A robot that once would have struggled to finish now ran a half-marathon in 50:26, showing how fast humanoid mobility is changing

A humanoid robot clocks 50:26 in a half-marathon, highlighting a fast leap in autonomy, endurance, and real-world performance ...

The U.S. military is still locked out of repairs on parts of its own arsenal, exposing a support system built around manufacturer dependence

U.S. forces face repair delays as contractor control limits access to parts, tools, and data across critical military systems ...

A single bridge could turn a long detour into a direct connection, as infrastructure cuts 85 kilometers from regional transport flows

Portugal bridge could cut 85 km of detours, reshaping regional travel, trade, and daily life across the border ...

No one expected such a small effect to hit chip performance this hard, but hot-electron damage is now threatening future energy efficiency gains

A single high-energy electron could degrade chips faster than expected, raising new concerns for performance and device ...

The A-10 was already on its way out, but the Air Force just pulled the Warthog back to 2030 after combat exposed a problem it cannot ignore

Air Force delays A-10 retirement to 2030 after combat shows the Warthog still fills a role newer jets cannot replace ...

Moringa could move from tropical plant to water-treatment tool, as its seed extract helps capture microplastics without relying on standard coagulants

Moringa seed extract removes microplastics in lab tests, offering a plant-based alternative to standard water treatment ...

What looked impossible from geostationary orbit just happened with 2 watts, as China pushed a laser downlink past Starlink from 36,000 kilometers

China achieves 1 Gbps laser downlink from geostationary orbit using just 2 watts, pushing optical space communications ...

Elon Musk has a silent problem at Starbase, and it is not rockets but convincing married engineers to move their whole lives there

SpaceX faces a hidden challenge at Starbase as engineers weigh relocation, family life, and a remote launch site ...

The Army just turned the Chinook landing into a software problem, and that shift could reshape how risky military helicopter missions are flown

The Chinook just landed itself in testing, and the Army’s shift to software-driven flight could change mission risk ...

North Korea’s missiles were built with methods from up to 50 years ago, and Ukraine says that aging production system is still feeding Russia’s arsenal

Ukraine finds outdated methods in North Korean missiles, yet supply chains keep them flowing into Russia’s arsenal ...

Automatic draft registration begins in December, and the real shock is that eligible U.S. men may enter the system without lifting a finger

Automatic draft registration begins in 2026, enrolling eligible U.S. men without action and reshaping the Selective Service system ...

The toxic material buried for generations may end up powering the future, because giant particle machines are being built to turn waste into energy

Nuclear waste could become energy as particle accelerators aim to cut radioactive lifetimes from millennia to centuries ...