ergoCub Robot Tested for Reducing Human Strain in Lifting Tasks
A research team in Italy and the UK has developed and tested ergoCub, a humanoid robot designed to adapt to human partners during shared lifting, aiming to reduce physical strain and improve workplace ergonomics in real time
Read the analysisEarly Murom Burials and Ceremonial Headdress Found at Zvyaginsky II
Excavations at the Zvyaginsky II cemetery in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Region have revealed some of the earliest Murom burials, including a rare high-status female grave with a ceremonial headdress, offering new insight into early medieval populations
NASA's IXPE Detects Signs of Quantum Vacuum Effect Near Magnetar
NASA's IXPE telescope has measured X-ray polarization from a magnetar, providing evidence consistent with a quantum electrodynamics effect predicted for nearly a century but never directly observed in space
NASA Faces Challenge of Toxic Dust for Future Mars Astronauts
NASA's Martian Dust Limit Working Group has reviewed the health risks posed by Mars dust, which contains carcinogenic silica and heavy metals, and is developing exposure standards and mitigation strategies for future crewed missions