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‘We’re at this pivotal moment.’ These young innovators are tackling some of humanity’s biggest problems

Researchers in Australia are fusing control backpacks onto beetles and cockroaches to direct their movements.

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Giant cyborg cockroaches could be the search and rescue workers of the future

Researchers at Yale University developed a robot that can amputate its limbs, just like a gecko can release its tail when it is grabbed by a hungry predator. That could be useful for navigating treacherous terrain. <strong>Scroll right to see other critter-inspired robots.</strong>

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This gecko-inspired robot amputates its own limbs to survive

This photograph taken on September 30, 2022 shows eryngii mushrooms produced by the company Eclo which recycles beer and bread waste to grow organic mushrooms in Brussels. - The company from Brussels recycles beer residues and unsold bread to grow exotic species of mushrooms in a the ancient Anderlecht slaughterhouse cellar which previously held techno parties and exhibitions. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)

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Robot controlled by a king oyster mushroom blends living organisms and machines

Space Technology

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Meet SpaceHopper, a three-legged hopping asteroid explorer

Rubin Observatory in March 2024...***..Observatorio Rubin en marzo de 2024.

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Telescope with world’s largest digital camera will be a ‘game-changer’ for astronomy

SuperLimbs could help astronauts recover from falls.

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‘SuperLimbs’ could help astronauts recover from falls

Marine Technology

The Vanguard is a precursor to the Sentinel system, shown in this render. DEEP says Sentinel – a modular, reconfigurable underwater habitat – will enable six people to stay at depths of 200 meters (656 feet) for 28 days. DEEP wants to “make humans aquatic.”

Can these underwater habitats ‘make humans aquatic’?

US company Calcarea is developing technology to removw carbon dioxide from the exhaust of cargo ships. Pictured is a prototype reactor at the Port of Los Angeles. <strong>Scroll through the gallery to see more innovations that are helping to make transport greener.</strong>

New tech will trap CO2 from cargo ships and store it in the ocean

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This unmanned lifeboat could rescue drowning people on its own

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The Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory

Sharks are congregating at a California beach. AI is trying to keep swimmers safe

Marine technology is helping humans explore the deep. Tell us which is the coolest

An estimated <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fusa.oceana.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F4%2F263943_FactSheet_v2-1.pdf" target="_blank">33 billion pounds</a> of plastic trash enter the oceans every year, according to the US nonprofit Oceana. A range of technologies are being used globally to remove it. Pictured here, Clearbot’s garbage-collecting boat in a lake in northeast India. <strong>Click through the gallery to see how tech is cleaning up rivers, lakes, and oceans.</strong>

These robot boats are cleaning up Asia’s waterways

A robot fish designed and developed by students at ETH Zurich

Meet ‘Eve’ the DNA-collecting robot fish

MIT Self-Assembly lab and the Maldivian organization Invena are working to create underwater systems that can harness wave energy to help rebuild coastlines or even build new islands. The organizations have completed nine field experiments in the Maldives, the world’s lowest-lying country.<strong> Scroll through the gallery to see their work.</strong>

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Can humans grow new islands in the world’s lowest-lying country?

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Racing the world’s fastest quadruped robot in the 100m sprint 8:07

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Ant-inspired navigation and biomorphic whiskers help drones find their way home 5:13

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Cyborg beetles with ‘electronic backpacks’ could help find disaster victims 5:33

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This spider-inspired drone can walk, perch and fly 2:32

SpaceHopper at ETH Zurich

Meet the three-legged asteroid explorer 2:59

Swarm robots.

How ‘swarm robots’ could help explore our solar system 4:47

ARIS reusable rocket.

‘This is high stakes’: students test high-tech rocket-recovery system 6:31

JAXA's SORA-Q rover

This mini moon rover could change how we capture images in space 1:39

Coral seeding devices, Great Barrier Reef, 2024

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These devices are helping deliver 1 million baby corals to the Great Barrier Reef 5:23

Eve robot fish from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, July 2024

This robot fish could one day change how our oceans are studied 3:30

Great white shark tagging in Santa Cruz, California, July 2024

Ocean Predator Ecology Lab, CSUMB

These wearables for great white sharks could be a ‘game-changer’ for ocean research 6:19

More Tech for Good

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Morphing Matter Lab

Powered by rain, this seed carrier could help reforest the most remote areas

Spent coffee grounds could make concrete stronger

An architect asked AI to design skyscrapers of the future. This is what it proposed

Rats with backpacks could help rescue earthquake survivors

Car tires are disastrous for the environment. This startup wants to be a driving force in fixing the problem

Gizem Gumuskaya Tufts University

Tiny living robots made from human cells surprise scientists

‘Video games are in for quite a trip’: How generative AI could radically reshape gaming

Japanese scientists want to send a wooden satellite into space

‘Houses That Can Save the World’: These homes offer a blueprint for a greener future

Stella Terra, here on a roadtrip through Marocco, is the world's first off-road solar-powered car. Developed by the student team Solar Team Eindhoven, Stella Terra is the first solar car that is robust and efficient enough to go off the beaten path. With this, the students take another step towards a sustainable future, inspiring both society and the current market to accelerate the transition to a sustainable future.
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‘World’s first off-road solar SUV’ just drove across Morocco powered only by the sun

These Italian designers are using fruit peel to make furniture

This massive ‘floating’ museum is straight out of science fiction

A Swedish company is making flat-pack cars – but it’s not the one you think