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Bizarre Power Suit Transforms Wearer Into a Half-Human Half-Robot Centaur Moravec‘s Paradox

Bizarre Power Suit Transforms Wearer Into a Half-Human Half-Robot Centaur

Hydraulic-powered power suits that help the wearer lift and carry heavy objects, or move around with ease, have been around for years, but a team of Chinese researchers recently launched a new and unusual model inspired by the mythological centaur. The aptly-named ‘Centaur’ power suit is essentially a bipedal robot…
bubmag
March 25, 2026
Antibiotic resistance among germs swells during droughts, study suggests Climate Change

Antibiotic resistance among germs swells during droughts, study suggests

For as long as we’ve known that soil bacteria manufacture molecular weapons to fight each other, we’ve been swiping their battle plans. In clinics and hospitals, those turf-war weapons have become miraculous drugs of modern medicine—antibiotics—that blow away otherwise deadly infections. But, of course, there’s a dark side of mimicking…
bubmag
March 25, 2026
UK to build new contact-tracing system and stockpile PPE under £1bn pandemic plan Pandemic

UK to build new contact-tracing system and stockpile PPE under £1bn pandemic plan

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March 25, 2026
Fortnite developers say there will be a huge impact on development “for the rest of the year and likely beyond” following mass layoffs Fortnite

Fortnite developers say there will be a huge impact on development “for the rest of the year and likely beyond” following mass layoffs

Image credit: Epic Games Fortnite is one of the biggest games in the world, so it isn't overly surprising to see Epic Games make adjustments to how the title is run as the game nears its tenth birthday. Maintaining a massive multiplatform operation filled with big IP collaborations isn't cheap…
bubmag
March 25, 2026
Ukraine’s Experimental New Laser Weapon Drops Enemy Aircraft Right Out Of The Sky Drones

Ukraine’s Experimental New Laser Weapon Drops Enemy Aircraft Right Out Of The Sky

ivkovmark/Shutterstock Drones have a habit of democratizing technology that was once unattainable by anything short of a company or a government. Aerial photography in particular has been revolutionized by these flying cameras. Even in professional settings, camera shots that once required helicopters can now be filmed with a two-person crew…
bubmag
March 25, 2026