decoding salamander

Researchers built model that mimics salamander’s walk

Researchers at Tohoku University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have decoded the flexible motor control mechanisms underlying salamander walking. Animals with four feet can navigate complex, unpredictable, and unstructured environments. The…

reprogrammable satellite launch

Reprogrammable satellite deployed in space

A sophisticated telecommunications satellite that can be completely repurposed while in space has launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, at 23:00 CEST on July 31, 2021.  Developed under an ESA Partnership Project with satellite…