When robots come across unfamiliar objects, they struggle to account for a simple truth: Appearances aren’t everything. Prior models often only identified robot grasps from visual data alone. The researchers...
These are some of the strange and startling discoveries preserved by an Oxford University project that has digitised over 25,000 previously hidden artefacts from the Second World War. The archive...
The very early universe was almost entirely made up of hydrogen, the simplest of the elements, with small amounts of helium and tiny amounts of lithium. When stars explode as...
Hakai Cryosphere Node researchers are using LiDAR technology to measure snowpacks on a grander scale than was possible before. Researchers at the Hakai Cryosphere Node are revolutionizing the way we...
The year was 2016 and Trump, then the Republican nominee, was trying to capitalize on a Department of Justice investigation of his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. Clinton was under investigation...
Nicknamed "Phoenix" for its ability to survive its red giant star's radiant energy, the newly discovered planet illustrates the vast diversity of solar systems and the complexity of planetary evolution—especially...
Restless leg syndrome can cause an unpleasant crawling sensation in the legs and an overwhelming urge to move them. People with restless leg syndrome often have other conditions, such as...
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation announced that it has awarded fellowships to 10 PhD students with ties to MIT. The 10 MIT recipients are among a total of 18...
By charging the charcoal ‘sponge’ with ions that form reversible bonds with CO2, the researchers found the charged material could successfully capture CO2 directly from the air. The charged charcoal...
At first glance, the simple, spikey sea sponge is no creature of mystery. The mystery of the missing sea sponges centred on a paradox. They wondered, could it be an...