8 h. ago Mel Bochner, Conceptual Artist Who Played With Language, Dies at 84

His early work made use of unexpected materials like pennies and masking tape. Later, he created trenchant word paintings that provoked and delighted.

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15 h. ago Turning robotic ensembles into smart materials that mimic life

Researchers have engineered groups of robots that behave as smart materials with tunable shape and strength, mimicking living systems. "We've figured out a way for robots to behave more like a material," said Matthew Devlin, a former doctoral researcher in the lab of University of California, Santa Barbara (USCB) mechanical engineering professor Elliot Hawkes, and the lead author of the article published in the journal Science.

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22 h. ago Life imitates art as speed cameras come to CT town that inspired ‘Gilmore Girls’

Life imitates art as speed cameras come to CT town that inspired ‘Gilmore Girls’  CT Insider

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34 h. ago How Mexico is preparing to house citizens deported from the U.S.

Mexico braced for mass deportations after President Trump took office, setting up reception centers to provide shelter and services. But so far large scale deportations haven't materialized in Mexico.

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34 h. ago Ultrasonic deep drawing cuts friction by 20%, extends tool lifespan

You can find them in many household appliances, building technology, and countless pipe and hydraulic lines: small, cylindrical parts manufactured through deep drawing processes. The material is under strain during shaping. Potential consequences are unwanted thinning, surface damage, or cracks.

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35 h. ago A 'local electricity market': Rooftop panels, EV chargers, and smart thermostats could boost power grid resilience

There's a lot of untapped potential in our homes and vehicles that could be harnessed to reinforce local power grids and make them more resilient to unforeseen outages, a new study shows.

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37 h. ago WATCH: Our hearts are melting over twin sisters acting out 'Wicked'

They really are "Dancing Through Life" together.

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39 h. ago Mass. Teachers Association removes alleged antisemitic materials that sparked backlash

The MTA accused lawmakers of "political grandstanding" during a tense hearing on antisemitism, but agreed to remove links to the resources in question. The post Mass. Teachers Association removes alleged antisemitic materials that sparked backlash appeared first on Boston.com.

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39 h. ago Figure’s humanoid robot takes voice orders to help around the house

Figure founder and CEO Brett Adcock Thursday revealed a new machine learning model for humanoid robots. The news, which arrives two weeks after Adcock announced the Bay Area robotics firm’s decision to step away from an OpenAI collaboration, is centered around Helix, a “generalist” Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model. VLAs are a new phenomenon for robotics, leveraging […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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40 h. ago Menendez brothers discuss 'bullying and trauma' in prison in rare public remarks, new podcast interview

Convicted parental killer Erik Menendez discusses the "trauma and bullying" of his life in a California prison in a new interview from behind bars.

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41 h. ago Official NICK MENZA Documentary 'This Was My Life': Los Angeles Screening Announced For April 2025

Official NICK MENZA Documentary 'This Was My Life': Los Angeles Screening Announced For April 2025  BLABBERMOUTH.NET

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44 h. ago Continuous skill acquisition in robots: New framework mimics human lifelong learning

Humans are known to accumulate knowledge over time, which in turn allows them to continuously improve their abilities and skills. This capability, known as lifelong learning, has so far proved difficult to replicate in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics systems.

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47 h. ago Carnival crowds and travel gridlock make life 'difficult' as social media users chime in

Tourists flock to Venice, Italy, for the Carnival celebration, with social media users calling out the amount of crowds that are gathering as the city looks to curb overtourism.

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51 h. ago Rooftop panels, EV chargers, and smart thermostats could chip in to boost power grid resilience

MIT engineers propose a new “local electricity market” to tap into the power potential of homeowners’ grid-edge devices.

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51 h. ago A Long Journey Home: After 50 Years, Back on the Reservation

Leonard Peltier, the American Indian Movement activist, returned to North Dakota, where, under home confinement, he will serve the remainder of his life sentence for the murders of two F.B.I. agents.

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54 h. ago “Fight Fight for Washington”: The origins of the WashU fight song

“Fight Fight for Washington”: The origins of the WashU fight song  Student Life

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54 h. ago Trump Says He Would Have Had a ‘Very Nasty Life’ if He’d Lost the Election

The president’s remarks were a surprisingly public acknowledgment that he had campaigned for his freedom as much as for the White House itself.

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59 h. ago Unlocking the future of satellite navigation with smart techniques

A new study reveals advanced methods for improving orbit determination (OD) of large constellations of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, utilizing Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observations and inter-satellite ranging. These innovations promise to significantly boost the accuracy and computational efficiency essential for satellite communication, remote sensing, and navigation augmentation.

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62 h. ago Men die younger than women. Is it time for a focus on men's health?

Researchers would like to see more study on how stress, the economy and attitudes toward medicine influence the well-being and longevity of men.

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64 h. ago Gabby Bazemore is running Boston to find a cure for leukemia

This year, she is running the 129th Boston Marathon in her friend's honor, raising funds for the hospital that saved her life. The post Gabby Bazemore is running Boston to find a cure for leukemia appeared first on Boston.com.

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