Semiconductor factories use enormous volumes of ultra-pure water to rinse wafers between production steps, and manufacturers are now investing.

For humanoid robots, picking up a rigid box is relatively easy, but handling a paper cup, a cable, or a ripe tomato without crushing it remains a.

Road crews are increasingly resurfacing streets with asphalt that contains material milled from the old road surface itself.

Public libraries are seeing renewed demand for quiet reading rooms as remote workers and students seek focused space away from home.

Satellite operators are testing laser links between spacecraft that could move data around orbit without repeatedly sending it down to ground stations.