Category: Existence
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Sensitive touch…
To develop a more human-like robotic gripper, it is necessary to provide sensing capabilities to the fingers. However, conventional sensors compromise the mechanical properties of soft robots. Now, scientists have designed a 3D printable soft robotic finger containing a built-in sensor with adjustable stiffness. Their work represents a big step toward safer and more dexterous…
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Time & Place…
Two new studies shed new light on how the brain encodes time and place into memories. The findings not only add to the body of fundamental research on memory, but could eventually provide the basis for new treatments to combat memory loss from conditions such as traumatic brain injury or Alzheimer’s disease. (1) Take my…
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Real. Possible. Stupid. God.
Our brains respond to language expressing facts differently than they do to words conveying possibility, a team of neuroscientists has found. Its work offers new insights into the impact word choice has on how we make distinctions between what’s real vs. what’s merely possible. (1) But what is a ‘fact’? What do we know for…
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Wake up!
New parents often expect their baby to start sleeping through the night around the time they reach six months of age. But according to a new study parents should view sleep consolidation as a process, instead of a milestone to be achieved at a specific age. (1) We are much obsessed with finding balance that…
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Day or Night?
NIGHT OR DAY? 21st December. The great night. The fewest hours of daylight. What does make you feel more creative? A sunny day or an endless night? When does philosophy come alive? Under the scorching sun or beneath the silver light of the moon? When do you feel better? In the clear view of a…
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