A research team led by professor Minhae Kwon of the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering has developed two core next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that enable AI systems to handle complex, long-horizon tasks more effectively while reducing computational costs and improving safety. The findings address key challenges that have hindered the commercialization of costly AI assistant services as well as the deployment of AI in safety-critical areas such as robotics and autonomous driving. The findings are published on the arXiv preprint server.

AI assistants that receive user instructions and autonomously plan and execute tasks, such as ChatGPT-based agents, are becoming increasingly widespread...

Astronomers have found a vast reservoir of hydrogen with something conspicuously missing: detectable starlight. The object, called AGC 322753, contains roughly 2 billion times the sun’s mass in neutral hydrogen, a potential supply of material for making stars...

Inspired by the ability of sea cucumbers to change the stiffness of their bodies, University of Waterloo researchers have developed a gel that could one day help repair damaged tendons and other soft tissues without leaving permanent material behind.

A paper on the study, “Bioinspired Hydrogels with Broadly Programmable Mechanics for Soft-Tissue Interfaces,” was recently published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.

The water-rich material, known as a hydrogel, acts as a temporary support structure that allows new tissue to grow as the material gradually breaks down...

Artist’s impression of CD-35 2722, a system with a moon-like object (Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser)

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a bizarre, potentially historic discovery: the first moon ever detected beyond our Solar System. Unlike familiar moons, this mysterious object is at least as massive as Jupiter and orbits a browndwarf, which itself circles a star. The unusual arrangement challenges traditional definitions of planets and moons, leaving scientists unsure what to call it.

Astronomers may have found the first moon beyond our Solar System, but the mysterious object is unlike any moon we know. Observations from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have uncovered evidence of an enormous moon-like body in the CD-35 2722 star system...