近期，中国机器人又登上了国际顶刊。这次，是一台会自己踢球的人形机器人。不依赖外部定位，不依赖动捕，也没有人类遥控一一只靠头顶一台深度相机，它就在球场上自己找球、追球、多方向起脚射门。8月19日，清华大学自动化系赵明国教授团队在机器人领域顶刊《Science Robotics》发表研究论文，题为 “Learning Vision-Driven Reactive Soccer Skills for H ...

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金属材料被腐蚀带来的损耗，让全球每年都遭受巨额经济损失。我们熟知的不锈钢之所以不容易生锈，核心原因是它的表面能自己形成一层超薄的铬基氧化物保护膜，也就是钝化膜。往不锈钢里加入钼，还能让这层钝化膜的稳定性变得更好，但铬和钼共同抗腐蚀的效果，特别受材料内部纳米尺度下元素分布是否均匀的影响。 玻璃型不锈钢是一类特殊的非晶态耐蚀材料，哪怕铬含量不高，也能表现出出色的抗腐蚀、抗点蚀能力，这一点和传统的结晶不 ...

Research by philosopher of science and Honorary Research Associate at Bangor University, Byron Hyde, looked at the role of transparency in fostering public trust in science. Hyde argues that, to find ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Michael Kratsios published a new report to President Trump that charts ...

SAN FRANCISCO—They came to testify to the life-saving benefits of medical research. They came to explain how scientific discoveries avert disasters and keep skyscrapers standing during earthquakes.