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Scientists create first artificial cell that moves on its own by chemical reactions

By Interesting Engineering | Neetika Walter | 7/25/2025 7:51 PM

Researchers have created the simplest artificial cell ever—just a membrane, an enzyme, and a mission.... ... Read full Story

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Scientists create ultra-repellent non-stick coating for safer cooking at home

By Interesting Engineering | Aamir Khollam | 7/25/2025 7:49 PM

Teflon and other PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have long been prized for making cookware,... ... Read full Story

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Live cockroaches turned into swarm robots, fitted with backpacks to conduct spy missions

By Interesting Engineering | Prabhat Ranjan Mishra | 7/25/2025 7:18 PM

Ever wonder if cockroaches can be used to conduct spy operations? Well, such a science-fiction... ... Read full Story

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NASA’s autonomous satellite tilts, thinks, and targets without any help from Earth

By Interesting Engineering | Neetika Walter | 7/25/2025 6:26 PM

In a first, a satellite used AI to spot, think, and act in under 90... ... Read full Story

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Bat-inspired AI gives drones ultrasonic sight to navigate disaster rescue zones

By Interesting Engineering | Aamir Khollam | 7/25/2025 5:49 PM

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed an AI-powered echolocation system that allows robots... ... Read full Story

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AI simulates billions of atoms to create concrete that traps carbon and lasts centuries

By Interesting Engineering | Neetika Walter | 7/25/2025 4:44 PM

Concrete 2.0 is here, and it’s being designed by artificial intelligence. In a landmark leap... ... Read full Story

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Quantum breakthrough finds exotic matter that could power interplanetary missions

By Interesting Engineering | Aamir Khollam | 7/25/2025 3:18 PM

In a breakthrough that could reshape quantum electronics and future space travel, researchers at the... ... Read full Story

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Microsoft Copilot now has a face

By PCWorld | | 7/25/2025 2:15 PM

technology

World’s simplest artificial cell unveiled, could expand understanding of life’s navigation

By Interesting Engineering | Mrigakshi Dixit | 7/25/2025 2:00 PM

Researchers have successfully built the simplest artificial cell ever that can navigate using chemicals, much... ... Read full Story

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Video: China’s Unitree launches full‑size humanoid at just US$5,900, shocks robot market

By Interesting Engineering | Kaif Shaikh | 7/25/2025 1:21 PM

Hangzhou‑based Unitree Robotics has unveiled the R1, a humanoid robot with 26 joints, at just... ... Read full Story

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Bargain! AMD leaves new Threadripper 9000 prices unchanged at $5,000

By PCWorld | | 7/25/2025 1:03 PM

technology

Avia Smart Deadbolt+ review: Coming home to HomeKit

By PCWorld | | 7/25/2025 1:00 PM

technology

Watch: We test AMD’s RX 9070 GRE versus 9070, RTX 5070, and others

By PCWorld | | 7/25/2025 12:57 PM

technology

Simulations show how water droplets interact with hypersonic vehicles at Mach 5 speed

By Interesting Engineering | Chris Young | 7/25/2025 12:56 PM

During hypersonic flight, an aircraft or missile flies at speeds exceeding Mach 5. Mach 5... ... Read full Story

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This built-in Windows 11 app can pull the text in any image with one click

By PCWorld | | 7/25/2025 12:44 PM

technology

Tiny joint movements 100 times thinner than hair to boost aircraft engines’ safety

By Interesting Engineering | Georgina Jedikovska | 7/25/2025 12:28 PM

German scientists have created new simulation tools that could make aircraft engines and lightweight structures... ... Read full Story

technology

This Lenovo laptop with new Ryzen AI CPU and 16GB RAM is only $450 today

By PCWorld | | 7/25/2025 12:13 PM

technology

This 34-inch 1440p ultrawide gaming monitor is 47% off right now

By PCWorld | | 7/25/2025 12:04 PM

technology

US Navy tests stealthy hydrogen tech that delivers power without giving up position

By Interesting Engineering | Prabhat Ranjan Mishra | 7/25/2025 12:02 PM

A hydrogen device that delivers more energy per weight than batteries has been prototyped by... ... Read full Story

technology

The best Windows backup software: Protect your data!

By PCWorld | | 7/25/2025 12:00 PM

basketball

Warriors' Stephen Curry explains why NBA players are 'underpaid' and how the league can fix it

by CBS Interactive Inc | Jul 25 2025

finance

S&P 500 scores 5th straight record high ahead of Europe-U.S. trade meeting

by MarketWatch.com | Jul 25 2025

football

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

by ESNY | Apr 24 2025

health

Wrestling Icon Hulk Hogan Dies at 71 After Cardiac Arrest

by Healthline.com | Jul 25 2025

knowledge

Only One Country’s Flag Doesn’t Have Red, White or Blue—Can You Guess It?

by Reader's Digest | Jul 25 2025

metro

Soundside Music Festival in Connecticut cancels 2025 event over ‘circumstances beyond our control’

by New York Post | Jul 26 2025

nation

Tesla shares end week in decline amid third straight quarterly loss

by upi.com | Jul 25 2025

nutrition

Carnivore Diet: Expert Clinicians List the Foods, Effects, and Health Risks

by thehealthy.com | Jul 10 2025

opinion

Trump’s tariff plan seems to be working — proving all the naysayers wrong

by New York Post | Jul 25 2025

real_estate

Hamptons housing crunch forcing even wealthy buyers to settle for less-glamorous LI spot — where sales are surging

by NY Post | Jul 25 2025

retirement

These retirement hot spots are the priciest in America

by Fox News | Jul 19 2025

science

Science news this week: Wolves help restore trees in Yellowstone and the largest interstellar object ever seen

by LIVE SCIENCE | Jul 26 2025

soccer

Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirms there will be more signings this summer – “We have a good squad”

by Yahoo Sports | Jul 26 2025

upstate

New all-inclusive park proposed for Hoosick Falls

by NEWS10 ABC | Jul 25 2025

world

U.S. Central Command says it killed senior ISIS leader, two adult sons

by United Press International, Inc. | Jul 25 2025

Word of the Day

embellish

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 26, 2025 is:

embellish • \im-BELL-ish\ • verb

To embellish something is to make it more appealing or attractive with fanciful or decorative details.

// The gift shop had cowboy shirts and hats embellished with beads and stitching.

// As they grew older, the children realized their grandfather had embellished the stories of his travels abroad.

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Examples:

"Shell art isn't a new genre; it's been with us for centuries. The Victorians often framed their family photos with shells. ... The medium also came to the fore in the 1970s when everything was embellished with shells, from photo frames and mirrors to trinket boxes and even furniture." — Stephen Crafti, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2025

Did you know?

Embellish came to English, by way of Anglo-French, from the Latin word bellus, meaning "beautiful." It's in good company: modern language is adorned with bellus descendants. Examples include such classics as beauty, belle, and beau. And the beauty of bellus reaches beyond English: its influence is seen in the French bel, a word meaning "beautiful" that is directly related to the English embellish. And in Spanish, bellus is evidenced in the word bello, also meaning "beautiful."

Scientists create first artificial cell that moves on its own by chemical reactions

Scientists create ultra-repellent non-stick coating for safer cooking at home

Live cockroaches turned into swarm robots, fitted with backpacks to conduct spy missions

NASA’s autonomous satellite tilts, thinks, and targets without any help from Earth

Bat-inspired AI gives drones ultrasonic sight to navigate disaster rescue zones

AI simulates billions of atoms to create concrete that traps carbon and lasts centuries

Quantum breakthrough finds exotic matter that could power interplanetary missions

Microsoft Copilot now has a face

World’s simplest artificial cell unveiled, could expand understanding of life’s navigation

Video: China’s Unitree launches full‑size humanoid at just US$5,900, shocks robot market

Bargain! AMD leaves new Threadripper 9000 prices unchanged at $5,000

Avia Smart Deadbolt+ review: Coming home to HomeKit

Watch: We test AMD’s RX 9070 GRE versus 9070, RTX 5070, and others

Simulations show how water droplets interact with hypersonic vehicles at Mach 5 speed

This built-in Windows 11 app can pull the text in any image with one click

Tiny joint movements 100 times thinner than hair to boost aircraft engines’ safety

This Lenovo laptop with new Ryzen AI CPU and 16GB RAM is only $450 today

This 34-inch 1440p ultrawide gaming monitor is 47% off right now

US Navy tests stealthy hydrogen tech that delivers power without giving up position

The best Windows backup software: Protect your data!

Warriors' Stephen Curry explains why NBA players are 'underpaid' and how the league can fix it

S&P 500 scores 5th straight record high ahead of Europe-U.S. trade meeting

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

Wrestling Icon Hulk Hogan Dies at 71 After Cardiac Arrest

Only One Country’s Flag Doesn’t Have Red, White or Blue—Can You Guess It?

Soundside Music Festival in Connecticut cancels 2025 event over ‘circumstances beyond our control’

Tesla shares end week in decline amid third straight quarterly loss

Carnivore Diet: Expert Clinicians List the Foods, Effects, and Health Risks

Trump’s tariff plan seems to be working — proving all the naysayers wrong

Hamptons housing crunch forcing even wealthy buyers to settle for less-glamorous LI spot — where sales are surging

These retirement hot spots are the priciest in America

Science news this week: Wolves help restore trees in Yellowstone and the largest interstellar object ever seen

Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirms there will be more signings this summer – “We have a good squad”

New all-inclusive park proposed for Hoosick Falls

U.S. Central Command says it killed senior ISIS leader, two adult sons

Word of the Day

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