Summary: A new breakthrough shows how robots can now integrate both sight and touch to handle objects with greater accuracy, similar to humans. Researchers developed TactileAloha, a system that combines…
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Detectorist discovers perfectly preserved posnet
Malcolm Weale, a metal detectorist and self-described history detective, has discovered a perfectly preserved posnet during a survey near Thetford, England. A posnet is a small, tripod-legged pot used to…
UN climate chief issues rallying cry on national climate plans as deadline looms
Governments must present their new national plans to cut planet-heating emissions and boost climate resilience as soon as possible, the UN climate chief has urged, with several major economies yet…
Brain-wide activity map reveals decision-making at cellular resolution in mice
Brain-wide map showing 75,000 analyzed neurons, each dot is linearly scaled according to the raw average firing rate of that neuron up to a maximum size. Credit: Dan Birman, International…
Perseid meteors shine with the Milky Way over an ancient Egyptian temple in breathtaking photo
Photographer Osama Fathi has captured a stunning view of Perseid meteors crossing the bright ribbon of the Milky Way over the ruins of an ancient settlement in Egypt dedicated to…
Sex Shapes the Course of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
Summary: A large multicenter study has revealed that sex influences the course and characteristics of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Women with schizophrenia tended to begin treatment later, while men with…
Time capsule of prehistoric treasures discovered in Swedish bog
Archaeologists from Arkeologerna, part of the State Historical Museums (SHM), have discovered a time capsule of prehistoric treasures in a bog outside Järna in Gerstaberg. The finds date from around…
YouTube’s AI editing scandal reveals how reality can be manipulated without our consent
Disclosure, consent and platform power have become newly invigorated battlefields with the rise of AI. The issue came to the fore recently with YouTube’s controversial decision to use AI-powered tools…
Fabrication technique opens door to new materials for quantum hardware
Superconducting resonators store electromagnetic energy for quantum computers. Credit: Iliya Shiravand and Moeid Jamalzadeh Researchers have demonstrated a new fabrication approach that enables the exploration of a broader range of…
Solar flares may be 6.5 times hotter than previously thought
A solar limb flare with a comparatable scale of Earth. Credit: Created by Alexander Russell (University of Andrews) using open-source SunPy Python package and data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory…
