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Soft Computing
Soft computing is based on techniques such as fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, artificial neural networks, machine learning, and expert systems. It exploits the given tolerance for imprecision, partial truth, and uncertainty for a particular problem.
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MAR 18, 2024Technology
Digital computing has become the norm in our everyday lives, but their limits are being reached in terms of computing po ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 27, 2024Space & Astronomy
After Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the Moon, he said, “It’s almost like a powder”, as he des ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 07, 2023Technology
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines the use of Softbotics to mimic ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 20, 2023Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently traveled to Iceland to ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 17, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
There are a wide range of minimally invasive surgical procedures, some of which can help diagnose disease while other ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2023Technology
Human anatomy is very well documented. Our internal features and structures, such as the chambers of the heart, are well ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 18, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Most animals are covered in hair, so why do some, like humans, have so much less than all the rest even though we still ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Starfish embryos sprout appendages very early on in development, and they can spin around through water by propelling th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Tigilanol tiglate (also referred to as EBC-46) is a chemical compound with a storied history. Found naturally in the see ...Written By: Zoe MichaudOCT 02, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The Ikmi group at EMBL has shown that exercise has an important influence on the sea anemone.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
The cardiovascular system is like a network of highways, filled with an estimated 25 trillion red blood cells that conti ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 13, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A wearable “scratch sensor” developed by researchers at Northwestern University could finally help doctors m ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 12, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A new study featured in Soft Matter has demonstrated an innovative technique for enhancing solar cell performance and st ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 20, 2020Technology
Robots are seen as metallic tough man-made objects that do not align with a ‘soft-touch’. However, there is ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 10, 2020Chemistry & Physics
As reported recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the University of Colorado B ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 11, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Soft material robotics are often more resilient and adaptable than conventional robotics, but there is one shortcoming - ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 25, 2020Microbiology
Bacterial cells grow in colonies called biofilms, which take on new characteristics, and can form intricate patterns.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research published just days ago in Matter, a journal from Cell Press¸ outlines the production of a new kind o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 12, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov famously trained the canines in his experiments to salivate in response to the sound of ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 24, 2019Technology
Scientists at MIT develop an efficient way to optimize and control the design of soft robots in order to complete comple ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to SpaceX lately, then you’ve undoubtedly caught wind of the plethora of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 30, 2019Technology
Picking up an egg without crushing it seems like an easy task for anyone—but for Keven Walgamott, who lost his lef ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 05, 2019Microbiology
A woman began having terrible nightmares, hallucinations, and insomnia. Doctors did an MRI and thought it was a brain tu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2019Technology
Advances in material sciences has allowed robots to serve as caregivers for the booming elderly population. However, the ...Written By: Nouran Amin
MAR 18, 2024
Technology
Digital computing has become the norm in our everyday lives, but their limits are being reached in terms of computing po
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 27, 2024
Space & Astronomy
After Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the Moon, he said, “It’s almost like a powder”, as he des
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 07, 2023
Technology
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines the use of Softbotics to mimic
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 20, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An international team of researchers led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently traveled to Iceland to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 17, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are a wide range of minimally invasive surgical procedures, some of which can help diagnose disease while other ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2023
Technology
Human anatomy is very well documented. Our internal features and structures, such as the chambers of the heart, are well
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 18, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Most animals are covered in hair, so why do some, like humans, have so much less than all the rest even though we still
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Starfish embryos sprout appendages very early on in development, and they can spin around through water by propelling th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tigilanol tiglate (also referred to as EBC-46) is a chemical compound with a storied history. Found naturally in the see
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
OCT 02, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Ikmi group at EMBL has shown that exercise has an important influence on the sea anemone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
The cardiovascular system is like a network of highways, filled with an estimated 25 trillion red blood cells that conti
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 13, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A wearable “scratch sensor” developed by researchers at Northwestern University could finally help doctors m
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 12, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A new study featured in Soft Matter has demonstrated an innovative technique for enhancing solar cell performance and st
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 20, 2020
Technology
Robots are seen as metallic tough man-made objects that do not align with a ‘soft-touch’. However, there is
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 10, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
As reported recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the University of Colorado B
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 11, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Soft material robotics are often more resilient and adaptable than conventional robotics, but there is one shortcoming -
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 25, 2020
Microbiology
Bacterial cells grow in colonies called biofilms, which take on new characteristics, and can form intricate patterns.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published just days ago in Matter, a journal from Cell Press¸ outlines the production of a new kind o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 12, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov famously trained the canines in his experiments to salivate in response to the sound of
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 24, 2019
Technology
Scientists at MIT develop an efficient way to optimize and control the design of soft robots in order to complete comple
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to SpaceX lately, then you’ve undoubtedly caught wind of the plethora of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 30, 2019
Technology
Picking up an egg without crushing it seems like an easy task for anyone—but for Keven Walgamott, who lost his lef
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 05, 2019
Microbiology
A woman began having terrible nightmares, hallucinations, and insomnia. Doctors did an MRI and thought it was a brain tu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2019
Technology
Advances in material sciences has allowed robots to serve as caregivers for the booming elderly population. However, the
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin