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Simulation Explores How Insects Glean Compass Direction from Skylight

A computational simulation suggests that insects may be capable of using the properties of light from the sky to determine their compass direction with an error of less than two degrees.

23 Jul 2019

Inputs from Underwater Gliders Used to Improve Accuracy of Forecast Models

In recent years, the models used by hurricane forecasters to predict the paths of storms have gained considerable accuracy.

19 Jul 2019

Artificial Intelligence Currently Used to Monitor Volcanoes Worldwide

Over half of the world’s active volcanoes are not tracked using any instruments. Hence, even eruptions that could possibly have rung an alarm can take place without people at risk having an inkling of the imminent ...

18 Jul 2019

Columbia Researchers Create Material that can Drive Soft Robots

Ozgur Sahi, associate professor of biological sciences and physics at Columbia University, conducted a research recently with colleagues in his laboratory to demonstrate the possibility of fabricating materials to make soft actuators that are flexible, strong, and most importantly resistant to water damage.

23 May 2019

Researchers Discover Power of Dynamically Rewiring Swarm Robotic Systems

The world is full of despondently complicated systems: transportation systems, biological systems, financial systems, and so on. These so-called difficult systems—natural or man-made—are systems that are basically challenging to predict because of emergent collective dynamics impacted by external environmental parameters.

8 Apr 2019

Understanding Earth System Science with Artificial Intelligence

A study by German researchers from Jena and Hamburg, published recently in the journal Nature, reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) can considerably advance man’s insight into climate and the Earth system.

15 Feb 2019

Robat Uses Sound to Navigate and Map a Novel Environment

A fully autonomous bat-like terrestrial robot, named Robat, can use echolocation to move through a novel environment while mapping it solely based on sound, according to a study published in PLOS Computational Biology by Itamar Eliakim of Tel Aviv University, and colleagues.

6 Sep 2018

Using Artificial Intelligence Technology to Enable Forecast of Earthquake Aftershocks

Following a major earthquake, the surrounding area is usually prone to powerful aftershocks that can largely hinder the recovery efforts.

30 Aug 2018

NSF’s $1.5 Million Grant for Creation of Gas-Sensing Drones by Rice U. Engineers

Researchers are creating a fleet of autonomous aerial drones that coordinate with each other to detect, track, and model the environment.

29 Aug 2018

Bio-Inspired Algorithms and Machine Learning Used to Develop Fault-Tolerant Robotic Swarms

As part of an innovative project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), scientists from Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) at the University of Southampton will use machine learning and bio-inspired algorithms to create fault-tolerant robotic swarms.

26 Feb 2018