Astronomers have spotted the brightest known object in the universe, and it’s a quasar powered by the fastest-growing black hole on record, according to a new study. Initially classified as a star, ...

July 25 (UPI) --A research team led by engineers with the University of California San Diego has shown off a robotic hand that can rotate an object in its palm using touch-based sensors rather than by ...

Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging aims at recovering obscured objects from multiple scattered light. It has recently received widespread attention due to its potential applications such as autonomous ...

Demonstrating an unprecedented degree of cognitive complexity in an insect, researchers report that bumblebees are capable of recognizing objects across senses. While cross-modal object recognition ...

The age-old technique of pointing to yonder object with an extended arm and outstretched finger - "Right there, right there!" - is an inane and inefficient means of directing someone's line of sight.

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