Boston Dynamics" dog has nothing on this…goat?
Kawasaki unveiled Bex, a rideable robotic goat, at Tokyo's International Robot Exhibition......»»
Deciphering the conductor"s code
Andris Nelsons, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, uses his gestures as code for the large orchestra......»»
AtScale names John Langton as VP of worldwide engineering
AtScale has appointed John Langton as the company’s new vice president of worldwide engineering. In this role, John will run global engineering and R&D for AtScale, managing teams in the Bay Area, Boston, Sofia (Bulgaria) and in remote locations. T.....»»
A Plague Tale: Requiem: How to save Tramontane the lost goat
Tramontane the goat has gone missing, and it's your job to save her. Here's how to complete this short and sweet side quest in A Plague Tale: Requiem......»»
Automotive chip supply shortage likely to persist until 2026, according to BCG and McKinsey
The shortage of automotive chips has not been completely resolved and is likely to persist through 2026 or even 2030, according to McKinsey & Company and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG)......»»
BMW M2 footprint, power grow for 2023
The rear-wheel-drive M2, one of the most celebrated and revered nameplates in BMW's lineup, is getting a bigger footprint and power boost to enhance its driving dynamics......»»
Robot companies pledge they"re not going to let the robots kill you
A bunch of robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics, came together to pledge to not weaponize their products. So, that's all folks, no need to worry about killer robots. The companies wrote, in part, in an open letter:As with any new technology.....»»
Boston Dynamics *really* does not want you to add weapons to its robots
Open letter cites concerns about misuse of "widely available" commercial robots among the public. Enlarge / Herbert Reul, Interior Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, looks at Boston Dynamics' robot police dog in January 2022. (credit:.....»»
Geneticists discover new wild goat subspecies via ancient DNA
Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin, together with a team of international collaborators, have discovered a previously unknown lineage of wild goats over ten millennia old. The research has just been published in the journal eLife......»»
Study: Removing GRE requirement does not undermine student success
In 2019, Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) eliminated the Graduate Record Examination as a requirement for admission to the school's graduate programs for a pilot period of three years......»»
New book examines gender on legal response to domestic violence
Over the past 40 years, considerable progress has been made in lowering rates of domestic violence (DV) in our communities. However, this progress has been uneven due to continuing misconceptions about the causes and dynamics of domestic violence......»»
Image: Sun releases strong solar flare
The sun emitted a strong solar flare that peaked at 4:25 p.m. EDT on Oct. 2, 2022. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event......»»
Dynamics in one-dimensional spin chains: A new toolbox for elucidating future quantum materials
Neutron scattering is considered the method of choice for investigating magnetic structures and excitations in quantum materials. Now, for the first time, the evaluation of measurement data from the 2000s with new methods has provided much deeper ins.....»»
Ex-eBay security execs imprisoned for stalking journalists who cover eBay
Execs "weaponized eBay security department" over news reports the CEO disliked. Enlarge / Former eBay executive James Baugh arrives at court for his sentencing in Boston on September 29, 2022. (credit: Getty Images | Boston Globe ).....»»
Understanding social dilemmas through games—the development of moral norms encourages selfless behavior
Human decision-making and the interplay of individual and group dynamics is incredibly complex. Unfortunately, our behavior can lead to detrimental phenomena, such as the depletion of common sources......»»
Changes in marine ecosystems are going undetected
Existing ways of calculating biodiversity dynamics are not very effective in detecting wholesale species community change due to the effects of ocean acidification......»»
Social resistance of Bronze Age communities in response to emerging state societies in the Iberian Peninsula
A UAB study using a Big Data approach to analyze settlement dynamics reveals that communities of the central-eastern Iberian Peninsula existing 4,000 years ago deployed "escape economies," using enrockment and segmentation tactics to protect themselv.....»»
Providing "quality assurance" for new stem cells: Macrophages do the vetting
Using live imaging and cellular barcoding, researchers in the Stem Cell Program at Boston Children's Hospital have glimpsed how new stem cells—in this case, blood stem cells—are vetted for quality soon after they're born. The study, which may hav.....»»
Convenience-store robberies: Understanding the dynamics of workplace violence can improve employee health and safety
Workplace violence is a pervasive problem with tremendous costs for individuals, organizations, and society. A new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) focuses on convenience-store robberies, one of.....»»
Her work helped her boss win the Nobel Prize. Now the spotlight is on her
Scientists have long studied the work of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, the Indian-born American astrophysicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1983, but few know that his research on stellar and planetary dynamics owes a deep debt of gratitude to an almost.....»»
Observing the difference in structural dynamics of 1 nm single-molecules at room temperature for the first time
Chemists' long-held dream of observing the structural dynamics of a single molecule have been now been made possible. Single molecules sized about 1 nanometer exist in a volatile state under ambient conditions. Considering that the coronavirus, which.....»»