Imagine having a continuum soft robotic arm bend around a bunch of grapes or broccoli, adjusting its grip in real time as it lifts the object. Unlike traditional rigid robots that generally aim to ...

In the GenAI era, program comprehension is not just another skill in the toolbox; it is the toolbox itself. It enables learners to move beyond passive acceptance of AI outputs, guiding them to ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

The report highlights a growing consensus that AI marks a profound epistemic shift. Rather than acting as neutral computational instruments, AI systems define what is knowable, predictable and ...

Heart rate variability, blood glucose levels, sweat rate… the list of metrics you can measure in cycling is exhaustive and ...

Governments and philanthropists are quietly assembling one of the most audacious climate projects yet: a roughly $75 million ...

The story of Control Resonant follows Dylan Faden, rather than Jesse Faden, who was the protagonist of the first game. Taking ...

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...

At a small local chapter meeting of a professional society, Gordon Moore's talk laid out the rudiments of what would become ...

A comet named 3I/ATLAS, originating from outside our solar system, is passing through Earth's cosmic neighborhood. NASA has released new images of the comet, which is only the third interstellar ...

When it comes to training robots to perform agile, single-task motor skills, such as handstands or backflips, artificial intelligence methods can be very useful. But if you want to train your robot to ...