Interactive cyber-physical human: Generating contact-rich whole-body motions

Performing human-like motions that involve multiple contacts is challenging for robots. In this regard, a researcher…

Sugar is processed differently in the brains of obesity-prone vs. obesity-resistant rats

A new study tracked what happens in the brains of rats in real time in the…

New ice is like a snapshot of liquid water

Scientists have discovered a new form of ice that more closely resembles liquid water than any…

Study links adoption of electric vehicles with less air pollution and improved health

A team of researchers have now begun to document the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption…

Evolution of wheat spikes since the Neolithic revolution

Around 12,000 years ago, the Neolithic revolution radically changed the economy, diet and structure of the…

Entangled atoms cross quantum network from one lab to another

Trapped ions have previously only been entangled in one and the same laboratory. Now, teams have…

Just one quality conversation with a friend boosts daily well-being

Study shows just one quality conversation with a friend during the day makes you happier and…

Human brain organoids respond to visual stimuli when transplanted into adult rats

Researchers show that brain organoids — clumps of lab-grown neurons — can integrate with rat brains…

Study provides an explanation and potential solution for severe graft-versus-host disease

Researchers found that alterations in the gut microbiome that are linked to graft-versus-host disease severity are…

Sparse, small, but diverse neural connections help make perception reliable, efficient

First detailed mapping and modeling of thalamus inputs onto visual cortex neurons show brain leverages ‘wisdom…