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This mantis shrimp-inspired robotic arm can crack an egg

This isn’t the first time scientists have looked to the mantis shrimp as an inspiration for robotics. In 2021, we reported on a Harvard researcher who developed a biomechanical model for the mantis shrimp’s mighty appendage and built a tiny…

One UI 7 Now Bar gains Google Maps support

Samsung’s Now Bar is one of the big new additions in One UI 7 and it now supports Google Maps integration. Samsung phones running One UI 7 and the latest version of Google Maps will now get updates on navigation,…

MoviePass might pivot to crypto

After MoviePass’s historic implosion, subscribers to the “Netflix for movie theaters” were already cautious around the company’s 2023 relaunch. These moviegoers may grow even more skeptical after MoviePass sent out an email blast on Wednesday, which surveyed customers about their…

How our ancestors invented clothing and transformed it into fashion

Today, clothes are a means of self‑expression and group identity – and we wouldn’t go out without them Martin Parr/Magnum Photos Venus figurines are most famous for their sexual features. These often-voluptuous carvings of female forms, made between around 30,000 and 20,000 years ago,…