Interesting Engineering

US researchers build fall-safe biped robots to advance real-world reinforcement learning

HybridLeg robots Olaf and Snogie use impact-safe design and self-recovery to enable scalable, real-world hardware ...

The next generation of driverless cars will have to think about what’s on the road, not just see it

Nvidia’s new AI system, Alpamayo, could prove a major step to making autonomous cars a common sight on our roads.
Tech Xplore

Benchmarking framework reveals major safety risks of using AI in lab experiments

While artificial intelligence (AI) models have proved useful in some areas of science, like predicting 3D protein structures, ...

The best free AI courses and certificates for upskilling in 2026 - and I've tried them all

I've worked with AI for decades and have a master's degree in education. Here are the top free AI courses online that I recommend - and why.
The New York Times

Parents, Your Job Has Changed in the A.I. Era

Ms. Anderson and Ms. Winthrop are the authors of “The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better.” As the new school year gets underway, artificial intelligence is ...
IEEE

Modeling Spectral LED Degradation Using an Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach

Abstract: The modeling of spectral characteristics of light-emitting diodes (LED) has been addressed in various studies. We extend the current state of knowledge by modeling the spectral ...
IEEE

Lagrangian Characteristics of Machine Learning-Based Drop Size Distributions in Convective Cells: A Case Study

Abstract: Understanding the variability of raindrop size distributions (DSDs) and their evolution is crucial for unraveling the microphysical processes within convective storms. This study utilized ...
Frontiers

Predicting characteristics of bursty bulk flows in Earth’s plasma sheet using machine learning techniques

Bursty bulk flows (BBFs) play a crucial role in transporting energy, mass, and magnetic flux from the Earth’s magnetotail to the near-Earth region. However, their impulsive nature and small spatial ...
Frontiers

Advances in machine learning for the detection and characterization of microplastics in the environment

1 Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2 Division of Translational Cancer Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden ...