by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 22, 2021 | General Physics, PHYS.ORG, Physics
While many physicists have predicted the existence of dark matter, a type of matter that does not absorb, reflect or emit light, so far no one has been able to observe it experimentally or determine its fundamental nature. Light primordial black holes (PBHs), black...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 19, 2021 | General Physics, PHYS.ORG, Physics
Researchers at Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, and IBM Research Europe have recently proposed a new strategy to simultaneously achieve microscale hydrodynamic cloaking and shielding. While the idea of cloaking or shielding...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 19, 2021 | Computer Sciences, Machine learning & AI, TECHXPLORE
In recent years, computer scientists have developed a broad variety of virtual agents, artificial agents designed to interact with humans or assist them with various tasks. Some past findings suggest that the extent to which human users trust these agents often...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 17, 2021 | Computer Sciences, Security
Over the past few decades, surveillance cameras, also known as closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, have become widely used by governments, law enforcement officers and private citizens to monitor public spaces, prevent crime and identify criminals. While the...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Jun 17, 2021 | Computer Sciences, Engineering, TECHXPLORE
Over the past few decades, computer scientists have developed a wide array of models and approaches to analyze different aspects of human behavior and communication, such as speech, emotions and gestures. Most existing techniques for hand gesture recognition rely on...
