What makes a star a star? A strange ‘in‑between’ celestial object is testing astronomers’ boundaries

Around 1,350 light years away from Earth is a star called TOI-2155. It’s a little bigger, heavier and hotter than the Sun, and it’s not particularly interesting or unusual in itself. But orbiting ...

Tiny objects swimming in a superfluid of light move against the flow

Superfluids are intriguing states of matter in which particles behave like a giant collective wave, allowing them to flow ...
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ODF-LINS:Online Dynamic Objects Filtering in LiDAR-Inertial SLAM Using Grid Proportion Differences

Abstract: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is an essential component for ensuring the accurate localization of self-driving robots in urban environments filled with dynamic objects.
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Multiscale Difference Excitation Networks for Efficient Salient Object Detection in Remote Sensing Images

Abstract: Developing lightweight architectures for Optical Remote Sensing Image Salient Object Detection (ORSI-SOD) is essential to enable real-time interpretation of ORSI scenes on ...