This Bionic Hand Feels, Thinks, and Grips Like It’s Straight Out of a Sci-Fi Thriller
Johns Hopkins engineers have done it. They’ve built a prosthetic hand that doesn’t just grab things—it *knows* what it’s grabbing. Plush toys? Handled. Water bottles? No problem. A fragile plastic cup filled with water? It cradles the cup like it’s holding an ancient...
The Ozone Layer Is Healing—And This Time, It’s Not Just Wishful Thinking
Forty years ago, humanity looked up and realized we were cooking our own atmosphere. Scientists had found a gaping wound in the ozone layer over Antarctica—thanks to our love affair with chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), those once-ubiquitous chemicals lurking in...
Would You Eat a Robot’s Cooking? AI Chefs Are Already in the Kitchen
Walking into a restaurant and seeing a cold, expressionless machine grilling your steak might sound like dystopian horror. But for some restaurant owners, it’s salvation. With labor shortages turning kitchens into ghost towns, robots are stepping in—not as gimmicks,...