Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, even Gorbachev and Yeltsin, fervently wished for it but never even got close. Putin may feel it is now within his grasp, whatever happens next in Ukraine.

Bantry Bay has always had a reputation as a place of shelter for seafarers, going back centuries; a safe harbour from stormy seas. Even in the days of the revolutionary wars, Bantry’s sheltered ...

Previous work has mostly focused on extracting the geometric features of fabrics, but has neglected the knowledge and experience constraints on grasp postures like humans, which greatly affects the ...

Often, a direct functional grasp is not possible, though. We propose a method for learning a dexterous pre-grasp manipulation policy to achieve human-like functional grasps using deep reinforcement ...

While lithium-ion batteries have been the go-to technology for everything from smartphones and laptops to electric cars, there are growing concerns about the future because lithium is relatively ...