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Dog-like robot made by students jumps, flips and trots
Putting their own twist on robots that amble through complicated landscapes, the Stanford Student Robotics club’s Extreme Mobility team at […]
Category Archives: Life
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‘Imagine…’ — our attitudes can change solely by the power of imagination
Roland Benoit and Philipp Paulus together show that our attitudes can be influenced not only by what we actually experience […]
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How plants are working hard for the planet
Since the beginning of the industrial era, photosynthesis has increased in nearly constant proportion to the rise in atmospheric CO2 […]
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Brown undergraduate researcher teaches robots handwriting and drawing
An algorithm developed by Brown University computer scientists enables robots to put pen to paper, writing words using stroke patterns […]
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Source credibility is key to derailing fake news
Fake news is a threat to American democratic institutions and false information can have far-reaching effects. A new study provides […]
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Escaped pet parrots are now naturalized in 23 US states, study finds
When Stephen Pruett-Jones, PhD, an ecologist at the University of Chicago, first came to Chicago in 1988, he stumbled on […]
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Avocados, as a substitution for carbohydrates, can suppress hunger without adding calories
New study at Illinois Tech finds meals that include fresh avocado can significantly suppress hunger and increase meal satisfaction A […]
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Hummingbird robot uses AI to soon go where drones can’t
What can fly like a bird and hover like an insect? Your friendly neighborhood hummingbirds. If drones had this combo, […]
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Food packaging claims mislead consumers with ideas of health
Research finds four distinct ways that food brands claim to be ‘healthy’ and how those types of claims influence consumers’ […]
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Sensor can detect spoiled milk before opening
Expiration dates on milk could eventually become a thing of the past with new sensor technology from Washington State University […]