All articles tagged with #motion
Originally Published 4 months ago — by TechCrunch
Motion, a Y Combinator-backed startup, has raised $38 million in Series C funding to develop an integrated suite of AI agents aimed at small and midsized businesses, resembling an 'Office of AI' that consolidates various functions like scheduling, sales, and support into a unified platform, with the goal of building a comprehensive, Microsoft Office-like AI ecosystem.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Livescience.com
We don't feel Earth's rotation due to its smooth and constant speed, as well as the fact that everything on Earth, including the atmosphere, is moving with us. Additionally, the force of gravity holding us to the Earth is much stronger than the force that would send us flying outward due to Earth's spin. This results in a negligible reduction in gravity's acceleration due to Earth's rotation, which is too tiny to be noticeable compared to the force of gravity itself.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Interesting Engineering
Researchers at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna are developing energy-efficient robotic muscles that can convert electricity into motion. Traditional actuators have limited operation time, but the new development could revolutionize their use and expand their applications in various industries. The researchers are using multi-material structures, similar to real muscles, to create soft actuators that contract and displace fluid when electrically activated.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by WCTV
Charlie Adelson's defense team has filed a motion requesting the judge to interview all jurors involved in the case after an alternate juror claimed that some jurors created a group chat during the trial. The defense team is concerned that the jurors may have violated court rules by ingesting outside information or engaging in premature deliberation. The defense wants to ensure the integrity of the jury's verdict.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Interesting Engineering
Scientists at Kyoto University have discovered that human sperm move through thick fluids in a unique motion that defies Newton's Third Law of Motion. Contrary to expectations, these tiny swimmers navigate viscous environments with non-reciprocal interactions, allowing them to maneuver through substances that should hinder their progress. The researchers aimed to understand how sperm and other microscopic biological swimmers overcome these challenges.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo News
Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a motion urging a judge to protect potential jurors in Donald Trump's election-subversion case by streamlining the jury selection process, implementing a questionnaire, keeping juror details private, and prohibiting direct contact between attorneys and jurors. Former U.S. Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner believes Smith's move goes beyond simply "taking off the gloves" and suggests that he has gone to great lengths to safeguard the jurors. Trump's lawyers have opposed the motion, while Kirschner argues that Trump has a history of endangering individuals involved in legal proceedings.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Big Think
Einstein's theory of relativity assumes that any individual is justified in assuming they are the one, unmoving thing in the entire Universe. However, the visible Universe is not an absolute coordinate system, and even if it were stationary compared to the entire Universe, Einstein's conjecture on relative motion still holds. Scientists have been able to determine that the Earth is moving at a speed of just shy of 230 miles/second compared to the fireball that was the Big Bang.