8 h. ago Senate Democrat Tina Smith to be hospitalized overnight after feeling unwell

Senate Democrat Tina Smith to be hospitalized overnight after feeling unwell  Washington Examiner

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9 h. ago What's it like to have Frank Lloyd Wright design your house? This 101

Tucked into the woods of Pleasantville, N.Y., lies Usonia — a cooperative community created in part by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. One resident is 101 years old.

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10 h. ago Can AI really code? Study maps the roadblocks to autonomous software engineering

A team of researchers has mapped the challenges of AI in software development, and outlined a research agenda to move the field forward.

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13 h. ago Robots now grow and repair themselves by consuming parts from other machines

Today's robots are stuck—their bodies are usually closed systems that can neither grow nor self-repair, nor adapt to their environment. Now, scientists at Columbia University have developed robots that can physically "grow," "heal," and improve themselves by integrating material from their environment or from other robots.

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13 h. ago GM teams up with Redwood Materials to power data centers with EV batteries

GM will send batteries — new and old — to Redwood Materials, which will assemble them into large packs capable of supporting data centers and the grid.

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13 h. ago Hyatt Regency San Francisco Summer Sips at Eclipse Featuring Gold Bar Distillery

Hyatt Regency San Francisco Summer Sips at Eclipse Featuring Gold Bar Distillery  San Francisco Examiner

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13 h. ago Tracking how tiny metal contaminants can foul up a fuel cell

Hydrogen fuel cells are a promising candidate to replace internal combustion engines, especially for heavy-duty vehicles like long-haul trucks and forklifts. Rather than burning fuel, the hydrogen reacts with oxygen to produce electricity much like a battery, while creating no carbon dioxide emissions.

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14 h. ago Examining mushrooms under microscopes can help engineers design stronger materials

Pick up a button mushroom from the supermarket and it squishes easily between your fingers. Snap a woody bracket mushroom off a tree trunk and you'll struggle to break it. Both extremes grow from the same microscopic building blocks: hyphae—hair-thin tubes made mostly of the natural polymer chitin, a tough compound also found in crab shells.

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14 h. ago Jayapal: Congress Needs to Act 'Right Now' — Trump 'Is Hiding Something'

Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said Wednesday on CNN's "News Central" that President Donald Trump is "hiding something" about the Jeffrey Epstein materials, so the House should move forward with a discharge petition "right away" to force a vote on releasing the files. The post Jayapal: Congress Needs to Act ‘Right Now’ — Trump ‘Is Hiding Something’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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14 h. ago Dyneema’s New Fiber Composite Is Lighter, Stronger, and More Durable Than Ever

Hyperlite Mountain Gear and Dyneema collaborate on lighter, more durable hiking backpacks, which lets you put even more Dyneema on your Dyneema.

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16 h. ago Keeping the lights on with nuclear waste: Radiochemistry transforms nuclear waste into strategic materials

The world has been enriching uranium for many decades, primarily beginning in the Cold War era. As a result, there are stockpiles of depleted uranium hexafluoride (UF6), or nuclear waste.

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16 h. ago Report: Microsoft's Chinese Engineers Access Pentagon Systems with Minimal Oversight from 'Digital Escorts'

Microsoft is using engineers in China to help maintain the Defense Department's computer systems — with minimal supervision by U.S. personnel — leaving some of the nation's most sensitive data vulnerable to hacking from its leading cyber adversary, a ProPublica investigation has found. The post Report: Microsoft’s Chinese Engineers Access Pentagon Systems with Minimal Oversight from ‘Digital Escorts’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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17 h. ago Meet the cement transport ship that makes cement ingredients while sailing

London-based Seabound has developed a carbon capture system that transforms CO2 from a ship's engine into limestone, which Heidelberg Materials will use to make cement.

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17 h. ago Inspired by elephant ears, new wall design could help buildings stay cool and cut energy use

Drawing inspiration from the venous ears of jackrabbits and elephants, Drexel University researchers have come up with a new approach to passive heating and cooling that could one day make buildings more energy efficient. Their concept, recently published in the Journal of Building Engineering, embeds a vascular network within cement-based building materials that, when filled with paraffin-based material, can help passively regulate the surface temperature of walls, floors and ceilings.

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19 h. ago In Alaska, an Engineering Student Unlocks the Power of Stories

In Alaska, an Engineering Student Unlocks the Power of Stories  Tufts Now

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22 h. ago The key to living longer could be tied to a surprising substance, study suggests

Psilocybin treatment, or magic mushrooms, showed cellular life extension in aged mice, according to Emory University researchers. The study co-author discusses the results.

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23 h. ago Marla Maples wants cleaner skies in America as EPA pushes ban on weather altering

MAHA and wellness advocate Marla Maples talked to Fox News Digital about her concerns on weather engineering as it relates to public health as the EPA shares new resources about contrails.

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26 h. ago Jeffries: Calls for an Epstein Special Counsel a 'Diversionary Tactic'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Tuesday on MSNBC's "All In" that calls for a special counsel to investigate all the Jeffrey Epstein material were "just a diversionary tactic." The post Jeffries: Calls for an Epstein Special Counsel a ‘Diversionary Tactic’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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31 h. ago National security experts raise concerns after Microsoft program exposed as possible avenue for Chinese spying

National security experts expressed alarm over Microsoft's practices allowing China-based engineers access to Pentagon cloud systems after a ProPublica investigation.

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34 h. ago A former OpenAI engineer describes what it’s really like to work there

A senior engineer describes the thrill, chaos, and exhaustion of working at OpenAI this past year while launching its coding agent Codex.

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