Typically, robots are built to perform a single task. To make them more adaptable, researchers from Yale University have developed a kind of “robotic skin” that transforms ordinary objects into ...

Inanimate objects can be turned into robots following the development of robotic skins, an advance with a range of potential applications such as search-and-rescue robotics or wearable technologies.

Seeing faces in common objects is not unusual. You might have seen the “man in the moon”, or seen faces in electrical outlets or sliced bell peppers. A new study from the National Institute of Mental ...

A fomite refers to inanimate objects that can carry and spread disease and infectious agents. Fomites can also be called passive vectors. Image Credit: David Pereiras/Shutterstock.com There is a huge ...

With his flowing locks, long beard, and worn robes, Jesus is one of the most instantly recognisable figures in the Western world. So it comes as no surprise that his face is also regularly spotted in ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The other day Ian Chillag was scrolling through his phone and came across something he’d tapped into his notes app six years ago. He’d ...