Abstract: In this study, actuator faults and unknown control directions are taken into account concurrently for a three-dimensional variable length flexible string system modeled by partial ...

Abstract: In unstructured environment, the robot faces the Precise Peg-in-Hole (PPiH) assembly as a non-cooperative issue. The posture uncertainty of the peg presents challenges in searching and ...

Canada’s rivers have powered industry, cities and communities for more than a century. The next challenge is to use water ...

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Taking place after the main game, The Alters: Last ...

Discover the science behind cricket pitches and why some surfaces produce dangerous or unpredictable bounce. Learn how clay, grass, moisture, rolling techniques, and pitch preparation influence pace, ...

All living great apes (orangutans, bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, and humans) laugh. However, it’s been unclear how laughter ...

Archaeologists recovered roughly 300 milliliters of liquid from a sealed bronze hu bottle buried in a Qin-period tomb at ...

I have long been critical of the World Health Organization's promotion of dubious treatment methods under the banner of "traditional medicine". It now has a global strategy to promote what is calls " ...

Two-wheeled vehicles with conventional stability-control systems must lean to change direction, making it difficult for rider ...

A study of chimps, gorillas and other great apes, including human children, sheds light on how laughter has evolved.

New leader of the National Academy of Sciences Neil Shubin warns: ‘a society that loses science loses the future’.

As drought and water uncertainty put increasing pressure on orchard systems, researchers at the USDA Agricultural Research ...