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- Image-based navigation could help spacecraft safely land on the moon
- Harnessing quantum properties to create single-molecule devices
- A study predicts smooth interaction between humans and robots
- The world's first DNA 'tricorder' in your pocket
- Key building block for organic molecules discovered in meteorites
| Image-based navigation could help spacecraft safely land on the moon Posted: 07 Dec 2020 11:23 AM PST Engineers have demonstrated how a series of lunar images can be used to infer the direction that a spacecraft is moving. This technique, sometimes called visual odometry, allows navigation information to be gathered even when a good map isn't available. The goal is to allow spacecraft to more accurately target and land at a specific location on the moon without requiring a complete map of its surface. |
| Harnessing quantum properties to create single-molecule devices Posted: 07 Dec 2020 08:23 AM PST Researchers report that they have discovered a new chemical design principle for exploiting destructive quantum interference. They used their approach to create a six-nanometer single-molecule switch where the on-state current is more than 10,000 times greater than the off-state current -- the largest change in current achieved for a single-molecule circuit to date. |
| A study predicts smooth interaction between humans and robots Posted: 07 Dec 2020 07:20 AM PST According to a new study, making eye contact with a robot may have the same effect on people as eye contact with another person. The results predict that interaction between humans and humanoid robots will be surprisingly smooth. |
| The world's first DNA 'tricorder' in your pocket Posted: 07 Dec 2020 06:13 AM PST Scientists have built the first mobile genome sequence analyzer, making DNA analysis portable and accessible anywhere in the world. |
| Key building block for organic molecules discovered in meteorites Posted: 07 Dec 2020 06:12 AM PST Scientists have confirmed the presence in meteorites of a key organic molecule which may have been used to build other organic molecules, including some used by life. The discovery validates theories of the formation of organic compounds in extraterrestrial environments. |
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