NASA explores Earth science with new navigational system
The G-IV aircraft flies overhead in the Mojave Desert near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Baseline flights like this one occurred in June 2024, and future flights…
Cycle lanes with minimal traffic impact
Credit: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2024.103135 While cycling infrastructure promotes sustainability, health, and increased bike adoption, its implementation often sparks controversy due to the need to repurpose…
Study finds skepticism towards AI in moral decision roles
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Psychologists warn that AI’s perceived lack of human experience and genuine understanding may limit its acceptance to make higher-stakes moral decisions. Artificial moral advisors (AMAs) are…
Research suggests Metaverse could be new frontier for human-centric manufacturing
The primary constituent realities of all reality (All *R) (adapted: Mann et al., ). Credit: Sustainability (2025). DOI: 10.3390/su17010280 The integration of advanced technologies like augmented reality (AR) and digital…
Pork gelatin powers biodegradable robot arm for delicate tasks
Conceptual framework of the double-closed-loop robotic systems constructed using sustainable materials. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ads0217 A team of engineers at Westlake University, Zhejiang Normal University and Shaoxing University,…
New battery innovation focuses on the texture of metal to improve performance
A new paper from the lab of UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Prof. Y. Shirley Meng’s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion and industry partner Thermo Fisher Scientific demonstrated…
Machine learning method improves semiconductor band gap predictions
Graphical abstract. Credit: Computational Materials Science (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2024.113327 Imagine you’re cooking. You’re trying to develop a unique flavor by mixing spices you’ve never combined before. Predicting how this will…
Low-cost radar network offers real-time drone tracking and collision prevention
The exponential increase in civilian drones is causing safety issues in congested airspace. Credit: Nate Edwards/BYU Photo With the exponential rise in drone activity, safely managing low-flying airspace has become…
What is Jevons’ Paradox? And why it may—or may not—predict AI’s future
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In 1865, William Stanley Jevons first described a paradox. He maintained that more efficient steam engines would not decrease the use of coal in British factories…
The need for a new framework
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The emergence of generative artificial intelligence has put the issue of compensation for content producers back on the table. Generative AI offers undeniable benefits but raises…