News articles tagged with 'object' (Page 6)
Physicists find that size matters when initiating an object's movement through grains
— 7 Oct 2008 04:06 | PhysicsA team of Penn State physicists has discovered that the size of grains, such as sand, above a buried object is important in determining the force required to begin raising the object.…
Time teaches us how to recognise visual objects
— 11 Sep 2008 20:40 | BiologyIn work that could aid efforts to develop more brain-like computer vision systems, MIT neuroscientists have tricked the visual brain into confusing one object with another, thereby…
Scientists reveal brown dwarfs as third class of celestial bodies
— 22 Aug 2008 19:43 | AstronomyThe systematics of celestial bodies apparently needs to be revised. Researchers at the Argelander Institute of Astronomy of the University of Bonn have discovered that brown dwarfs…
Why the slow paced world could make it difficult to catch a ball?
— 5 Aug 2008 16:45 | BiologyBBSRC researchers at the University of Birmingham have uncovered new information about the way that we perceive fast moving, incoming objects - such as tennis or cricket balls…
How carrots help us see the colour orange
— 23 Jul 2008 21:12 | HealthOne of the easiest ways to identify an object is by its colour - perhaps it is because children's books encourage us to pair certain objects with their respective colours. Why else…
When a suitcase says where it's flying to: Digital networking of everyday objects
— 7 Jul 2008 13:06 | TechnologyThey could revolutionise information technology. They, that is, 'smart' everyday objects which communicate wirelessly with their environment. An EU project led by the University of…
Three-month-olds are sensitive to emotional cues referring to objects in the world
— 11 Jun 2008 02:10 | HealthScientists have discovered that three-month-old infants are sensitive to emotional signals that refer to objects in the world. It was once thought that young infants could only process…
Robotic arm combines manipulation of objects with mobility
— 5 Jun 2008 16:01 | TechnologyMovies portray robots that can move through the world as easily as humans, and use their hands to operate everything from dishwashers to computers with ease. But in reality, the creation…
Computer vision may not be as good as thought
— 25 Jan 2008 09:49 | PhysicsFor years, scientists have been trying to teach computers how to see like humans, and recent research has seemed to show computers making progress in recognising visual objects. A new…