The new project is seeking to provide robots with enhanced capabilities, improving motor skills and dexterity. A research project into advanced sensors for robotic systems could potentially improve prosthetics and robotic limbs considerably. The new project is seeking to provide robots with enhanced capabilities, improving motor skills and dexterity. This will be done by using…
“Thermal drone surveys have found 68 koalas on the new property, highlighting its existing importance to the local population and confirming the significant opportunities this land holds,” said Transport Minister Mark Bailey. Greenridge property at Pimpama will serve as a protected area for Koalas near the M1 as the Queensland government continues its building of…
The deputy director of the British Museum said they “want to change the temperature of the debate” over the ancient Parthenon sculptures. Source: Justin Norris, Flickr. The British Museum has proposed a partnership with Greece that could begin rectifying the 200-year-old dispute over the historical treasures. The Parthenon sculptures, also known as the Elgin marbles,…
In 2020, timeanddate reported that Earth had achieved its 28 shortest days since accurate daily measurements using atomic clocks began in the 1960s. According to scientists, Earth experienced its shortest day on June 29, completing its rotation 1.59 milliseconds before 24 hours. It’s been deemed the shortest day since researchers started using atomic clocks in…
Osama bin Laden (L) sits with his adviser and purported successor Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian linked to the al Qaeda network. Source: Wikimedia Commons. US President Joe Biden confirmed that Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a CIA drone strike in Kabul over the weekend. Al-Zawahiri was the leader of Al Qaeda, taking over from Osama…