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Soil liquefaction—the process where saturated soil loses its structure and transforms to a fluid-like state—can have devastating outcomes, as evidenced by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Large-scale liquefaction during this disaster damaged thousands of houses in the Tokyo Bay area, posing a formidable challenge to infrastructure in Japan.... Read more

The EU is considering allowing airlines to incur longer flight delays without having to compensate passengers in a move that has consumer groups up in arms and is dividing member states.... Read more

Telegram established a partnership with Elon Musk's xAI to provide the Grok generative artificial intelligence program on the messaging service for one year, Telegram's CEO announced Wednesday.... Read more

An NYU Tandon-led research team has developed a novel technique to significantly enhance the performance of cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells. Unlike conventional silicon panels that use thick layers of silicon, these solar cells use a simpler, less expensive approach—depositing an ultra-thin layer of cadmium and tellurium compounds onto glass.... Read more

Specialized robots that can both fly and drive typically touch down on land before attempting to transform and drive away. But when the landing terrain is rough, these robots sometimes get stuck and are unable to continue operating.... Read more

A leading large language model displays behaviors that resemble a hallmark of human psychology: cognitive dissonance.... Read more

In May 2025, a post asking "[Am I the asshole] for telling my husband's affair partner's fiancé about their relationship?" quickly received 6,200 upvotes and more than 900 comments on Reddit. This popularity earned the post a spot on Reddit's front page of trending posts. The problem? It was (very... Read more

When the computer or phone you're using right now blinks its last blink and you drop it off for recycling, do you know what happens?... Read more

The growing proliferation of AI-powered chatbots has led to debates around their social roles as friend, companion or work assistant.... Read more

Working with robots is becoming more common in the recycling industry, helping automate tasks and making complicated work easier. But training human employees to work with robots can be difficult and time-consuming.... Read more

A team of international researchers led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia has developed a new composite material made of acrylate that enhances the performance of solar cells. Adhering the composite material to solar cells deployed in Saudi Arabia for weeks significantly raised the... Read more

In the ocean sciences, robots provide views of the unexplored and can navigate environments not safely accessible to humans. Such dangerous settings make up the majority of Earth's oceans.... Read more

Artificial intelligence will encourage more people to create music in the future and is not a threat to the industry, the founder and CEO of streaming giant Spotify said.... Read more

AI has already transformed industries and the way the world works. And its development has been so rapid that it can be hard to keep up. This means that those responsible for dealing with AI's impact on issues such as safety, privacy and ethics must be equally speedy.... Read more

A team of researchers affiliated with UNIST has successfully integrated artificial intelligence (AI) technology into the manufacturing process of lithium-ion battery cathode precursors, reducing defect rates and enhancing production efficiency. This advancement is expected to save over 2 billion won annually in production costs.... Read more