The new robot is not only functional but appears to be fun to use, instantly triggering memories of Pixar’s adorable table lamp. From the released video, the researchers behind the new robot ...

Apple robotics researchers built a playful and charming robot inspired by Pixar's Luxo Jr. desk lamp, and it's hard not to fall in love.

The One Ring Table Lamp features the ring in all its glory ... Measuring at about 21.7cm x 18.4cm x 9.7cm, the Ring sits upon a plastic base made to look like cave rocks and connects to power ...

In early December 2024, hopes for a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution were dashed as negotiations in South Korea stalled. Leading the campaign against the deal were major oil ...

Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows. This appraisal of microplastics and ...

THE fight against plastic waste ramps up at the start of the year with the launch of two separate movements with similar goals and strategies last January. First, the National Plastic Action ...

Li hopes the series functions as both a functional object and a call to reduce plastic waste that threatens marine life. Li is currently working on a new lamp series made of discarded silk cocoon ...

Their startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a ...

Cars speeding along a smooth, black-colored street in Nepal's Pokhara are also driving over heaps of discarded plastic, transformed into an ingredient in road construction. Nepal's urban areas ...

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