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HuggieBot 2.0: A soft and human-size robot that hugs users on request
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) and ETH Zürich have recently created HuggieBot 2.0, a robot that can hug users at their request. This robot, set to be...
A machine learning framework that exploits memristor variability to implement Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling
Memristors, or resistive memory devices (RRAM) are nanometer-sized electronic components that can serve as memories for portable computers and other devices. When they are organized in a cross-bar...
The direct observation of the Pauli principle
The Pauli exclusion principle is a law of quantum mechanics introduced by Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli, which offers valuable insight about the structure of matter. More specifically, the Pauli...
Researchers review advancements in the development of stretchable transistors
Over the past few decades, researchers have been trying to develop electronic components that are increasingly flexible and skin-like, as these could enable the fabrication of new wearable and...
Researchers demonstrate the potential of a new quantum material for creating two spintronic technologies
Over the past decade or so, physicists and engineers have been trying to identify new materials that could enable the development of electronic devices that are faster, smaller and more robust. This...
A new bio-inspired joint model to design robotic exoskeletons
Recent advances in the field of robotics have enabled the fabrication of increasingly sophisticated robotic limbs and exoskeletons. Robotic exoskeletons are essentially wearable 'shells' made of...
The first observation of a marginal Fermi glass
For several years, the condensed-matter physics community has been trying to gain a better understanding of material systems made up of strongly interacting particles. Interestingly, many metals can...
Children prioritize what they hear over what they see when gauging emotional aspects of their experience
The Colavita visual dominance effect is a psychological observation named after Francis B. Colavita, the psychologist who first gathered evidence of its existence in 1974. Colavita observed that...
Deep learning-based assessment of student engagement could aid classroom research
Past research has identified student engagement, or the extent to which students participate and are involved in classroom activities, as a crucial factor determining both the quality of education...
Using AUVs to control the outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Over the past few decades, people around the world have been dealing with a vast variety of environmental threats. In Australia, these include risks associated with the deterioration and destruction...