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Beetles in flight, an AI-assisted exoskeleton and a scientist who’s a hit on social media.
Beetles in slo mo, AI-assisted exoskeletons that help people walk and a Duke professor whose work in math theory helped create the JPEG file format. Plus, a scientist becomes a hit on social media.
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Preview | Innovation Science
Preview: 9/18/2025 | 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Beetles in slo mo, AI-assisted exoskeletons that help people walk and a Duke professor whose work in math theory helped create the JPEG file format. Plus, a scientist becomes a hit on social media.
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