This robotic gripper can lift delicate objects without breaking them
Humans have built cranes capable of lifting ridiculously heavy objects and moving them around with ease. We have also designed massive ships to transport large, heavy cargo across thousands of miles without breaking a sweat. But what if we wanted to.....»»
Image: James Webb Space Telescope observes nearby star-forming region NGC 1333 in infrared
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has infrared vision that lets us peer through the dusty veil of nearby star-forming region NGC 1333. We can see planetary mass objects, newborn stars, and brown dwarfs; some of the faintest "stars" in this mosaic ima.....»»
The US has sweltered through its fourth-hottest summer on record
A very warm August wrapped up an extremely hot summer across the U.S., with many cities breaking all-time heat records......»»
SpaceX live stream shows Polaris Dawn crew preparing for launch
SpaceX has revealed a targeted launch time for the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission that's scheduled to lift off on Tuesday......»»
SpaceX live-stream shows Polaris Dawn crew preparing for launch
SpaceX has revealed a targeted launch time for the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission that's scheduled to lift off on Tuesday......»»
First robot leg with "artificial muscles" jumps nimbly: Study
Researchers said on Monday they had designed the first robotic leg with "artificial muscles"—oil-filled bags allowing machines to move more like humans—that can jump nimbly across a range of surfaces......»»
Video: Mars rover trials
Rover trials in a quarry in the U.K. showing a four-wheeled rover, known as Codi, using its robotic arm and a powerful computer vision system to pick up sample tubes......»»
Roborock’s new robot vacuums add tangle-free tech for brushes and lift support
At IFA 2024, Roborock unveiled five new products, most of which are robot vacuums, expanding its offering with improved technology at different price ranges. The … The post Roborock’s new robot vacuums add tangle-free tech for brushes and.....»»
Blue Origin set to test fire New Glenn stage at Canaveral launch pad
Blue Origin has only 40 days to go to be ready for its first launch of its heavy lift New Glenn rocket, but has a lot of boxes to tick before liftoff......»»
Novel metasurface enables temperature-adaptive radiative cooling
As the global energy crisis intensifies and climate change accelerates, finding sustainable solutions for energy management is increasingly urgent. One promising approach is passive radiative cooling, a technology that allows objects to cool by emitt.....»»
How to use the Clean Up tool in iOS 18 to remove objects from your photos
With the Apple Intelligence Clean Up tool, you can remove objects from your images with ease. Here's how to do it, step by step......»»
Long-range-interacting topological photonic lattices breaking channel-bandwidth limit
Topological physics, which focuses on physical quantities that remain invariant under deformations, has garnered widespread interest in different areas of physics—photonics, quantum computing, solid-state physics, acoustics, and electronic circuits.....»»
iOS 18.1: AI ‘Clean Up’ in Photos was the one missing feature for most users [Video]
With iOS 18.1 Beta 3, Apple debuted its anticipated AI-assisted ‘Clean Up’ feature in the Photos app. As its name suggests, Clean Up helps users tidy up photos, removing everything from inanimate objects to people to blemishes, etc. I think C.....»»
Breaking boundaries: PAM-less genome editing in soybean
CRISPR-Cas9 has transformed crop genetic improvement, yet its reliance on specific protospacer adjacent motif (PAM), sequences limits editing scope and efficiency. In soybean, a critical source of protein and oil, these limitations hinder the develop.....»»
Sunken village emerges as Greek drought bites
Record-breaking temperatures and prolonged drought in Greece have exposed a sunken village in Athens' main reservoir for the first time in 30 years......»»
Replica symmetry breaking in 1D Rayleigh scattering system: Theory and validations
In both the natural world and human society, there commonly exist complex systems, such as climate systems, ecological systems, and network systems. Due to the involvement of numerous interacting elements, complex systems can stay in multiple differe.....»»
Webb discovers six new "rogue worlds" that provide clues to star formation
Rogue planets, or free-floating planetary-mass objects (FFPMOs), are planet-sized objects that either formed in interstellar space or were part of a planetary system before gravitational perturbations kicked them out......»»
Saturday Citations: Corn sweat! Nanoplastics! Plus: Massive objects in your area are dragging spacetime
It's the last day of August, which means that in the Northern Hemisphere, tomorrow will be 50 degrees and cloudy; conditions are expected to be hot and humid south of the equator. In science news this week, we reported on nanoplastic contamination, s.....»»
Labor Day Apple deals see AirPods, MacBooks, iPads drop to season"s lowest prices
Price wars are breaking out ahead of the Sept. 9 Apple Event, with AirPods Max, iPads and MacBook Air models all available at the season's best prices this Labor Day weekend.Save up to $500 with Labor Day deals on Apple.Each of the deals below can be.....»»
iOS 18.1 beta 3 lets you remove distractions from pictures with new ‘Clean Up’ feature
With the launch of iOS 18.1 beta 3 for developers today, Apple Intelligence is adding a new Clean Up feature to the Photos app. This feature, as announced at WWDC, can identify and remove distracting objects in the background of a photo. more….....»»
iOS 18.1 labels images edited with Clean Up, here’s how to tell
Apple on Wednesday released the third beta of iOS 18.1 with Apple Intelligence, and this one added the Clean Up feature to the Photos app. For those unfamiliar, Clean Up lets users delete objects and people from a photo using AI. To avoid controversy.....»»