Sony has shown off its new surgical robot doing some super-precise work sewing up a tiny slit in a corn kernel. It's the first machine of its kind that auto-switches between its different tools, and has successfully been tested in animal surgery.It's designed to help in the field of super-microsurgery, a highly specialized field in which surgeons operate on extremely small blood vessels and ner...

Since 2010, the majority of China’s cross-border payments, like those of many countries, have been settled in U.S. dollars (USD). As of the first quarter of 2023, that’s no longer the case.This graphic from the Hinrich Foundation, the second in a three-part series covering the future of trade, provides visual context to the growing use of the Chinese renminbi (RMB) in payments both domestical...

Theia is a mixed reality headset for remote surgery, realized by Steven He, Max Burton, and Toby Stopper. Over time, VR headsets and wearable technology for hospital use have often appeared either too alien or overly complicated, urging the designers to make medical wearables stylish and refined. With every feature designed for efficiency, functionality, durability, with a fashionable touch, th...

Gen Z is continuing China’s historic cycling craze with premium styling inspiration on Xiaohongshu, as Western players bet big on the market.Thanks to Kim Kardashian’s cycling short phenomenon in 2018, the thriving wellness industry, increased environmental awareness, and high-tech sports infiltrating fashion, cyclists have become universal streetwear players in 2024.While Oakley’s signature...

Apple released the patent they filed for an electronic foldable device that would have a ‘self-healing’ protective screen. The screen of this foldable device can restore minor scratches or dents on its own without needing external help or repair. It can fix itself automatically by filling in the damage without the user’s help. The self-healing process of the screen can be sped up by using ex...

Decisive action is vital to accelerate vaccine development across the full range of infectious diseases. Five actions show a way forward.Vaccines are vital to global health, saving millions of lives each year. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored their importance, with more than 20 million lives saved in the first year of vaccine deployment alone. This achievement was fueled by an unprecedented ac...

Niantic, the studio behind Pokémon Go, revealed it’s been working on a Quest 3 mixed reality experience that lets you play with your very own pint-sized virtual pet.Called Hello, Dot, Niantic calls the app a “mixed reality showcase” from its Peridot AR pet franchise, which the studio launched on mobile last year.Here’s how the studio describes Hello, Dot:Hello, Dot, takes the best parts of...

Siri, Alexa, Cortana, Google Voice ChatGPT 4o, it’s no coincidence that they all have female voices (and sometimes even names). In fact, Spike Jonze even literally called his dystopian AI-based film “Her” after the AI assistant Samantha from the movie. Played by Scarlett Johansson, the movie had a premise that sounded absurd 11 years ago but now feels all too realistic after OpenAI announced...

“Ten years from now, we will be living in a more multi-layered world where physical and virtual realities overlap without boundaries,” says the entertainment and hardware company. With the number of pies they’ve got their fingers in (you remember they even announced a car a few years ago?), it makes sense for Sony to operate not one but ten steps ahead to make sure they’re leaders in every...