Bringing AI up to speed – autonomous auto racing promises safer driverless cars on the road An autonomous race car built by the Technical University of Munich...
We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day Limbless robots may not need lots of...
Our robot harvests cotton by reaching out and plucking it, like a lizard’s tongue snatching flies Cotton in bloom in Oklahoma. John Elk/the image Bank via Getty...
Flowers grown floating on polluted waterways can help clean up nutrient runoff and turn a profit The cut flowers could pay for themselves and even turn a...
AI ‘companions’ promise to combat loneliness, but history shows the dangers of one-way relationships Would flattery from an AI set your heart aflutter? quantic69/iStock via Getty...
Are you really in love? How expanding your love lexicon can change your relationships and how you see yourself Language can steer your heart in unexpected ways....
FCC bans robocalls using deepfake voice clones − but AI-generated disinformation still looms over elections The FCC is responding to the threat of deepfakes. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik...
Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful A bad feeling can trigger behavior that leads to something better. Rawpixel/iStock via Getty Images...
Sugary handshakes are how cells talk to each other − understanding these name tags can clarify how the immune system works Handshakes between glycans are one way...
DOJ funding pipeline subsidizes questionable big data surveillance technologies Predictive policing aimed to identify crime hot spots and ‘chronic’ offenders but missed the mark. Patrick T....
