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Beyond the Uncanny Valley: New Technology Brings Robots to Life

Snapshots of realized sleepy mood expression on a child android robot. Credit: Hisashi IshiharaOsaka University researchers have developed a technology that enables androids to express moods like excitement or drowsiness through dynamic facial movements modeled as overlapping, decaying waves.While androids can mimic human expressions, their movements often feel artificial, creating discomfort. Traditional approaches rely...

Scientists Uncover a New Type of Quantum State in Graphene

Credit: PixabayElectrons forced through a maze of twisted carbon layers behave in unexpected ways. Researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, Johns Hopkins University, and Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science have discovered a strange new state of matter in graphene’s electrical currents.Their findings confirm predictions about electron behavior in...