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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on July 03, 2025

What Is Swarm Intelligence?

Inspired by nature, swarms intelligence allows multiple machines to move and act as one, coordinating their efforts to perform complex tasks more efficiently than any single machine could do alone.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 30, 2025

Green Steel Aims to Clean Up One of the World’s Dirtiest Industries

Steelmaking is a major climate offender. Green steel is working to fix that by replacing coal with cleaner alternatives. But is it ready for mass adoption?

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 30, 2025

What Is a Drone Swarm?

A drone swarm involves multiple drones working together as a single, unified entity, allowing one operator to control the entire group — or let it off-leash altogether.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 26, 2025

Subtractive Manufacturing, Explained

First used in Ancient Egypt, subtractive manufacturing methods are now being used to cut, drill, mill and shape materials for cutting-edge industries like aerospace and medical devices. Here’s how it works.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on June 26, 2025

Facial Recognition, Explained

Facial recognition uses AI and biometric data to identify individuals by their unique facial features. Learn how the technology works, where it’s used and the benefits and disadvantages — including its ethical concerns.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 25, 2025

AI Fighter Jets Are Almost Here — And War May Never Be the Same

Designed to operate with little to no input from human pilots, AI fighter jets promise to make combat faster and safer. But their development also raises concerns over the morality of delegating life-and-death decisions to artificial intelligence.

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Sara A. Metwalli Sara A. Metwalli
Updated on June 24, 2025

What Is Grid Computing?

Grid computing is a distributed computing model that connects multiple computers across different locations to work together on shared tasks. It relies on a central control node and specialized middleware to execute large-scale computations efficiently.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 23, 2025

What Is Graphene?

Graphene is the thinnest material in the world — and one of the strongest — with the potential to transform semiconductors, sports equipment and more. But moving this breakthrough from the lab to the real world remains a challenge.

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Built In Staff, With AI Built In Staff, With AI
Updated on June 23, 2025

10 Top Agtech Companies

These agtech innovators are turning smart farming into a reality, reshaping the way we grow food, protect crops and steward natural resources.

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Matthew Urwin Matthew Urwin
Updated on June 23, 2025

OpenAI Is Building a New Device. Here’s What We Know So Far.

OpenAI and legendary tech designer Jony Ive are collaborating on a new AI-powered device that could be released as early as 2026. Here’s what we know about the project so far — and how it could revolutionize the way we use artificial intelligence forever.

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