Abstract: Humanoids locomote by making and breaking contacts with their environment. Thus, a crucial question for them is to anticipate whether a contact will hold or break under effort. For rigid ...

Volume is the measure of the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object. It's often described as the capacity of a container or the amount of material needed to fill an object. The ...

Abstract: Mesh parameterization is a fundamental technique in computer graphics. Our paper focuses on solving the problem of finding the best discrete conformal mapping that also minimizes area ...

Craig Anthony, CFA, is the founder and CEO of the Craig Anthony Group LLC. He is also an Investopedia contributor and published author. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified ...

Joseph Kosinski builds a high-powered movie out of Bruckheimer clichés, but that wouldn't matter if the races were as dramatic as they are flashy. As he straps himself into the cockpit, which is so ...

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Using principles from rocket science, researchers have created carbon with a record-breaking surface area. The material can soak up about twice the amount of CO2 as current activated carbon materials ...

THE eccrine sweat glands form a diffuse yet critical thermoregulatory organ for the body. Under the control of the sympathetic nerves, these glands provide the major defense against thermal stress.

This USGS illustration shows an oblique shaded relief depiction of the state’s topography, using LIDAR data from the agency’s 3D Elevation Program. Image courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey This ...

The surface area of Colorado is 104,094 square miles, according to the US Geological Survey, making it the 8th largest state in the country. But the state, unlike our neighbors to the east, has a lot ...