Robot plants could be used to grow infrastructure in space from scratch
This article was original featured on MIT Press.This article is excerpted from Dario Floreano and Nicola Nosengo’s book “Tales From...
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This AI-powered brain scanner can paraphrase your thoughts
Researchers at the University of Texas Austin have developed a breakthrough “semantic decoder” that uses artificial intelligence to convert scans...
This AI-powered brain scanner can paraphrase your thoughts
Researchers at the University of Texas Austin have developed a breakthrough “semantic decoder” that uses artificial intelligence to convert scans...
A scientific exploration of big juicy butts
BUMS. HEINIES. FANNIES. DERRIERES. Few muscles in the human body carry as much cultural clout as the gluteus maximus. “Butts...
A scientific exploration of big juicy butts
BUMS. HEINIES. FANNIES. DERRIERES. Few muscles in the human body carry as much cultural clout as the gluteus maximus. “Butts...
What head lice can tell us about human migration
Reviled the world over for making our scalps itch and rapidly spreading in schools, lice have hitched their destiny to...
What head lice can tell us about human migration
Reviled the world over for making our scalps itch and rapidly spreading in schools, lice have hitched their destiny to...
When a Jurassic giant died, predatory dinos probably feasted on the carcass
Scavenging has been maligned as a food gathering strategy and is generally associated with animals like vultures and hyenas. Millions...
When a Jurassic giant died, predatory dinos probably feasted on the carcass
Scavenging has been maligned as a food gathering strategy and is generally associated with animals like vultures and hyenas. Millions...
This Jurassic-era ‘sea murderer’ was among the first of its kind
With its 19 feet-long torpedo-shaped body and long teeth the newly-described Lorrainosaurus was a fearsome mega predator. The fossilized remains...
This Jurassic-era ‘sea murderer’ was among the first of its kind
With its 19 feet-long torpedo-shaped body and long teeth the newly-described Lorrainosaurus was a fearsome mega predator. The fossilized remains...
Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings
When entering into disaster scenarios, robots still have a major downside—their inability to recover when they inevitably crash into things....
