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What looks more futuristic, this or a Cybertruck?

The Venom and Dark Knight Rises star joins writer Scott Snyder and others for a new comic called Arcbound .

The co-creator of Marvel's Rocket Raccoon and DC's Lobo was 70 years old.

Adopting the right mix of sustainable construction practices could allow Canada to meet its housing goals—as many as 5.8 million new homes by 2030—without blowing past its climate commitments.

Yuichi Hirose has a dream—a dream that someday everyone will have access to a machine capable of knitting furniture.

Are AI profiles about to invade Instagram?

Inspired by the paper-folding art of origami, North Carolina State University engineers have discovered a way to make a single plastic cubed structure transform into more than 1,000 configurations using only three active motors. The findings could pave the way for shape-shifting artificial systems that can take on multiple functions and even carry a load—like versatile robotic structures used in space, for example.

In recent years, engineers and scientists worldwide have been working on new technologies for generating electricity from renewable energy sources, including photovoltaics (PVs), wind turbines and hydro-power generators. An alternative solution for mitigating the impact of climate change could be to convert the excess or waste heat generated by industries, households and hot natural environments into electricity.

The son of immigrant parents, who immersed himself in American culture growing up, built a career as a filmmaker with hits such as "Crazy Rich Asians" and "In the Heights," tapping into his own identity and translating stories of struggle and ambition to the screen.

Ralph Macchio and his "Karate Kid" co-star William Zabka have transferred their young martial arts rivalry into adulthood, playing their characters as grown-ups in the series "Cobra Kai," now in its sixth and final season on Netflix.

The Los Angeles landmark, whose 45-foot-tall letters have spelled glamour, success and heartbreak for generations, marks its centennial this December.

Local decentralized energy systems, known as microgrids, can make urban infrastructures more resilient and reduce risks for the population, for example, in large-scale power outages due to natural hazards or cyberattacks.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is hot right now. Also hot: the data centers that power the technology. And keeping those centers cool requires a tremendous amount of energy.

A new type of valve that makes soft robots more resilient to damage, has been developed by engineers at the University of Sheffield.

When picturing next-generation wearables and robotics, the foam filling in your couch cushions is likely not the first thing that comes to mind. However, Rice University engineers have shown that something as simple as the flow of air through the airy, meshlike structure of open-cell foam can be used to perform digital computation, analog sensing and combined digital-analog control in soft textile-based wearable systems.

Carnegie Mellon University researchers at the Biohybrid and Organic Robotics Group (B.O.R.G.) led by Victoria Webster-Wood, in collaboration with researchers at Case Western Reserve University, are studying the sea slug feeding structure to learn more about how the brain, muscular system and nervous system interact. Their research is being used both in robots and in simulations as part of a multinational research collaboration studying neuromuscular systems.

Recent advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and computing have enabled the development of new tools for creating highly realistic media, virtual reality (VR) environments and video games. Many of these tools are now widely used by graphics designers, animated film creators and videogame developers worldwide.

In 1996 Nicholas Sparks' romantic novel became a bestseller. Eight years later it was adapted to a classic movie starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. And now, the love story that was "a song, a dream, a whisper," is a Broadway musical.

Cabin lighting inspired by the colors of the Australian landscape and grounded in circadian science will be on Qantas' upcoming Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul flights to help minimize jet lag and improve customer well-being.

The oil painting depicts a woman standing on a podium, her arm aloft as she grasps a laurel crown in her hand. A scarlet cloak drapes across her chest as she stares at the viewer. To the naked eye, the painting looks like a normal piece in an online portfolio. But the version of the painting uploaded online belies a hidden defense system—a tool called Glaze that masks the artist's style and cloaks the art from use by generative AI.