Japanese Takeo Kanade wins the Frontiers award for giving robots the sense of sight | Technology

Japanese researcher Takeo Kanade has been awarded the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Information and Communication Technologies category for his contribution to the development of mathematical foundations that have driven artificial vision and robot perception. This is the 16th edition of these awards held by the BBVA Foundation, in which the contributions of various … Read more

Wild pansy: These plants have shrunk their flowers and are giving up their pollinators | Science

The planet is running out of pollinators. The collapse may be worse among bumblebees than in honeybees. Without them, who will pollinate the plants that need them for fertilization? Well, they alone to themselves. The self-fertilization rate of a wild plant has increased by almost 30%. And if you no longer need to attract them, … Read more