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Radium is an element,” the chemist Marie Curie once told an interviewer. “It…
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CMU Collaborates with Fujitsu Researchers on Breakthrough in Dynamic 3D Structure Representation
“Working with 2D images to create a 3D structure is a complex process that requires a deep understanding of how to handle deformations and changes. DyLiN is our answer to this problem, and it has already shown significant improvements over…
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Chimú Culture constructed 10 km wall to protect capital against El Niño events
Archaeologists conducting a study of the Muralla La Cumbre, a 10 km wall in northern Peru, have concluded that the Chimú Culture constructed the wall to protect the capital of Chan Chan against El Niño events.
The Chimú culture emerged around…
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The Dubious Economics of Deep-Sea Mining
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The debate over deep-sea mining has focused almost entirely on environmental…
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ICRA Outstanding Interaction Paper Award
June 7, 2023
Congratulations to members of Changliu Liu’s Intelligent Control Lab Alvin Shek, Bo Ying Su and Rui Chen for winning the 2023 ICRA Outstanding Interaction Paper Award!
The…
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RISLab Receives Honorable Mention for IEEE T-RO King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Paper Award
June 1, 2023
Congratulations to Wennie Tabib, Kshitij Goel, John Yao, Curtis Boirum, and Nathan Michael for receiving an honorable mention for the IEEE T-RO King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Paper…
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Reachy 2 – ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics
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Pollen Robotics was founded in 2016 by Matthieu Lapeyre and Pierre Rouanet, who were former roboticists at the French research center Inria. Headquartered in Bordeaux, France, Pollen aims to make AI and robots accessible and useful in the…
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Human remains found at Cal Pa i Figues necropolis died from the Black Death
Archaeologists from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have found traces of Yersinia pestis (the Black Death) in human remains found at the Cal Pa i Figues necropolis in Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalonia, Spain.
The Black Death was a…
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Sweater-Wrapped Robots Can Feel and React to Human Touch
RobotSweater’s knitted fabric consists of two layers of conductive yarn made with metallic fibers to conduct electricity. Sandwiched between the two is a net-like, lace-patterned layer. When pressure is applied to the fabric — say, from…
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Archaeologists discover cave paintings using drones
Archaeologists from the University of Alicante have discovered cave paintings in Penáguila, Spain.
The team were conducting a drone survey of the Castellet-Barranc del Salt ravine and Port de Penáguila, revealing Neolithic cave paintings from…
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