The South Island giant moa towered over New Zealand's forests for millions of years before becoming extinct within a century of Polynesian settlement around 1400 CE. Colossal Biosciences plans to resurrect the 500-pound birds using ancient DNA extracted from cave deposits and artificial egg technology. [Source image: Colossal Biosciences]
IBM has been granted a new patent (USPTO #12309263) for technology that secures edge devices—like sensors and smart equipment—against future quantum threats. Invented by Princeton-based Jeff McNeely, the system uses advanced encryption techniques to protect AI and machine learning workloads running on these devices, even as computing power grows. [Conceptual illustration: iStock/Arkadiusz Warguła]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
UT Dallas doctoral student Rebecca Johnson holds a balloon dog made from 3D-printed foam. The shape served as a proof-of-concept, showing how the material can be formed into complex, flexible designs. [Photo: UTD]