A team from the University of Glasgow has created the world’s first fully 3D-printed microscope, lenses and all. It costs less than £50 and can be built in hours. The project is already expanding access to microscopy in West Africa and changing how science is taught.
A new robot named Prometheus is designed for the dangerous job of inspecting old mines. It can squeeze through a 150mm borehole, then unfold and fly autonomously to map the caverns below, all without GPS.
Forget robot surgeons for a second. The real, expensive problem in hospitals is the chaos *between* surgeries. A startup called Akara is tackling it with an AI system that acts like air traffic control for the OR.
New research reveals a massive 75% of U.S. workers believe their organizations are bad at managing change. The data uncovers a stark generational divide, with Gen-Z far more optimistic than stressed-out Gen-X.
The latest LLVM compiler toolchain is here, and it’s a significant one for the RISC-V ecosystem. Qualcomm’s custom extension is moving out of experimental status, signaling serious hardware commitment.
NASA has lost contact with the MAVEN Mars orbiter, which is tumbling and may have changed orbit. With the Mars solar conjunction halting communications from December 29 to January 16, 2026, engineers are running out of time to fix it.
Sapporo Holdings is selling its real estate division to a consortium led by private equity giant KKR. The $2.6 billion deal includes the iconic Yebisu Garden Place in Tokyo. The brewer plans to use the cash to double down on its core beer business.
A Starlink satellite experienced an energetic failure, losing communication and releasing debris. While it will burn up soon, the incident shows how quickly orbital trash can pile up.
The governor of Japan’s Niigata prefecture has given the crucial local endorsement needed to restart the massive Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station. This clears the last major regulatory and political hurdle for operator TEPCO, which could restart one reactor as soon as January.
A satirical billboard in San Francisco declares “Human flourishing is bad business,” poking fun at AI doom narratives. But the real story is the stubborn resistance from HR executives who are ignoring proven tech, ceding competitive advantage.
