Smart building facade regulates heat by mimicking a plant and a bug

Nobody likes buildings that are too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter. That's where the FlectoLine facade comes in, as it uses two bio-inspired mechanisms to regulate how much solar thermal energy gets through a building's windows.

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Tiny bipedal robot rock-walks its way into the record books

What's 3.6 cm tall (1.4 in), and could one day be walking through disaster site rubble looking for trapped survivors? It's Zippy, which is reportedly the smallest self-contained bipedal robot ever made – and it uses a clever walking mechanism.

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Hyundai’s robo-charger tops up EVs at one of world’s largest airports

Plugging in a charging cable to top up your electric car's battery is not exactly rocket science, but we're finally approaching the robot age so why not let the bots do it? That's just what Hyundai is aiming to do at an airport in South Korea.

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Superhuman contact lenses let you see even through closed eyes

It certainly sounds like something from a new sci-fi series, but a power-free set of contact lenses impregnated with nanoparticles has proven successful in allowing humans to see what has previously been invisible – even when their eyes are closed.

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PalmPay, Dyna.Ai to accelerate AI in Nigerian finance sector

Fintech platform PalmPay and artificial intelligence specialist Dyna.Ai have announced a strategic partnership to drive wider adoption of AI technologies across Nigeria’s financial services sector. The partnership, unveiled during a recent private event tagged “Nigeria Dyna Day” at Four Points by Sheraton in Lagos, marks Dyna.Ai’s first branded activation on the African continent and is […]

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