by Ingrid Fadelli | Oct 3, 2024 | Machine learning & AI, Robotics, TECHXPLORE
To be deployed in a broad range of real-world dynamic settings, robots should be able to successfully complete various manual tasks, ranging from household chores to complex manufacturing or agricultural processes. These manual tasks entail grasping, manipulating and...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Oct 3, 2024 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
Synapses are small gaps between neurons through which signals are transmitted. This transmission of signals is what allows neurons to communicate and ultimately produce complex internal processes, such as thoughts and feelings, as well as actions and behaviors.
by Ingrid Fadelli | Oct 3, 2024 | MEDICALXPRESS, Psychology & Psychiatry
Humans often predict the outcomes of their decisions and actions, as this helps them to make sense of the world around them and navigate their present circumstances. Many previous psychology studies suggest that humans primarily make forward predictions, which entail...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Oct 3, 2024 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Researchers at the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, University of Massachusetts, and Instituto de Física Teórica at Universidade Estadual Paulista in Brazil recently introduced an alternative approach to derive the correct physical beta functions...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Oct 3, 2024 | Electronics & Semiconductors, TECHXPLORE
The effective integration of extremely thin insulating layers with two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors could enable the fabrication of 2D transistors with an electrical capacitance comparable to SiO2 with thicknesses below 1-nm. These transistors could, in turn,...
