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- Scientists break the link between a quantum material's spin and orbital states
- A soft touch for robotic hardware
- Pangolins may possess evolutionary advantage against coronavirus
| Scientists break the link between a quantum material's spin and orbital states Posted: 15 May 2020 10:19 AM PDT Until now, electron spins and orbitals were thought to go hand in hand in a class of materials that's the cornerstone of modern information technology; you couldn't quickly change one without changing the other. But a new study shows that a pulse of laser light can dramatically change the spin state of one important class of materials while leaving its orbital state intact. |
| A soft touch for robotic hardware Posted: 15 May 2020 05:57 AM PDT Robots can be made from soft materials, but the flexibility of such robots is limited by the inclusion of rigid sensors necessary for their control. Researchers created embedded sensors, to replace rigid sensors, that offer the same functionality but afford the robot greater flexibility. Soft robots can be more adaptable and resilient than more traditional rigid designs. The team used cutting-edge machine learning techniques to create their design. |
| Pangolins may possess evolutionary advantage against coronavirus Posted: 08 May 2020 05:35 AM PDT Pangolins lack two genes that function to sound the alarm when a virus enters the body, triggering an immune response in most other mammals. The findings are significant because, while the exotic animals can be carriers of coronavirus, they appear able to tolerate it through some other unknown mechanism. Understanding how pangolins are able to survive coronavirus may point to possible treatment options for humans. |
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