Science, industry and technology curiosities

Curiosities brings together the discoveries, ideas, events and surprising developments that add perspective to the evolution of industry, energy and technology. This section covers news on science, innovation, industrial technology, remarkable facts and specialized events that help explain broader changes across productive sectors.

Coverage includes scientific advances, emerging trends, technology-related developments, innovation milestones and events that connect specialized knowledge with wider topics of industrial interest. It also highlights notable figures, novel applications and projects showing how creativity, research and technology continue to open new possibilities across multiple sectors.

Through these stories, Curiosities offers a complementary view of the industrial landscape, showcasing the ideas, breakthroughs and developments that enrich the understanding of the forces shaping the present and future of industry and technology.

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EHang boosts air tourism with eVTOL

Ruth Arteaga. · July 13, 2024

EHang plans to deliver a fleet of 300 EH216-S units to Wencheng by 2026.

Science

Making “space bricks” from moon dust

Joshua Falcón. · July 12, 2024

A group of researchers implemented a step heating program and preheated the lunar regolith in vacuum to reduce potential problems.

Technology

Elon Musk: Neuralink to Implant Brain Chips Again

Joshua Falcón. · July 12, 2024

Neuralink's technology is concentrated in a small device, which is installed in the patient's brain through surgery.

Technology

NATO approves subsidy to satellite internet project if submarine cables are cut off

Joshua Falcón. · July 11, 2024

One of the objectives of the project is to improve the detection of threats to submarine cables and increase their security.

Technology

China to accelerate its brain chip program after experimenting on a monkey

Joshua Falcón. · July 9, 2024

China's Neucyber BCI implant allowed a monkey to control a robotic arm with its thoughts alone.

Innovation

Toyota and GAC Unveil Revolutionary Ammonia-Powered Engine

Isbel Lázaro. · July 8, 2024

The 2.0 liter ammonia-fueled engine developed by GAC and Toyota emits 90% less carbon dioxide than a gasoline engine.

Science

Organic bodies floating in Titan’s lakes identified

Ruth Arteaga. · July 7, 2024

Titan's atmosphere is so dense that a human with wings could fly and glide through its clouds.

Innovation

Startup creates artificial light spheres capable of producing more energy than a solar panel

Ruth Arteaga. · July 6, 2024

WAVJA solar spheres can be up to 30 times smaller than conventional solar panels, but produce up to 7.5 times more energy.

Events

ANYbotics organized the first ANYmal Global Research in Japan

Joshua Falcón. · July 5, 2024

ANYmal Research is a community that supports robotics research, backed by a large network of hundreds of researchers from leading institutions around the world.