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ISS Crew Safely Returns to Earth after a Medical Evacuation

Aerospace, Astronomy /

NASA footage showed four International Space Station crew members splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday following the first-ever medical evacuation in the station’s history. NASA video showed the capsule carrying American astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui touching down off the coast of San […]

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Astronauts Splash down on Earth after a Space Station Medical Evacuation

Satellites Tech, Space & Environment /

Four astronauts evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS) safely returned to Earth after a “serious” medical issue cut their mission short by a month. The crew’s captain, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, was the first to leave the spacecraft, smiling and wobbling slightly before lying on a gurney as part of standard procedures. NASA’s Zena

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The Idea of an Autonomous RV Appears to be Thrilling People Everywhere

Automotive, Transportation & Automation /

The Tesla Robovan concept debuted at the company’s “We, Robot” event last October and was met with an enthusiastic response. Interest has surged again after an executive hinted it could evolve into a self-driving RV. A Driverless Design Beyond Urban Mobility The Tesla Robovan prototype is a modular, fully autonomous vehicle for up to 20

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Robot Learns How to Lip-Sync After Observing YouTube Content

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Tech /

Nearly half of our attention in face-to-face conversation is drawn to lip movements. Yet robots still have difficulty reproducing them accurately. Even the most sophisticated humanoids manage little more than puppet-like mouth motions—assuming they have a face at all. We place disproportionate weight on facial expressions overall, and on lip movement especially. An odd stride

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With Adaptive Motion, Robots Achieve Human-Like Dexterity from Minimal Data

Engineering, Invention, Robotics /

Although robotic automation is advancing quickly, most systems have difficulty adjusting their pre-trained movements to environments with objects that vary in stiffness or weight. To address this, a team of researchers in Japan has created an adaptive motion reproduction system based on Gaussian process regression. Their approach models the relationship between human motion and object

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Chinese Firm Makes Fireproof Fabric for 2,192°F

Invention, Tech /

At China’s second Public Security Tech Expo in Lianyungang, Safmax introduced advanced fabrics that reportedly withstand extreme heat while staying breathable, waterproof, and windproof, according to an 18 September article by Interesting Engineering. Safmax says its flame-resistant fabric can endure temperatures up to 2,192°F (1,200°C) without melting, shrinking, or losing shape. The fabric protects firefighters,

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Battery-Less Drone Engineered to Soar as Long as the Sun is Out

Drones, Transportation & Automation /

The father-and-son duo behind last year’s record-breaking quadcopter has now developed a drone that resembles a flying solar panel, aiming for a design powered entirely by sunlight. This story has two parts. First, an update on the Peregrine project, which previously set the Guinness World Record for the “Fastest ground speed by a battery-powered RC

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Are We Giving AI a Sense of Life Via Language?

Artificial Intelligence, Tech /

Think, know, understand, remember—these are only some of the mental verbs we commonly use to describe human thought processes. However, applying these same terms to artificial intelligence can unintentionally give the impression that AI possesses human-like qualities. Jo Mackiewicz, an English professor at Iowa State, said people use mental verbs for machines to relate to

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Rainbow Around Nearby Dead Star Puzzles Scientists

Aerospace, Space & Environment /

A small piece of a dead star, located just 731 light-years away, has left astronomers puzzled with a dazzling phenomenon: a bright, glowing bow shock. While such a feature might not be unusual in other cases, the white dwarf RXJ0528+2838 shows no apparent mechanism to explain the colorful nebula encircling it. Quiet Star Shocks Astronomers

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Exoskeletons Transition from Imagination to Everyday Life

Outdoor Equipments, Tech /

Exoskeletons are moving beyond their bulky, futuristic reputation to become lightweight, AI-enabled devices for everyday consumers, with manufacturers aiming to make them as ubiquitous as smartwatches, appealing to everyone from hikers to older adults wanting to stay active. The metal devices stand out prominently in the aisles of the CES consumer technology show in Las

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