Java 26 with JVM optimizations, HTTP/3, and finally no Applet API

The current OpenJDK 26 is strategically important and not only brings exciting innovations but also eliminates legacy issues like the outdated Applet API.
Nature

First ‘half-Möbius’ carbon chain wows chemists

The Möbius strip, a twisted loop with one continuous surface, is inspiring chemists to create new molecular structures. A team has synthesized a type of carbon-based molecule with an unprecedented ...
Scientific American

IBM scientists unveil the first ever “half-Möbius” molecule, with the help of quantum computing

A team at IBM Research has assembled a strange new ring-shaped molecule that bends around like a more complicated Möbius strip ...
IEEE

A Unified Method for Visual Place Recognition and Loop Closure Detection in Aerial Vehicles Operating at Low Altitudes with Downward-Facing Cameras

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel architecture that efficiently integrates visual place recognition (VPR) and loop closure detection (LCD) into a unified system, evaluated on challenging outdoor ...

Google stuffs Gemini into Android Studio Panda 2 to build apps from prompts

Google has released Android Studio Panda 2, a feature drop including an AI agent that can create apps from scratch and an ...
IEEE

A Novel Human-in-the-Loop Multimodal Intention Fusion Method for Human–Robot Interaction

Abstract: Understanding human intention plays a crucial role in the research of human-robot interaction (HRI) for service robots. Although multimodal sensing methods have shown promising results in ...