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How electricity and AI can help search for life beyond Earth

A gold sensor reads amino acids molecule by molecule. Understand the search for biosignatures, the role of AI, and why the method still doesn't prove life beyond Earth.

By Ederson Andrade · 5 min read

Schematic illustration of two beams traveling through the 27-kilometer ring of the LHC and meeting at a detector.

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The world's largest particle accelerator has stopped. Now CERN is preparing an even more powerful version

The LHC went on a four-year hiatus to become HiLumi. Here's what changes in the beams, magnets, and detectors, and why it matters to physics.

By Ederson Andrade · 8 min read

Rescue robot with four legs and humanoid torso uses a cutting tool to remove a fallen tree in a burnt forest.

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Threehalves: robot to save lives or beginning of the apocalypse?

With four legs, horns and a chainsaw on his arm, Threehalves looks like a villain. We investigate what is real in the Satyress prototype and what is still just a promise.

By Ederson Andrade · 12 min read

Illustration of thousands of solar collectors and independent habitats orbiting a bright star and forming a partial Dyson cluster.

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Dyson Spheres: From 1937 Fiction to the Candidates Investigated by James Webb

The idea started in fiction, became a scientific search for infrared heat and reached James Webb. Understand how a Dyson swarm would work and what happened to the 2024 candidates.

By Ederson Andrade · 14 min read

Realistic editorial illustration of an avalanche of ice and rock descending a Himalayan slope and hitting a river in a narrow valley.

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Disaster in Nepal: what happened and how technology helps in rescues

An avalanche of ice and rock is the main hypothesis for the flood that hit Rasuwa and advanced down the Trishuli River. Follow the official data and understand how drones, satellites, sensors and public systems help in the search.

By Ederson Andrade · 10 min read

Editorial illustration of a humanoid robot using both hands to install a part on the body of a vehicle inside a factory.

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Xiaomi's humanoid robot reaches 98% accuracy in car factory

After four months of testing, Xiaomi's humanoid raised the success rate in a car assembly stage from 90.2% to 98%. The result is promising, but still leaves doubts about autonomy, human interventions and operation at scale.

By Ederson Andrade · 6 min read

Culture of neurons in a transparent chamber connected to microelectrodes and silicon circuits.

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CL1 puts human neurons on a chip, but it's not your average PC

CL1 combines cultured neurons, silicon, life support, and a Python API. Understand how the biological computer works, what it can be used for, and what boundaries and ethical issues still surround it.

By Ederson Andrade · 10 min read

Person being positioned in a Midjourney Medical submerged body scanner

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Midjourney Medical: The 60-Second Body Scanner

Known for imaging, Midjourney entered medical technology with an ultrasound body scanner. Understand how the project started, its current stage, the partnership with Butterfly Network, and what still needs to be proven.

By Ederson Andrade · 9 min read