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YouTuber Creates "World's Strongest Handheld Laser". It's Capable Of Punching Through Titanium.Abstract image of lasers.YouTuber Creates "World's Strongest Handheld Laser". It's Capable Of Punching Through Titanium.Abstract image of lasers.

YouTuber Creates "World's Strongest Handheld Laser". It's Capable Of Punching Through Titanium.

In several demonstrations, the laser burned through copper, melted titanium, created rubies, melted *tungsten*, and set a diamond on fire.

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China Reveals First Deep-Sea "Testing Site", Adding To Vast Network Of Marine BasesMap of Hainan and Surrounding Areas in China

China Reveals First Deep-Sea "Testing Site", Adding To Vast Network Of Marine Bases

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The "Spiritual Bliss Attractor": Something Weird Happens When You Leave Two AIs Talking To Each OtherA screenshot showing Claude AI conversation.

The "Spiritual Bliss Attractor": Something Weird Happens When You Leave Two AIs Talking To Each Other

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Incredible Laser Tool Can Read Tiny Text From Over A Kilometer Away, Perfect For The Spy Of TomorrowA close up photo of a red laser beam being fired through a dark space. The red beam cross through the photo from the top left to the bottom right, becoming slightly wider in the bottom corner.

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Incredible Laser Tool Can Read Tiny Text From Over A Kilometer Away, Perfect For The Spy Of TomorrowA close up photo of a red laser beam being fired through a dark space. The red beam cross through the photo from the top left to the bottom right, becoming slightly wider in the bottom corner.
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Incredible Laser Tool Can Read Tiny Text From Over A Kilometer Away, Perfect For The Spy Of Tomorrow

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Franz Reichelt And The Eiffel Tower Wingsuit Incident Of 1912Franz Reichelt in his infamous wingsuit.

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Franz Reichelt And The Eiffel Tower Wingsuit Incident Of 1912Franz Reichelt in his infamous wingsuit.
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Franz Reichelt And The Eiffel Tower Wingsuit Incident Of 1912

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FAA Chief Promises "No More Floppy Disks" Will Be Used In Air Traffic Control In Major OverhaulA big pile of floppy disks.

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FAA Chief Promises "No More Floppy Disks" Will Be Used In Air Traffic Control In Major OverhaulA big pile of floppy disks.
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FAA Chief Promises "No More Floppy Disks" Will Be Used In Air Traffic Control In Major Overhaul

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Why Did Street Lights In The US Turn Purple?Purple lights on a road at night in the dark.

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Why Did Street Lights In The US Turn Purple?Purple lights on a road at night in the dark.
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Why Did Street Lights In The US Turn Purple?

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"World's Smallest" Nano-Violin Measures Less Than A Hair's Width – But Could Lead To Big DiscoveriesA photo showing a microscope image of a hair with the tiny violin next to it. In the main image, the violin is not actually visible next to the comparatively enormous hair that cuts through the centre of the image. The hair is effectively a black line in the middle of the picture, but there is a zoomed in bubble to the top right of the image showing the violin close up.

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"World's Smallest" Nano-Violin Measures Less Than A Hair's Width – But Could Lead To Big DiscoveriesA photo showing a microscope image of a hair with the tiny violin next to it. In the main image, the violin is not actually visible next to the comparatively enormous hair that cuts through the centre of the image. The hair is effectively a black line in the middle of the picture, but there is a zoomed in bubble to the top right of the image showing the violin close up.
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"World's Smallest" Nano-Violin Measures Less Than A Hair's Width – But Could Lead To Big Discoveries

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Over 10 Percent Of US Electricity Could Be Supplied By Geothermal Energy, Says USGSGeothermal power is electrical power generated from geothermal energy in a lush green landscape

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Over 10 Percent Of US Electricity Could Be Supplied By Geothermal Energy, Says USGSGeothermal power is electrical power generated from geothermal energy in a lush green landscape
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Over 10 Percent Of US Electricity Could Be Supplied By Geothermal Energy, Says USGS

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Are There Colors That Only Exist In Our Brains? Find Out More In Issue 35 Of CURIOUS – Out NowPicture of the cover of CURIOUS magazine:an illustration of an eye surrounded by colors of the rainbow and the cover story question "are there colors that only exist in our brains?"

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Are There Colors That Only Exist In Our Brains? Find Out More In Issue 35 Of CURIOUS – Out NowPicture of the cover of CURIOUS magazine:an illustration of an eye surrounded by colors of the rainbow and the cover story question "are there colors that only exist in our brains?"
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Are There Colors That Only Exist In Our Brains? Find Out More In Issue 35 Of CURIOUS – Out Now

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"Necrobotics" Turns Dead Spider Corpses Into Biohybrid RobotsRice University mechanical engineers have found a way to convert the bodies of deceased spiders into necrobotic grippers. Here, a gripper is used to lift a jumper and break a circuit on an electronic breadboard, turning off an LED.

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"Necrobotics" Turns Dead Spider Corpses Into Biohybrid RobotsRice University mechanical engineers have found a way to convert the bodies of deceased spiders into necrobotic grippers. Here, a gripper is used to lift a jumper and break a circuit on an electronic breadboard, turning off an LED.
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Scientists Turn Dead Spider Corpses Into Biohybrid Necrobots

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Record-Breaking Data Transmission Could Transmit Everything On Netflix In Less Than A Secondluminous cables are seen stretchign into the distance

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Record-Breaking Data Transmission Could Transmit Everything On Netflix In Less Than A Secondluminous cables are seen stretchign into the distance
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Record-Breaking Data Transmission Could Transmit Everything On Netflix In Less Than A Second

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WindRunner: The World's Largest Aircraft Wants To Turbocharge The Green TransitionA rendering of the Windrunner aircraft driving into the sunset with windturbines.

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WindRunner: The World's Largest Aircraft Wants To Turbocharge The Green TransitionA rendering of the Windrunner aircraft driving into the sunset with windturbines.
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WindRunner: What's The World's Largest Aircraft Going To Be Used For?

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These Teeny Flexible Robots Can Literally Walk Out Of The Printer That Created ThemThe palm-sized soft robot device.

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These Teeny Flexible Robots Can Literally Walk Out Of The Printer That Created ThemThe palm-sized soft robot device.
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These Teeny Flexible Robots Can Literally Walk Out Of The Printer That Created Them

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Can You Hear Electricity?A digital image showing a close up of a human ear on the far right. There are sound waves represented as spiky lines of light entering the ear. Both the ear and the light consist of blue tones and both are set against a black background.

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Can You Hear Electricity?A digital image showing a close up of a human ear on the far right. There are sound waves represented as spiky lines of light entering the ear. Both the ear and the light consist of blue tones and both are set against a black background.
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Can You Hear Electricity?

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Why Are Pencils Hexagonal?A variety of pencils.
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Why Are Pencils Hexagonal?

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People Are Just Now Learning Why Shotgun Shells Sometimes Contain SeedsShotgun shells.
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People Are Just Now Learning Why Shotgun Shells Sometimes Contain Seeds

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Why Do These Two People Represent All Humans On Wikipedia?Akha couple in northern Thailand
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Why Do These Two People Represent All Humans On Wikipedia?

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Should We Be Using Microwaves?A microwave and meal
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Should We Be Using Microwaves?

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The Pentagon Has Released Several Videos Of Unexplained Anomalous PhenomenaUAP's released by Pentagon
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The Pentagon Has Released Several Videos Of Unexplained Anomalous Phenomena

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Why Switching Your Phone To Airplane Mode Is Importanthand holding phone switching to airplane mode with airplane window in background
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Why Switching Your Phone To Airplane Mode Is Important

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Did A "Rare Atmospheric Phenomenon” Trigger A Massive Power Outage Across Spain And Portugal?Electricity pylons

Did A "Rare Atmospheric Phenomenon” Trigger A Massive Power Outage Across Spain And Portugal?

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The Faroe Islands Space Program Aims To Never Leave Earth (On Purpose)the bright yellow tidal kite luna 12 with the words Faroe Islands Space Program, on the surface of the dark blue atlantic.
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The Faroe Islands Space Program Aims To Never Leave Earth (On Purpose)

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Why Is The Uncanny Valley So Frightening? And What One Frowny Robot Is Doing To Overcome Ita humanoid robot that has been programmed to frown

Why Is The Uncanny Valley So Frightening? And What One Frowny Robot Is Doing To Overcome It

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TheAgentCompany: Fake Company Run By AI Ends With Predictable ResultsHuman and a robot waiting for an interview.

TheAgentCompany: Fake Company Run By AI Ends With Predictable Results

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Deepfakes Now So Realistic They Appear To Have Heartbeats, Making Their Detection Far HarderA photo showing someone's hand holding a smart phone. The phone's screen has two images on it, one above the other. In the top one, a man with a red t-shirt appears to be facing the screen, while the bottom image shows a close-up of a different man who is wearing a black cap and a black t-shirt. The second man has digital lines over the features of his face.

Deepfakes Now So Realistic They Appear To Have Heartbeats, Making Their Detection Far Harder

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What Is GPMI, The Potential New Successor To HDMI?close up of someone plugging in a HDMI cable

What Is GPMI, The Potential New Successor To HDMI?

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Hanging 625 Meters Over A Ravine, Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge Is World's Highest – For NowThe Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge (pictured here under construction) is part of an expressway in Zhenfeng County in the southwest of Guizhou province, China.

Hanging 625 Meters Over A Ravine, Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge Is World's Highest - For Now

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This Private Company Wants To Build Autonomous, Captainless Ships Sailed By AIaerial view of a freighter ship loaded with cargo containers

This Private Company Wants To Build Autonomous, Crewless Ships Sailed By AI

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Lab-Grown Chicken Nuggets Have Been Cooked Up In A Robotic BioreactorCultivated chicken meat growing in the bioreactor.

Lab-Grown Chicken Nuggets Have Been Cooked Up In A Robotic Bioreactor

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Dog Treats Made From Lab-Grown Meat Go On Sale In UKwoman placing a silver food bowl down in front of a golden retriever, which has its mouth in the bowl already

Dog Treats Made From Lab-Grown Meat Go On Sale In UK

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