Summary: Didi’s launch of robotaxis in Shanghai comes just days after it announced plans to deploy more than one million self-driving vehicles through its platform by 2030 Original author and publication date: Jujie Xue -…
Jellyfish-Inspired Soft Robots Can Outswim Their Natural Counterparts
Summary: Engineering researchers at North Carolina State University and Temple University have developed soft robots inspired by jellyfish that can outswim their real-life counterparts. Original author and publication date: North Carolina State University - July…
Researchers Observe Branched Flow of Light for the…
Summary: A team of researchers from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology has observed branched flow of light for the very first time. The findings are published in Nature and are featured on the…
The Human Brain Project Has Entered Its Final…
Summary: The Human Brain Project (HBP) has announced the start of its final phase as an EU-funded FET Flagship. The European Commission has signed a grant agreement to fund the HBP with 150 million Euros…
Breakthrough Listen Scans Kepler-160 System for Alien Technosignatures
Summary: The Breakthrough Listen Initiative, the largest ever scientific research program aimed at finding evidence of alien civilizations, has conducted a search for artificial radio emission associated with Kepler-160, a system of four planets that…
CRISPR Gene Editing in Human Embryos Wreaks Chromosome…
Summary: Three studies showing large DNA deletions and reshuffling heighten safety concerns about heritable genome editing Original author and publication date: Heidi Ledford - June 25, 2020 Futurizonte Editor's Note: According to the article, gene…
SpaceX Wants to Build Floating Spaceports for Daily…
Summary: SpaceX is also starting to take action on plans to build floating launchpads for travel to the moon, Mars, and around Earth Original author and publication date: Vanessa Bates Ramírez - June 19, 2020…
This 3D printed house reduces carbon emissions and…
Summary: The new Prvok floating 3D printed house will have all the essentials – a bedroom, living room, kitchen, and bathroom. It will be anchored on a pontoon and is designed in a way that…
New discovery allows 3D printing of sensors directly…
Summary: Technology could help diagnose and monitor patients with COVID-19 Original author and publication date: University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering - June 17, 2020 Futurizonte Editor's Note: We can imagine a 3D…