during periods of strong geomagnetic activity with calm days.
🔬 Their findings:
• Using the planetary K-index to track geomagnetic storms, the scientists discovered a clear trend:
• Women showed a significant increase in both hospitalizations and mortality during solar storm days.
• Men, despite making up the majority of patients overall, showed no comparable effect.
💡 Why does this happen?
The heart relies on finely tuned electrical impulses to maintain rhythm. Intense external magnetic fields may interfere with this system, especially in people with pre-existing cardiovascular issues, triggering critical events.
🌍 This research suggests that space weather isn’t just a cosmic curiosity — it may directly affect human health.
#Science #SpaceWeather #Medicine #SolarStorms
🤖 Robots don’t have to look like clunky metal machines — and soon, they won’t.
Meet the AI-powered robotic head from Chinese company AheadForm. Its facial expressions are driven by a dedicated artificial intelligence, making interactions far more natural.
And here’s the twist: a robot’s “intelligence” doesn’t even need to live inside its head. In many cases, robots are controlled directly from the cloud, tapping into vast computing power far beyond what fits in hardware.
The future of robotics may look — and think — very different from what sci-fi once imagined.
🚉 Guangzhou South Railway Station — a true giant of modern transport.
Opened in early 2010 in Guangdong Province, China, it long held the title of the largest railway station in Asia by area. Today it remains one of the country’s four major passenger hubs.
⚡ Facts:
• 15 platforms operating simultaneously
• Serves hundreds of high-speed trains daily
• Handles tens of millions of passengers each year
It’s not just a station — it’s a gateway to China’s high-speed rail revolution.
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🐒🎥 A Chinese zoo has banned visitors from showing short videos (reels) to a chimpanzee named Ding-Ding.
Ding-Ding became an internet star because of his love for watching short clips on visitors’ phones. But the staff raised concerns: constant screen time could harm his eyesight.
The case sparked discussions online about digital addiction — and whether it’s really unique to humans.
Of course, primates are on a different evolutionary step, so for people the risk isn’t quite the same. Still, maybe it’s a reminder for us too: clean your glasses and enjoy the view of the real world every once in a while. 👓🌍
#Science #Animals #Psychology #Technology
Unique NASA Images of Solar Flares
NASA has released rare, high-resolution images of solar flares with unprecedented detail. ☀️🔭
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🚀 Microsoft unveils an analog optical computer (AOC) for AI!
A team of four Microsoft researchers spent four years developing this breakthrough system, capable of solving AI tasks using simple LEDs—like those in smartphones.
🔑 Key highlights:
• ⚡ 500 tera-operations per watt — over 100× more efficient than NVIDIA’s H100
• ⏱️ One iteration in just 20 nanoseconds
• 🔋 Only 2 femtojoules per operation
• 🌡️ Runs at room temperature using micro-LEDs
The AOC combines analog electronics with 3D optical architectures, performing matrix multiplications optically, while complex calculations remain on silicon.
✨ Advantages over quantum computing:
• ✅ 100% accuracy on binary tasks, 95%+ on mixed tasks
• ⚖️ Quantum systems manage only 40–60% on similar problems
• 🏆 Beat records from the QPLIB benchmark, solving optimization tasks with 500+ binary and 10,000+ continuous variables
• No cryogenics needed — works at room temperature!
The race is on: which will reach the market first — optical or quantum computing?
#Microsoft #OpticalComputing #Photonics #AI
🚀 A New Moon of Uranus! 🌑🪐
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a brand-new moon orbiting Uranus, temporarily designated S/2025 U1.
If its reflectivity is similar to Uranus’s other moons, the newcomer is about 10 km across.
In this animation from Webb’s observations, you can spot the newly found moon, along with 13 of Uranus’s 28 known moons — and of course, its rings. The sequence captures about 6 hours of real time.
#Astronomy #JamesWebb #Uranus #Space
🌊 The Great Mobula Ray Migration
From April to August and November to January, the coast of Baja California, Mexico, witnesses a breathtaking natural spectacle: the mass migration of mobula rays.
These elegant creatures travel in vast groups, chasing seasonal blooms of plankton and seeking suitable breeding grounds. The sheer scale and beauty of these migrations make them one of the ocean’s most mesmerizing events.
#MarineBiology #Oceans #Wildlife #Nature #Science
💊 MIT researchers use AI to fight drug-resistant bacteria
Scientists at MIT are turning to generative AI to outsmart one of the greatest medical threats of our time — antibiotic resistance.
🔬 Instead of searching traditional chemical libraries, the team generated over 36 million hypothetical molecules and screened them using graph neural networks, which analyze atoms and bonds as interconnected graphs.
⚡ Key results:
• 24 molecules were selected and synthesized
• 7 showed strong antibacterial activity
• 2 proved so effective they cured infected mice
🧪 The top candidates are NG1 and DN1:
• DN1 successfully eliminated MRSA skin infections in mice
• NG1 wiped out drug-resistant gonorrhea
💡 What makes this breakthrough unique is how AI opens entirely new “chemical space,” beyond the reach of existing catalogs — giving scientists a way to discover novel compounds faster and more cost-effectively.
MIT researchers believe this approach could spark a “second golden age of antibiotics.”
📌 Read more: MIT News
@Science #AI #Biotech #Antibiotics #DrugResistance
Automaker Geely has completed the deployment of its satellite constellation, successfully putting 11 communication satellites into orbit. 🌌
Though a recent initiative, it already has the potential to transform vehicle management. Owners will now be able to unlock and control their cars in the most remote locations using nothing more than a modern smartphone, such as one from Huawei.
The U.S. National Science Foundation has just unveiled a $100 million initiative to build a network of “programmable cloud laboratories” . These AI‑enabled hubs will let scientists design and run experiments remotely, with initial focus on biotechnology and materials science. The idea is to embed artificial intelligence across every stage of research — from planning and predicting outcomes to monitoring real‑time data and adjusting conditions, then speeding up analysis afterward .
The program plans up to six grants of $5 million per year for four years to universities, nonprofits and companies . NSF likens this to its historic investments in infrastructure such as NSFNET : a foundational move to accelerate automated science and keep the U.S. at the forefront of AI innovation.
Read more at: https://www.nsf.gov/news/nsf-invest-new-national-network-ai-programmable-cloud
#AI #CloudLabs #Science #Innovation
🔋 Ultrasound Tech Charges Implants Without Surgery
South Korean researchers have developed an ultrasound-based wireless charging system for medical implants like pacemakers — fully recharging in under 2 hours with no surgery required.
Using a new dual-layer piezoelectric module, the device captures nearly all ultrasonic energy, even what was previously lost. Tests showed a 140 mAh battery charged in 1h40min through 3 cm of water, and a 60 mAh battery in 1h20min through 30 mm of tissue.
🌐 Read more on TechXplore