With up to six fingers that can bend in multiple directions, the innovative tool could one day be used to carry out tasks in tight spaces ...

Say goodbye to source maps and compilation delays. By treating types as whitespace, modern runtimes are unlocking a “no-build” TypeScript that keeps stack traces accurate and workflows clean.

“When you see a fire blazing towards your home, it’s just about getting what you need, getting your kids out, your animals, and just going,” says Altadena resident Jasmine Leventhal. “We had just ...

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This project began with a brief from the Arts Desk to the Digital Graphics team: a story featuring 60 Singapore Objects – one to represent each year since Singapore’s independence. The Arts ...

A giant rotating filament of the cosmic web may be the largest spinning structure ever seen, and could help reveal how galaxies form. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Abstract: We focus on the task of unknown object rearrangement, where a robot is supposed to reconfigure the objects into a desired goal configuration specified by an RGB-D image. Recent works explore ...

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When I first wrote “Vector databases: Shiny object syndrome and the case of a missing unicorn” in March 2024, the industry was awash in hype. Vector databases were positioned as the next big thing — a ...

A team of engineers at North Carolina State University has designed a polymer “Chinese lantern” that can rapidly snap into multiple stable 3D shapes—including a lantern, a spinning top, and more—by ...