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Bone density does not determine floating ability, challenging decades of misconceptions

A landmark study has debunked the long-held belief that people of African, Caribbean and Asian heritage cannot float due to "heavy bones," after 93% of participants successfully floated for two ...
Medical Xpress

Bone density does not determine floating ability, challenging decades of misconceptions

A landmark study has debunked the long-held belief that people of African, Caribbean and Asian heritage cannot float due to "heavy bones," after 93% of participants successfully floated for two ...
IEEE

EFD-YOLO: An Improved YOLOv8 Network for River Floating Debris Object Detection

With the rapid development of uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, UAVs have provided an innovative solution for floating debris monitoring. However, object detection in UAV images remains ...
Fast Company

China is building the world’s first nuclear-proof floating island. That’s not good news for the U.S.

China’s pursuit of maritime dominance has shifted from a regional ambition to a global reality, driven by a “breakneck speed” naval expansion that rivals that of the U.S. during World War II. The ...
IEEE

Confidence-Aware Object Capture for a Manipulator Subject to Floating-Base Disturbances

Abstract: Capturing stationary aerial objects on unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) is challenging due to quasiperiodic and fast floating-base motions caused by wave-induced disturbances. It is hard to ...