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Foundations for Digital Twins as Catalyzers of Biomedical Technological Innovation (FDT-BioTech)

Published: 4 April 2025
Categories: NSF Due Dates

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NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website. These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.

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Exception to laws of thermodynamics

Published: 4 April 2025
Categories: Engineering News

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A team of researchers led by a physics graduate student recently made the surprising discovery of what they call a ‘shape-recovering liquid,’ which defies some long-held expectations derived from the laws of thermodynamics. The research details a mixture of oil, water and magnetized particles that, when shaken, always quickly separates into what looks like the classically curvaceous lines of a Grecian urn.

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Nurture more important than nature for robotic hand

Published: 3 April 2025
Categories: Engineering News

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How does a robotic arm or a prosthetic hand learn a complex task like grasping and rotating a ball? Researchers address the classic ‘nature versus nurture’ question. The research demonstrates that the sequence of learning, also known as the ‘curriculum,’ is critical for learning to occur. In fact, the researchers note that if the curriculum takes place in a particular sequence, a simulated robotic hand can learn to manipulate with incomplete or even absent tactile sensation.

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