Summary: Researchers designed a “brainless” soft robot that can autonomously navigate through complex environments using physical intelligence. Unlike their previous model, which could only turn upon encountering obstacles, this robot…
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Age and Sexuality: Surprising Shifts in Partners as We Grow Older
Summary: A collaborative study reveals how sexual behavior changes with age. Surveying over 5,000 participants during the 2022 mpox outbreak, the study showed that gay and bisexual men over 70…
Virgin Galactic notches fourth spaceflight in four months
The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space plane Unity and mothership separate as they fly way above Spaceport America, near Truth and Consequences, New Mexico in July 2021. Virgin Galactic on Friday…
‘Brainless’ robot can navigate complex obstacles
Researchers who created a soft robot that could navigate simple mazes without human or computer direction have now built on that work, creating a “brainless” soft robot that can navigate…
Disney Princesses Boost Kids’ Confidence and Play Diversity
Summary: A recent study suggests that a favorite Disney princess can positively influence young children’s body confidence and diversify their play. The research classified princesses by body type, noting that…
Scientists study distributed satellite cluster laser networking algorithm with double-layer Markov DRL architecture
Topology diagram of the DSC network. Credit: Space: Science & Technology In a research paper recently published in Space: Science & Technology, scholars from School of systems science and engineering,…
Climate plans fall short of meeting climate goals
The UN Global Stocktake report calls on governments to scale up renewable energy and phase out all “unabated” fossil fuels. The world is not on target to curb global warming…
Atezolizumab can induce response in alveolar soft part sarcoma
The immunotherapy agent atezolizumab induces sustained responses in about one-third of patients with advanced alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS), according to a study published in the Sept. 7 issue of…
Bioengineered E. coli generates electricity from wastewater
Flasks containing the electricity-producing E. coli. Credit: Jamani Caillet (EPFL) In a breakthrough for the field of bioelectronics, researchers at EPFL have enhanced the ability of E. coli bacteria to…
