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WiFi has been shown to be versatile, fast, and easy for most consumers. It links computers, phones, tablets, televisions, alarms, and rudimentary home control. It is accessible at cafés and available in hotels and cruise ships. As a bonus,…

AI is getting a lot of attention these days, mainly as it is applied to many applications. Continuing stories about Microsoft’s ChatGPT and ImageGPT create human-like creations that are hard to believe and pose new issues for us to grapple…

Engineers and physicians innovated a wearable ultrasound device that assesses the structure and function of the human heart. The wearable is the size of a postage stamp and can be worn for up to 24 hours. It even works with strenuous…

Eight states joined the U.S. Justice Department to sue Google, accusing the company of harming competition given its dominance in online advertising. The suit calls for a breakup of the company and involves California, Colorado,…

Untethered soft robots mechanically adapt to their surroundings and tasks and are becoming more agile and controlled. Cornell University researchers led by Kirstin Petersen, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering,…

Inspired by sea cucumbers—yes, you read that right—engineers designed mini robots that shift between liquid and solid states. The shape-shifting robots are magnetic and can conduct electricity. Researchers put the robots through an obstacle…

Where’s Guinness when you need him? It happened at UMD’s Energy Research Facility—Physics Professor Howard Milchberg and his team transformed a hallway into a laboratory. In anticipation of the experiment, they covered all shiny surfaces to…

During the cold war between the U.S. and Soviet Union (USSR), people built fallout shelters to protect themselves from the radiation possible in a nuclear attack. Public buildings also housed fallout shelters. We taught our children to hide…

Atlas, Boston Dynamics' most dynamic humanoid robot, is again demonstrating its agility—delivering a tool bag to an absent-minded construction worker on scaffolding. When I watched the video, I couldn't help but feel there must be a person…

Microsoft Corp just announced a multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI, based on the AI ChatGPT tool taking Alphabet Inc's Google head-on. Microsoft first invested $1 billion four years ago when Elon Musk and investor Sam Altman created…