MiniV-Bat 234g, 74 Minutes Hover Bicopter
Researchers unveiled the MiniV‑Bat, a 233.7 g micro bicopter that can hover for 74 minutes, setting a new benchmark for endurance in its class. By redefining control to focus on the rotor disc rather than the vehicle’s attitude, the team eliminated non‑minimum phase dynamics and reduced centre‑of‑gravity sensitivity. The drone delivers over 14 g per watt efficiency, settles 78% faster, and can carry a 100 g off‑center payload while maintaining stability. These results suggest bicopters could finally rival quadcopters in practical applications.
Dell Polishes PowerProtect, PowerScale and PowerStore
Dell announced a suite of upgrades to its PowerProtect backup appliances, adding a unified dashboard, AI Assistant, and TLS v1.3‑enabled secure transport. The enhancements also include a 75:1 data‑reduction ratio, new analytics for Oracle RAC, and simplified Cyber Recovery deployment. Security...
Modder Boots Bartlett Lake Core 9 CPU on Z790 Using AI-Guided BIOS Mod
Enthusiast successfully booted Intel’s Bartlett Lake‑based Core 9 273PQE on an ASUS Z790‑AYW OC WIFI motherboard by flashing a custom BIOS and injecting the missing microcode. The 12‑core, performance‑only processor, normally limited to embedded platforms, was guided through the process with Claude...
Vertically Stacked Paper‐Based Microarray Device for High‐Throughput SERS Detection of Two Cancer Biomarkers
Researchers have unveiled a vertically stacked paper‑based microarray device (µAPAD) that integrates the full immunoassay workflow for high‑throughput SERS detection of cancer biomarkers. The 16‑layer wax‑patterned platform ensures uniform nanotag distribution, cutting signal variation from 36.6% to 6.69% and enabling...
How Medical Technology Is Improving the Diagnosis of Binocular Vision Problems
Medical technology is transforming how clinicians diagnose binocular vision disorders, which often hide behind generic eye‑strain complaints. Traditional eye exams focus on static acuity, missing dynamic issues like accommodative and vergence dysfunction that cause headaches, dizziness, and reading difficulty. New...
Near‐Infrared Photochemistry Harnesses Excitons for Selective Guanine Functionalization of Single‐Wall Carbon Nanotubes
Researchers have demonstrated that semiconducting single‑wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) can act as their own photosensitizer under near‑infrared (NIR) illumination, producing singlet oxygen that selectively oxidizes guanine bases in the surrounding ssDNA corona. The resulting guanine peroxides react covalently with the...
Extrahepatic Gene Editing In Vivo Using Organic Solvent‐Free Lipid Nanoparticles
Researchers have unveiled a fully water‑based lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform that eliminates cholesterol and PEG, using poly(2‑methyl‑2‑oxazoline) as a stealth polymer. The solvent‑free formulation enables efficient delivery of CRISPR‑Cas9 components, achieving robust gene editing in primary human immune cells and...
Razorpay Introduces RBI-Compliant Biometric Authentication Solution ‘Passkey’
Razorpay has launched “Passkey,” an RBI‑compliant biometric authentication solution for online card payments, developed with Mastercard and slated to integrate Visa soon. The technology leverages device‑bound fingerprints or facial scans, removing the need for one‑time passwords that cause roughly 35%...
Resource-Sharing Boosts Robotic Resilience
Researchers at EPFL’s Reconfigurable Robotics Laboratory introduced a hyper‑redundancy framework that lets modular robots share power, sensing and communication resources across all units. In the Mori3 origami robot, this local resource‑sharing revived a completely dead module, allowing the four‑module system...
ROUNDUP: Non-Lithium Energy Storage System Technology Advances in US, Spain, and Scotland
The roundup highlights rapid progress in non‑lithium energy storage, with Unigrid’s sodium‑ion cells reaching 5,000 full‑depth cycles and projecting a 25‑year lifespan that matches solar PV panels. Inlyte Energy secured a domestic iron‑powder supply partnership to scale its iron‑sodium (ZEBRA)...
If OpenAI Is to Float on the Stock Market This Year, It Needs to Start Turning a Profit
OpenAI, valued at roughly $850 bn, is confronting a massive cash‑burn problem as it eyes a potential IPO before year‑end. The company plans to spend about $600 bn on compute infrastructure through 2030, yet its current annualised revenue sits near $25 bn, leaving...
Dr. Nishi Patel Discusses Modern Diagnostic Tools in Cardiology: From Echocardiograms to Cardiac MRIs
Dr. Nishi Patel outlines how echocardiography and cardiac MRI together shape modern cardiology in the United States. Echocardiograms serve as a low‑cost, widely available first‑line tool that provides real‑time functional data, while cardiac MRI delivers high‑resolution tissue characterization for complex...
BarmeniaGothaer Setzt Auf Bloomberg Und Clearwater Analytics Für Ein Zukunftssicheres Front-to-Back Kapitalanlagemanagement
BarmeniaGothaer Asset Management, overseeing more than €50 billion (≈ $55 billion) in assets, has adopted Bloomberg Buy‑Side Solutions together with Clearwater Analytics to build a unified front‑to‑back investment platform. The integration combines Bloomberg AIM, OMS and PORT risk tools with Clearwater’s cloud‑native middle‑...
Starlink to Appeal Namibia Licence Rejection
Starlink will appeal Namibia's telecom regulator decision that rejected its licence and spectrum access because the company is fully foreign‑owned, violating the country's 51% local‑ownership rule. Nigeria's communications authority has mandated that telcos compensate customers with airtime credits when service...
Thermochemical Energy Storage Leader Redoxblox Rebrands as Tempo
Redoxblox has rebranded as Tempo, signaling its shift from research to commercial scaling of a thermochemical energy storage platform that delivers continuous, combustion‑free heat up to 1,200 °C. The system can charge fully in four hours, allowing factories to capture low‑cost...
PubMatic & Amnet Launch the First Agentic Advertising Campaign in France Using the Claude LLM
PubMatic and trading desk Amnet have launched France’s first Agentic advertising campaign, built on PubMatic’s AgenticOS and the Claude large‑language model, for client Interbev. The video‑focused effort targets cooking enthusiasts and consumers of responsibly sourced French meat, aiming for high...
UK Seeks Views on Reshaping Cyber Laws for Downstream Gas and Electricity
The UK government, together with regulator Ofgem, has launched a consultation on revising cyber‑resilience rules for downstream gas and electricity licensees. The proposal would impose baseline cyber security requirements on all Ofgem‑licensed operators, while applying stricter standards to the most...
Schneider Electric Joins Thread Group Board of Directors
Schneider Electric, a global energy‑management leader, has been appointed to the Thread Group Board of Directors, deepening its involvement in the open‑source IoT networking protocol. The move comes as Thread surpasses 1,000 consumer products and pushes Thread 1.4 into commercial and...
STV Group and Post-Quantum Successfully Trial World’s First Quantum-Resilient Drones
STV Group and UK‑based Post‑Quantum announced the successful trial of the world’s first quantum‑resilient drones, demonstrating secure, future‑proof communications between unmanned aircraft and operators. The tests, conducted in operational environments linked to Ukraine and other allied theatres, proved the drones...
Eight More Satellites Added to IRIDE Space Programme
Italy’s IRIDE Earth‑observation programme has added eight new Eaglet II satellites, raising the total constellation to 24 assets in orbit. The launch, performed on SpaceX’s Transporter‑16 from Vandenberg, placed the satellites alongside the first batch deployed in November 2025. Each spacecraft carries...
Electrospinning Spatial Building of a Secondary S‐Scheme Heterojunction in Cs3Bi2Br9@g‐C3N4−SnO2/PAN Nanofiber for Real‐Time Monitoring Photocatalysis
Researchers have created a flexible core‑shell nanofiber (Cs3Bi2Br9@g‑C3N4–SnO2/PAN) using coaxial electrospinning that incorporates a dual S‑scheme heterojunction. The architecture widens visible‑light absorption and markedly suppresses charge recombination, delivering >97 % degradation of Rhodamine B and 99.5 % degradation of tetracycline within 50 minutes. The...
Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions and Trade Restrictions, AI Emerges as Key Driver of Global Trade Growth: McKinsey
Artificial intelligence is reshaping global commerce, with AI‑related hardware shipments surging nearly 40% in 2025 and accounting for roughly a third of worldwide trade growth. The United States emerged as the dominant demand hub, adding about half of all new...
Autonomous UXO Detection Demonstrated with Bayonet 350 AUGV
Greensea IQ demonstrated autonomous detection and classification of unexploded ordnance (UXO) using its Bayonet 350 autonomous underwater ground vehicle (AUGV) at a former military bombing range in Maine. The vehicle towed White River Technologies’ APEX three‑dimensional electromagnetic sensor and, aided by...
Countdown Begins for the Artemis-2 Mission Around the Moon
NASA initiated a two‑day countdown on April 1 for the Artemis‑2 mission, targeting a 6:24 pm Eastern launch. The flight will carry three American astronauts and a Canadian aboard the Orion capsule, propelled by the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Artemis‑2 marks...
Lenovo ThinkStation P5 Gen 2 Packs Xeon 600 and Dual RTX PRO GPUs
Lenovo unveiled the ThinkStation P5 Gen 2, a premium workstation built around Intel Xeon 600‑series CPUs with up to 48 cores and dual NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell‑Max‑Q GPUs. The platform supports up to 1 TB of DDR5‑6400 ECC memory, PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs up to 4 TB...
Rakuten Mobile Extends Partnership with Netcracker for AI-Enabled Digital BSS to Support Its Mobile Network in Japan
Rakuten Mobile has extended its multi‑year partnership with Netcracker to continue using the AI‑enabled, cloud‑native Digital BSS platform for its nationwide 4G and 5G network. The renewal builds on a collaboration that began when Rakuten launched in 2019 and adds...
Bioinspired Anti‐VEGF Peptide Nanoparticle with Immune Regulating and Corneal Epithelium Penetration Capability for Corneal Neovascularization Therapy
Researchers have engineered a bioinspired nanoparticle that co‑assembles an anti‑VEGF peptide with copper ions, adds a ROS‑scavenging moiety and a cell‑penetrating peptide, and achieves deep corneal delivery. The formulation extends ocular residence to roughly 70 minutes and reaches 300 µm in a...
Hithium Signs 3GWh Long-Duration BESS Agreement with APAC Investor Brawn Capital
Chinese battery maker Hithium announced a strategic cooperation with Hong Kong‑based private‑equity firm Brawn Capital to develop up to 3 GWh of long‑duration battery‑energy‑storage systems (BESS) in the Asia‑Pacific region by 2030. The partnership will leverage Brawn’s investment and project‑development capabilities,...
JetStor Deploys 80PB Archive Using WD Ultrastar Drives for Government
JetStor completed an 80 PB on‑premises archive for a government agency using 132 XS3324D POD‑based storage systems. The solution packs roughly 3,200 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC590 26 TB drives into a dual‑Fibre Channel fabric for redundant, isolated access. Modular design lets...
RIEGL LiDAR Systems Enable Rapid Dual-Sensor Mapping of Austria’s Piesting River
Alto Drones employed RIEGL’s VQ-840-G bathymetric and VUX-120 topographic LiDAR sensors on a helicopter to map Austria’s Piesting River in a single day, covering over 60 kilometers of both dry and submerged terrain. The February 2025 survey, part of a...
Swedish Endform Raises €1.5 Million to Speed up Web Testing for AI-Era Development
Swedish startup Endform announced a €1.5 million (approximately $1.6 million) Series A round led by Alliance VC and other investors. The funding will accelerate its platform that slashes Playwright end‑to‑end test execution from roughly 30 minutes to under two minutes by running thousands of...
RepAir Carbon Opens a Luxembourg Office to Scale Its Electrochemical Carbon Capture Tech Across Europe
RepAir Carbon, an Israeli deep‑tech firm, opened a Luxembourg office to drive its electrochemical direct‑air‑capture (DAC) technology across Europe. The solid‑state system claims 70% lower energy use than conventional DAC and already backs projects with Shell, Mitsubishi, and C‑Questra. RepAir’s...
Credit Is Now a Primary Growth Lever: Flipkart Wholesale on the Future of B2B Commerce
Flipkart Wholesale says credit has shifted from a peripheral service to the primary growth lever for India’s kirana stores. The company highlights three concurrent trends—localized supply chains, range‑driven buying, and deeper credit penetration—fueling higher ticket sizes and repeat orders. GST...
XPONENTIAL 2026 Connects the Decisions Driving Autonomy Forward
XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit serves as a decision‑making hub for autonomous systems across commercial, public safety and defense sectors. The conference blends education and networking, offering sessions on regulatory readiness, scaling manufacturing, workforce readiness and supply‑chain security. New formats such...
What Makes Browser Hijacking a Silent Threat?
Browser hijacking, where attackers covertly alter browser settings or install malicious extensions, is emerging as a silent threat to enterprises. Researchers have identified 33 rogue extensions affecting over 2.6 million users, and Microsoft reported a 111 % surge in token‑replay attacks in...
Large‐Scale Ferroelectric Ceramic Wafer Achieved by Sintering Strategies for Sensitive High‐Temperature Self‐Powered X‐ray Detection
Researchers have fabricated a large‑scale ferroelectric ceramic wafer (PNN‑PZT) using solid‑state sintering, achieving record‑high sensitivity for self‑powered X‑ray detection. At 150 °C the detector reaches 248 µC Gy⁻¹ cm⁻² sensitivity and a detection limit of 6.76 nGy s⁻¹, surpassing commercial amorphous selenium devices. The material exhibits...
Drones and the Future of Urban Logistics: Rethinking Congestion in the Supply Chain
Cities are confronting curb‑side congestion as the primary bottleneck in urban logistics, prompting officials to explore unmanned aerial vehicles as a remedy. In New York, a drone could transport a container from Brooklyn Marine Terminal to Wall Street in under ten...
Drone Surveying without GCPs? Wingtra Says It’s Here
Wingtra introduced the SURVEY61 payload for its WingtraRAY drone, promising survey‑grade accuracy of up to 3 cm without using ground control points. The system leverages a post‑processed kinematic (PPK) workflow and ultra‑high‑resolution imagery to map large sites in minutes rather than...
Sikorsky Collaborates with Robinson Helicopter Company to Integrate MATRIX™ Autonomy Into Robinson R66 TURBINETRUCK
Sikorsky and Robinson Helicopter Company unveiled the R66 TURBINETRUCK, an autonomous cargo helicopter that integrates Sikorsky’s MATRIX™ autonomy suite with Robinson’s R66 airframe. The platform, the 21st aircraft equipped with MATRIX, targets both civil and military logistics, offering rapid reconfiguration...
Instagram Tests a Feature to Let You See Your Ex's Stories without a Trace — and It's Going to Cost...
Instagram is piloting a paid subscription that lets users watch Stories anonymously, extending the feature set with audience lists beyond Close Friends and a 24‑hour story extension. The test is live in Mexico, Japan and the Philippines and costs roughly...
Artemis 2 Countdown Underway
NASA kicked off the two‑day Artemis 2 countdown on March 30, targeting an April 1 launch from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B within a two‑hour window. Mission managers reported no major issues with the Space Launch System rocket, Orion crew capsule, or ground...
NCTA Launches I-485 Real-Time Data Pilot
North Carolina Turnpike Authority has launched a pilot of Valerann’s Lanternn AI‑enabled platform on the I‑485 Express Lanes around Charlotte. Lanternn ingests real‑time feeds from NCTA’s traffic cameras, navigation systems and third‑party sources to automatically identify incidents such as crashes,...
Energy Department Aims to Build Full-Fledged Quantum Computer Within 3 Years
The U.S. Department of Energy announced a goal to deliver a fault‑tolerant quantum computer by 2028, aiming for scientifically useful calculations. The Office of Science, with an $8.4 billion annual budget, will host the quantum user facility at a national laboratory....
Integrated Transcriptomics–Metabolomics Analysis Reveals Biomarkers and Metabolic Dysregulation Characteristics of Parenteral Nutrition–Associated Liver Disease
A mouse model of parenteral nutrition‑associated liver disease (PNALD) was analyzed using combined RNA‑sequencing and untargeted metabolomics. Integrated machine‑learning pipelines (LASSO and SVM‑RFE) pinpointed five gene biomarkers (Itgam, Clec4d, Orm2, Lcn2, Cd14) and three metabolites (6‑n‑octylaminouracil, 6β‑hydroxy‑hydromorphone, α‑teresantalic acid). These...
ClearVue Awarded International Certification on Rooftop Solar Panels
ClearVue Technologies, in partnership with Helios Power, secured International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) certification for its new building‑integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) rooftop panels. The metal‑backed design offers weatherproofing, fire‑class A safety, and enhanced wind‑load performance, extending roof lifespan. With the certification in...
What If AI Was Already Working Before You Sat Down?
An executive training firm replaced manual admin work with a "Digital Chief of Staff"—a suite of eight AI agents handling email drafting, meeting preparation, follow‑up, CRM updates, and task prioritization. The system pre‑completes routine tasks overnight, allowing the owner to...
EXCLUSIVE: Spotify Debuts Carousel Ads and Branded Playlist Takeovers
Spotify is introducing interactive carousel ads that let brands display up to six swipeable product cards within the Now Playing screen, with Priceline and GNC among early testers. The service also launches branded playlist takeovers on high‑traffic lists such as...
Government Datasets Are Poorly Labelled and Will Fail AI
The Open Data Institute’s four‑month NDL‑Lite prototype scanned more than 100,000 public datasets from six UK sources, exposing pervasive labeling gaps, outdated records, and accessibility hurdles. Notably, a major Home Office crime dataset has not been refreshed since 2018, while...
Advancing AI Literacy: A Faculty Course Refresh Institute at Indiana Wesleyan University
Indiana Wesleyan University’s National & Global unit launched a twelve‑week AI‑Enhanced Course Refresh Institute to help faculty redesign courses with embedded AI literacy. The pilot, begun in summer 2025, guided participants through data‑informed analysis, custom GenAI bots, and multimodal video...
Vodafone Idea Is Using Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme to Modernise Transport Network
Vodafone Idea (VIL), India’s third‑largest telecom operator, has deployed Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) to upgrade its transport network. The rollout achieved a 1.6 Tb/s capacity on a meshed Data Center Interconnect (DCI) fabric, aimed at meeting surging bandwidth demand. VIL expects the...