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Octopus arms have almost infinite degrees of freedom and perform complex movements such as reaching, grasping, fetching, crawling, and swimming. The abilities come from the intricate organization and biomechanics of the internal muscles.…

Russia launched a rescue ship to the International Space Station for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut after their original ship sprang a leak while parked at the ISS. In December, there was a capsule leak said to be caused by a…

MedUX announced the release of its 5G QoE Benchmarking Report in Europe, which they will present at the Mobile World Congress in Spain Pavilion. It highlights key findings on the performance and end-user experience of 5G networks in major…

Everyone uses wall-wart power supplies somewhere. Most of us use a lot of them. Everything from cordless phones to printers, chargers, and security devices, use them. These ubiquitous power supplies quietly provide energy to power and…

It seems that infants can detect what motivates other people's actions, outperforming AI at the same task. A study performed by researchers at New York University shows the fundamental differences between cognition and computation and where…

Volkswagen Group Technology unveiled pending electric car innovations in batteries, charging, and electronic components, with a focus on the electric drive system of the future. In addition to batteries and electric motors, Volkswagen is…

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) developed an innovative software tool to assemble complete (gapless) genome sequences from various species. Dubbed Verkko, “network” in Finnish, the tool makes creating the sequences…

Crewed and uncrewed space flight doesn't create a large percentage of the Earth's carbon emissions. In 2018, Everyday Astronaut reported that rocket launches made up just 0.0000059% of the world's carbon emissions. To contrast, the energy…

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research and the Heidelberg University announced the creation of a new technology designed to assemble matter in 3D. They based their research on using multiple acoustic holograms to…

Ford stopped production of its top-selling electric pickup, the F-150 Lightning. Pre-delivery vehicle inspections discovered a possible battery problem. According to Ford, this doesn't apply to you if your Lightning is sitting at the…