Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges

A robotic hand with fingernail-like tips lets robots peel fruit, open lids and pick up thin, flat objects with more precise, human-like dexterity.A robotic hand with fingernail-like tips lets robots peel fruit, open lids and pick up thin, flat objects with more precise, human-like dexterity.  

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Life needs nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus. But without the right balance of oxygen, these elements get locked away in planets’ cores.

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A Titan collision may link Saturn’s tilt, its moon Hyperion and its rings

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Tree tops sparkle with electricity during thunderstorms

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Ultraviolet cameras captured faint electrical flashes from leaves and branches as storm charges built up in the atmosphere.

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