Author - Jorge Paka

A Robotic Hand Employs Touch, Rather Than Vision, to Manipulate and Rotate Objects

A robotic hand. Credit: PixaobayScientists at the California's University San Diego have developed a novel approach, inspired by human dexterity, to enable a robotic hand to rotate objects solely through touch, eliminating the need for visual input.The team equipped a four-fingered robotic hand with 16 touch sensors on its palm and fingers. These...

Scientists Find the Key to Virgin Birth and Enable it in Female Flies

Credit: PixaobayScientists have made a groundbreaking discovery by identifying the genetic cause of virgin birth in an unexpected species, the fruit fly ''Drosophila melanogaster''. Once this ability is activated in a female fruit fly, it can be inherited by successive generations.In this process, females can reproduce either sexually with the presence of males...

“Healing with Food” – Eating Strawberries Associated with Heart Health and Cardiometabolic Advantages

Credit: PixaobayDuring the 9th biennial Berry Health Benefits Symposium (BHBS) in Tampa, FL, the latest research on strawberries was presented, shedding light on their potential benefits for heart health. These findings contribute to the growing body of scientific evidence supporting the concept of "food as medicine" and the positive impact of strawberry consumption on...

Could Artificial Intelligence Bring About the End of Civilization?

Credit: PixaobayA public survey is being conducted by researchers to assess public opinions regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and software in general. The main objective is to gain a deeper understanding of how the public perceives, fears and hopes for the impact of AI on society.However, researchers from Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre...

Butterfly Flight Sparks Researchers to Seek Novel Approaches for Generating Force and Electricity

Credit: PixaobayScientists from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have successfully generated gripping force and electricity by drawing inspiration from a butterfly's initial flight. The researchers explained that the butterfly's wings, composed of chitin, undergo a process of dehydration while its veins are filled with blood during the unfolding stage of metamorphosis....

Study Shows High Salt and Sugar Food Intake in Rural Children Under Age 2

Credit: unplashIn rural Pennsylvania, a study involving more than 10,000 children uncovered that a significant number of them were introduced to foods high in sugar and salt during their early years.More than half (53%) of the children included in the study from rural Pennsylvania were given high-sodium meats like hot dogs before the age...

Recent Image Unveils the Mysteries Surrounding the Formation of Planets

At the center of this image is the young star V960 Mon, located over 5000 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. Dusty material with potential to form planets surrounds the star. Observations obtained using the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch (SPHERE - https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/vlt/vlt-instr/sphere/) instrument on ESO’s VLT (eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/vlt/), represented in yellow in this image, show...

Revealing the Biology of Insulin Production

Credit: iStock.The finding of insulin has been a life-saving breakthrough for countless individuals suffering from diabetes worldwide, yet there remains limited knowledge about the initial stages of insulin production.However, university of Michigan researchers have made progress in understanding a crucial aspect of insulin production. By examining messenger RNAs involved in insulin synthesis in fruit...

Researchers Discover Genes that Directly Impact Our Food Choices

Credit: Unsplash.Research team leader Joanne Cole, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, stated that they have identified genes associated with sensory pathways, including taste, smell, and texture, which may also impact the brain's reward response.However, these genes could potentially be utilized...

A Groundbreaking Wearable Sensor Achieves an Unprecedented Level of Solar Power Efficiency

Credit: iStockSweat, akin to blood, holds valuable insights into an individual's health, and fortunately, its collection is much less intrusive. This forms the foundation for the creation of wearable sweat sensors, crafted by Wei Gao, an assistant professor of medical engineering, Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator, and Ronald and JoAnne Willens Scholar.Expanding Substance Measurement...