A robot with “moose shoes”. Roboticists at the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) have developed a new class of bio-inspired feet that significantly enhance robot mobility on challenging terrains like…
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A strategic advantage with global implications
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain China’s dominance in critical minerals is shaping the global green transition—but at what cost? The battery in an electric car and the magnets in wind turbines…
Scientists detect mysterious suppression in cosmic structure growth
A section of the three-dimensional map constructed by BOSS. Image credit: Jeremy Tinker and the SDSS-III collaboration. Credit: Jeremy Tinker and the SDSS-III collaboration A new study in published in…
Surprising ‘two-faced’ cancer gene role supports paradigm shift in predicting disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A genetic fault long believed to drive the development of esophageal cancer may in fact play a protective role early in the disease, according to new…
Virtual platform enables real-time musical collaboration with avatars
A musician records themselves and sends the video to another musician. The software creates a responsive avatar that plays in perfect synchrony with the music partner. All you need is…
5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink,…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun
On New Year’s Day, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home more good news about its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun. On Wednesday (Jan.…
How Altered States of Consciousness Change Time Perception
Summary: Time perception varies depending on context, often slowing in emergencies or unfamiliar settings and speeding up during absorption or as we age. Time expansion experiences (Tees) occur when seconds…
Poor Sleep Linked to Difficulty Controlling Unwanted Thoughts
Summary: Sleep deprivation impairs brain regions responsible for suppressing unwanted thoughts, contributing to mental health challenges. Functional neuroimaging revealed reduced activation in the prefrontal cortex and increased hippocampal activity in…
