The team, based at MIT's Microsystems Technology Laboratories, demonstrated the system by printing an electric linear motor – the type that generates straight-line motion instead of spinning a shaft. Read Entire Article
Lab-grown brain tissue successfully solves a classic AI training problem
In a small lab at the University of California, Santa Cruz, clusters of mouse brain cells have taken on a task normally reserved for computer algorithms: keeping a simulated pole balanced upright. The experiment, which used real biological tissue to tackle a classic test problem in control engineering, shows that......
Sam Altman compares AI energy use to the cost of “training” humans, says water-usage concerns are “fake”
Altman launched his tirade at the India AI Impact summit during an interview with The Indian Express. Read Entire Article
Rocket reentries are leaving measurable lithium pollution in the upper atmosphere
On February 19, 2025, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster fell back toward Earth, its fiery descent slicing across Europe's night sky. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Germany captured the event using their lidar system, running it during the predicted reentry window. A new study published in......
Minecraft Java Edition is finally moving from OpenGL to multi-threaded Vulkan
Although Mojang has not provided a precise timeline for transitioning Minecraft to Vulkan, players and modders can begin testing the new renderer in Java Edition in the coming months. To ensure a smooth transition for Java Minecraft's robust modding community, the company will initially release updates on OpenGL and Vulkan,......
New discovery lets sodium-ion batteries store more energy while purifying water
University of Surrey researchers discovered a compound known as nanostructured sodium vanadate hydrate (NVOH) – a layered sodium-based material that naturally contains water within its crystalline structure. Traditionally, researchers treat such compounds with heat to evaporate that water, assuming it weakens the material's stability. The Surrey team tested that assumption......
Asus and Acer block German users from drivers and BIOS updates after patent fallout
Asus and Acer enthusiasts in Germany are frustrated after being cut off from support for their high-end systems. Tom's Hardware reports that the companies' German sites no longer serve product pages, downloads, or support content. Read Entire Article
Just for Fun: We Tested MSI’s “RTX 5090 Ti” You Probably Can’t Buy
MSI's RTX 5090 Lightning Z is a limited-run halo product built without practical constraints. We test its thermals, power draw, and performance to see what's possible at the extreme end of GPU design. Read Entire Article
A $300 Radeon RX 9060 XT just smashed the world GPU overclocking record
AMD teamed up with two well-known overclockers, Bill Alverson (aka "Sampson") and Splave, to push a Radeon RX 9060 XT to 4,769 MHz. That's a new world record for GPU frequency – and it wasn't even close to the previous mark. Read Entire Article
The US just got an AI layer for immigration. The rules are still loading.
What originated as a narrow procurement notice has grown into a broader effort that links machine-learning models with government and commercial records, creating an enforcement infrastructure with few historical parallels. As the software moves from early pilot to wider operational use, the arguments around it have hardened. Read Entire Article