MIT AI-Powered Flying Robot Achieves Insect-Like Agility With 10 Midair Flips
Summary: MIT researchers have developed an AI-controlled insect-scale flying robot that performs complex aerial maneuvers with speed and agility approaching that of real insects. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have unveiled a major breakthrough in microrobotics, creating an AI-powered flying robot capable of perform...
Thailand Launches Solar Rooftop Program to Turn Households Into Power Producers
Summary: Thailand is expanding rooftop solar adoption with a new policy that allows households to generate, sell, and offset electricity through a simplified national program. Thailand is accelerating its renewable energy transition with a new solar rooftop program designed to help households become active participants in the country's power syste...
Resonac Achieves 300mm Silicon Carbide Substrate Milestone as Global SiC Wafer Race Accelerates
Summary: Resonac has successfully produced a 300mm silicon carbide (SiC) single crystal and substrate, marking a major step toward lower-cost, high-volume SiC semiconductor manufacturing. Japanese materials manufacturer Resonac announced on September 15, 2026, that it has successfully grown a 300mm (12-inch) silicon carbide (SiC) single crystal an...
Caltech Meta-Surface Chip Steers Light with Light in Just 74 Femtoseconds
Summary: Caltech researchers have demonstrated an ultrafast photonic chip that uses one laser beam to steer another in just 74 femtoseconds, opening new possibilities for next-generation optical computing, communications, and sensing technologies. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed an ultrafast photonic ...
Graphene Oxide SPR Sensor Detects Mercury, Lead, and Zinc in Water at Low Cost
Summary: Researchers have designed a graphene oxide-enhanced SPR sensor capable of detecting trace mercury, lead, and zinc ions in water with high sensitivity while potentially reducing costs compared with conventional gold-based systems. A research team from Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, ESPOCH, the University of Calabria, and Ec...
