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.....»»
Not your average space explosion: Very long baseline array finds classical novae are anything but simple
While studying classical novae using the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), a graduate researcher uncovered evidence showing that the objects may have been erroneously typecast as simple. The new observations, whi.....»»
Webb Space Telescope peers behind barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068
A delicate tracery of dust and bright star clusters threads across this image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The bright tendrils of gas and stars belong to the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068, whose bright central bar is visible in the upper left.....»»
Read This Before 3D Scanning In A Museum
Scanning in museums is the perfect challenge for the photogrammetry hobbyist. Not all museums have in-house scanning programs, but it’s important to archive and share these objects with people all over the world. You can help make it happen......»»
Hubble images Messier 85
This moody image shows a galaxy named Messier 85, captured in all its delicate, hazy glory by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Messier 85 slants through the constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair) and lies around 50 million light-years.....»»
Instagram lifts ban on anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after launch of presidential bid
Instagram announced Sunday it had lifted its ban on Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist who has launched a presidential bid, two years after it shut down Kennedy's account for breaking its rules related to Covid-19......»»
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra might come with even greater zoom
An early Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra rumor has suggested that one of the upgrades would be to the camera, where it is expected to get even more zoom. Most people think that zoom camera lenses are to photograph objects from far away and that.....»»
Rocket Report: SpaceX pushing ahead on Starbase, North Korea launch failure
“The world is putting objects into space quicker than they are being removed." Enlarge / SpaceX launches its 200th Falcon 9 consecutive successful mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. (credit: SpaceX) Welcome to.....»»
Heat wave and wildfires scorch east Canada
Eastern Canada sweltered under a record-breaking heat wave on Thursday that risked inflaming wildfires ravaging the Atlantic coast and other parts of the country with "unprecedented" ferocity and scale......»»
Robots in orbit are becoming even more popular, but there are still many technical challenges ahead
Robots will be one of the keys to the expanding in-space economy. As launch costs decrease—hopefully significantly when Starship and other massive lift systems come online—the most significant barrier to entry for the space economy will finally c.....»»
Apple India"s record-breaking sales revealed thanks to unprecedented leak
Apple never shares sales figures for individual retail stores, but two industry executives revealed that the new Apple stores in India have achieved record-breaking monthly sales — exceeding other retailers in the country.Deirdre O'Brien and Tim Co.....»»
Amazon to pay $30M in FTC settlements over Alexa, Ring privacy violations
Regulators accused Amazon of violating privacy laws on a number of fronts, though the tech giant denies breaking the law......»»
Researchers solve colorful Kuiper Belt puzzle
The Kuiper Belt is a massive disk of icy bodies, including Pluto, that is located just outside of Neptune's orbit in our solar system. Objects observed in the Kuiper Belt exhibit a more diversified color range than any other solar system population,.....»»
Mortal Kombat 1: Release date, trailers, gameplay, and more
Time to test your might! Choose your fighter and memorize your fatality button inputs, because we're breaking down all the gory details of Mortal Kombat 1......»»
Heatwave prompts Hanoi to reduce street lights as power cuts loom
Faced with record-breaking heat, Vietnam's capital Hanoi has turned off some street lights to save electricity as demand for air conditioning soars......»»
India reportedly to lift policy bans to develop an electronics repair hub
As India is promoting its electronics manufacturing ecosystem through a slew of initiatives such as Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat ('self-reliant India'), the South Asian country is reportedly considering lifting restrictions to build India as.....»»
Symmetry breaking by ultrashort light pulses opens new quantum pathways for coherent phonons
Atoms in a crystal form a regular lattice, in which they can move over small distances from their equilibrium positions. Such phonon excitations are represented by quantum states. A superposition of phonon states defines a so-called phonon wavepacket.....»»
Flexible nanoelectrodes can provide fine-grained brain stimulation
Conventional implantable medical devices designed for brain stimulation are often too rigid and bulky for what is one of the body's softest and most delicate tissues......»»
Simulations suggest interstellar objects could be captured by Earth"s gravity
A quartet of space scientists, two from Carnegie Mellon University and two from Harvard University, has found via simulations that it should be possible for interstellar objects to be captured by Earth's gravity. The team, made up of Diptajyoti Mukhe.....»»
Helium nuclei research advances our understanding of cosmic ray origin and propagation
Much of our understanding of the universe and its mysterious phenomena is based on theoretical interpretations. In order to deepen the understanding of distant objects and energetic phenomena, astronomers are looking at cosmic rays, which are high-en.....»»
The latest iPhone 15 charging rumor sounds very un-Apple
Apple may be preparing to lift restrictions on third-party wireless chargers with the iPhone 15......»»