The next-generation Very Large Array prototype gathers its first light

The Very Large Array, the iconic field of radio antennas featured in the film "Contact" (inspired by Carl Sagan's novel), has ...
IEEE

Magnetic Bionic Hair Array for Sliding Tactile Sensing and Object Recognition

Abstract: Tactile sensing is one of the indispensable ways for human beings to perceive the external environment. In addition to the skin surface, hairs covering a large area on human skin are ...
IEEE

Clearance-Adaptive Grasping of Clustered Objects Using Pin-Array Robotic Fingers Under Uncertainty

Abstract: Clustered-object environments challenge robotic grasp planning and implementation mainly for two reasons: (i) the limited inter-object clearance leaves insufficient space for conventional ...
BBC

A new history of the US In 100 objects

From a single gold coin's journey through the centuries, to an ingenious screw that changed engineering, the extraordinary stories behind 100 of the most significant and intriguing artefacts in US ...