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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on November 06, 2025

What Are 3D Printed Rockets?

These tailor-made spaceflight vessels explore lightweight alternatives in aerospace engineering.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on November 06, 2025

What Is Starlink Internet?

Starlink, a network of low-Earth-orbiting satellites, aims to provide global high-speed internet coverage. Here’s how it works, how much it costs, where it’s offered, why people are using the service and what its future holds.

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Jenny Lyons-Cunha Jenny Lyons-Cunha
Updated on October 20, 2025

Figure AI: What We Know About the Humanoid Robotics Company

This first-of-its-kind robotics company hopes to augment human productivity with its fleet of AI-powered humanoid robots.

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Jacob Biba Jacob Biba
Updated on October 15, 2025

9 New Battery Technologies to Watch

Could one of these new battery technologies be a viable alternative to lithium-ion batteries?

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Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on October 15, 2025

11 Quantum Computing Applications and Examples

Far from commercially scalable — but more than mere fantasy — quantum computing will one day be a transformative reality.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 12, 2025

With The Boring Company, Elon Musk Is Taking City Traffic Underground

Founded by Elon Musk, the Boring Company aims to build underground “Loop” tunnels that shuttle passengers around in autonomous EVs. It already has a system up and running in Las Vegas, and is pursuing projects in cities like Nashville and Dubai.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 10, 2025

Google’s Pixel 10 Pushes Smartphones Into the AI-First Era. Can Apple’s iPhone 17 Catch Up?

The Pixel 10 weaves artificial intelligence into every touchpoint, redefining what a smartphone can do. Now, with the release of the iPhone 17, the battle is on to see who will stake their claim in the AI-first era.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 10, 2025

What Is Smart Dust?

These speck-sized sensors suspend in the air.

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Brendan Massey Brendan Massey
Updated on September 03, 2025

NMOS Transistors and PMOS Transistors Explained

An nMOS transistor turns on when its gate voltage is high relative to the source. A pMOS transistor turns on when its gate voltage is low relative to the source.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 03, 2025

Right to Repair Means You Can Fix Your Own Damn Phone

The Right to Repair movement is gaining ground, pushing for laws that give consumers and independent shops more control over how they fix their own devices.

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