MIT Researchers Revive 3D Triangular Zipper for Shape-Shifting Objects
A 40-year-old three-sided zipper design has been modernized with 3D printing and software to create flexible, rigid, and shape-changing structures for tents, wearables, and…
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Shivelyuch Volcano Shows Ongoing Dome Growth and Ash Activity in Kamchatka
Russia’s Shivelyuch volcano remains highly active with recent lava dome expansion and frequent explosive eruptions disrupting its snowy caldera
India Doubles Digital Censorship Orders Amid Rising AI Regulation
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology more than doubled online content blocking orders in 2024, using AI-related rules to expand digital censorship
Employers Prioritize AI Skills as Workers Seek Accessible Training
As AI expertise becomes essential in hiring, workers turn to free online tools and courses to build skills often unavailable through employers
MIT.nano Upgrades to Modern Lab Management System NEMO
MIT.nano replaced its aging CORAL platform with the open-source NEMO system to better coordinate over 160,000 hours of research annually across diverse tools and…
EU Age Verification Push Faces Privacy and Autonomy Concerns
Europe’s plan for mandatory age verification and digital identity tools raises privacy, security, and exclusion issues beyond data confidentiality
EU AI Act Fails to Address Risks Posed by Autonomous AI Agents
A recent analysis highlights significant gaps in the EU AI Act concerning the regulation of autonomous AI agents, emphasizing challenges in performance, misuse, privacy,…
MIT Team Develops Stress-Test Tool to Prevent Cloud Network Failures
Researchers create MetaEase, a tool that identifies worst-case failure scenarios in cloud networking algorithms directly from source code