Engineers in mid-coast Maine are testing 3D-COAST, a solar-powered floating system that uses vertical conveyors to automate oyster farming, reduce physical labor, and increase yields in a smaller footprint.
University of Hawaii at Mānoa researchers are harvesting and testing local eucalyptus to determine if it can be certified as construction-grade lumber, potentially reducing Hawaii's reliance on imported building materials.
Chinese scientists develop an ultra-sensitive Hall-effect magnetic sensor capable of detecting faint magnetic fields (e.g., a submarine 500m away) from a chip smaller than a grain of dust, overcoming a decades-old sensitivity-noise trade-off.
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, renowned as the chief architect of China's economic reforms and global market integration, has died in Beijing at the age of 97, prompting global tributes.
Hong Kong authorities have launched an expressions of interest exercise for the first five sites in the Hung Shui Kiu logistics cluster to gauge industry demand and development views.
Zhu Rongji, China's former premier, transformed the country from a planned to a market-driven economy, achieving a 'soft landing' during the Asian Financial Crisis and securing WTO entry.
2024 champion Will Brown has competed all season in a Ford Mustang fitted with an engine airflow restrictor 1mm too small, costing him 0.15 seconds per lap.
An open letter signed by over 1,300 researchers and engineers from frontier AI labs warns of catastrophic risks, uncontrollable systems, and the urgent need for international coordination and safety licensing.
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, key architect of China's economic reforms and WTO entry, dies at 97, leaving a legacy in economic modernization and crisis management.
Hong Kong authorities have demanded a contractor rectify 24 faulty lifts in a new Queen Mary Hospital block, delaying the launch of clinical services until late 2024.
Dutch engineers transformed Markermeer lake by building artificial islands from 37.2 million tonnes of dredged sediment, successfully reviving local ecology and attracting diverse wildlife and migratory birds.
A 33-year-old Italian engineer in London, granted settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, faces a battle with the Home Office after being told the status was awarded 'in error', jeopardizing his wife's right to remain in the UK.
Scientists at Imperial College London engineered lettuce and tobacco to produce animal myoglobin, offering a potentially sustainable protein source for plant-based meat alternatives.
SpaceX's effort to recover its Flight 13 Starship from the Indian Ocean faces difficulties due to rough seas, with CEO Elon Musk stating recovery is unlikely. Despite this, engineers gathered critical engineering data and close-up photos of the heat shield and engines.
Conservationists in Britain's North Sea are deploying 20 heavy concrete cubes alongside thousands of mature and juvenile oysters to restore the collapsed native European oyster population off England's northeast coast.
British engineering company Goodwin is considering selling a substantial part of its mechanical engineering division, which supplies key components to UK and US defence and nuclear programmes.
A new study reveals that human interventions like embankments and lake reclamation along the Yangtze River inadvertently amplified climate-driven flood risks during the Little Ice Age and beyond.
Grindr reported strong second-quarter revenue of $138 million, raised its 2026 guidance, and highlighted massive productivity gains from deploying artificial intelligence across its business and engineering operations.
Cloudflare has open-sourced Cloudflare OS, an internal platform enabling non-technical employees to build applications using AI agents while maintaining strict security sandboxes and spending controls.
Microsoft quantum chief Zulfi Alam dismissed scientific skepticism over the company's contested Majorana quasiparticle claims, citing commercial sensitivity and slow peer review. Microsoft aims to build a useful quantum computer by 2029.
OpenAI filed a motion to dismiss Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, arguing that Apple's poor security practices and offboarding procedures undermine its claims that the information was legally protected.
Block (XYZ) raises full-year outlook after Q2 gross profit jumps 25% YoY to $3.17B, driven by Cash App and Square growth, beating Wall Street estimates.
Sir Demis Hassabis is stepping down as Google DeepMind CEO to become chair and Alphabet chief scientist. CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu will lead DeepMind, while veteran engineers Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat depart to launch a startup.
Engineers at Purdue University developed a high-performance white paint reflecting 98.1% of sunlight to passively cool buildings, lowering surface temperatures below ambient levels without using electricity.
