Unlike the Hadrian X, this innovative vine-like robot is not able to lay bricks, but it can seek out light and heat. Put simply, the robot has material-level responses embedded into its skin, enabling it to grow and steer toward either a light or heat stimulus.
Researchers from Wuhan University in China debut InvisDefense, a real-life invisibility cloak. This creation doesn’t make use of other worldly materials, just a bespoke lenticular grid formed from a row of small convex cylindrical lenses that allow light to be refracted regularly, paired with a normal-looking coat.
JT-60SA is currently the world’s largest and most advanced tokamak-type fusion reactor, which took researchers from the EU as well as Japan almost twelve years to complete. It went into operation last week (Dec. 1) and will evolve over its lifespan according to the needs of the fusion community.
You’ve heard of a Pink Floyd song reconstructed from brain recordings, but now, researchers successfully used AI to reconstruct images from human brain waves with 75.6% accuracy. This new method leverages the Bayesian estimation framework while introducing the assistance of semantic information into it.
You’ve seen how a pinball machine works, now check out a popcorn maker in super slow motion, as captured by Phantom VEO 4K and T4040 cameras. Street vendors typically fill this type of metal, teardrop-shaped container with popcorn kernels, seal it, and then use a charcoal flame to begin the cooking process.
This isn’t a robotic octopus, just a bizarre octopus-inspired robot arm developed by researchers from Beihang University and a colleague from Tsinghua University. This soft robotic device resembles its real-life counterpart, capable of furling, stretching and unfurling when required.
Using selfies over 15-years to create a time-lapse video is one thing, Boxlapse decided to take photos of a pinecone seed growing over 300-days. The result? A small pine tree sprouted, but it will take a bit longer to grow into something you’d decorate for Christmas.
Destin Wilson Sandlin of Smarter Every Day visited Awdcutlass’ shop in Norfolk, Nebraska to check out a transparent engine that clearly shows how everything inside works. This V8 replica needs to be plugged into a wall outlet, but features actual pistons that move in cylinders, crankshaft, connecting rods, and more.
Mark Rober’s 250-foot elephant toothpaste volcano was a sight to behold, but once set in motion, the experiment concluded far too quickly. His latest project was creating a 9-part underwater obstacle course for his pet octopus that was a bit more complicated.
Ever wonder just how much horsepower a real horse has? If so, Donut Media and Adam Savage have you covered with their latest experiment. Scientifically speaking, a horsepower (hp) refers to a unit of measurement for power, or the rate at which work is done – roughly 550 foot-pounds per second (745.7 watts).