Abstract: Point clouds and images provide complementary information for precise 3D object detection. The former preserves geometric and positional information, while the latter encodes clear semantic ...

The mysterious party hat-shaped object on Mars which perplexed experts has been identified as a naturally occurring rock shape, attributed to the Martian winds which have been known to produce other ...

Explore black hole discovery in astrophysics, from hidden stellar remnants to supermassive giants, and learn how scientists detect these invisible cosmic objects using light and gravitational waves.

Abstract: Haptic robotic exploration aims to control the movements of a robot with the objective of touching an object and retrieving physical information about it. In this work, we present an ...

A US submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing 87 people. The submarine struck the ship with a torpedo, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

A flexible electronic skin inspired by shark electroreception lets robotic hands identify object shapes and materials through both non-contact electrostatic scanning and touch-based sensing. (Nanowerk ...

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Designed to assist rather than replace doctors, a new autonomous tool scans clinical notes to highlight patients who may need urgent follow-up for cognitive decline and potential dementia. When you ...

Astronomers at the University of Warwick have discovered that black holes don't just consume matter—they manage it, choosing whether to blast it into space as high-speed jets or sweep it away in vast ...

The human sense of touch turns out to be much more sensitive than we thought. It goes beyond just simple physical contact with an object. A new study has demonstrated that humans have the ability to ...

Distinguished delegates, colleagues and friends, Writers and futurists have long echoed Alvin and Heidi Toffler’s idea that “the future arrives too fast…and in the wrong order.” Today, we know, the ...

Recent research suggests that humans have a surprising ability—we can sometimes feel a physical object before making contact with it. In a study published this past October in the journal IEEE ...