Cool new work introduces best practices for using the Material Point Method (MPM), a physics simulator, to design and optimize soft robots and simulated fluid robots: youtu.be/2r8gTx1cZpk

A new AI approach to protein design! EPFL researchers have developed a novel AI-driven model designed to predict protein sequences from backbone scaffolds, incorporating complex molecular environments. actu.epfl.ch/news/a-new-ai-…

EPFL scientists developed an AI-based technique to improve chemical analysis of nanomaterials, overcoming challenges of noisy data and mixed signals. actu.epfl.ch/news/ai-enhanc…

Wow! What a treat! Micheal Levin Michael Levin with Josh Bongard Josh Bongard and Tom Froese Tom Froese, Embodied Cognitive Science Unit (ECSU) discuss Irruption theory, polycomputing, dynamical systems, and the mind-body relationships (open-access papers added) youtu.be/9aTqeCzdT_c?si…

The final paper is out: simple algorithms and their unexpected capabilities and side-quests: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10… Blog post discussing it: thoughtforms.life/algorithms-red… , including a couple of videos of discussion of the topic with Mark Solms and Karl Friston. Also some links

NSF announces 4 new Engineering Research Centers focused on biotechnology, manufacturing, robotics and sustainability!! new.nsf.gov/news/nsf-annou…

Researchers from EPFL have developed a next-generation miniaturized brain-machine interface capable of direct brain-to-text communication on tiny silicon chips.actu.epfl.ch/news/an-entire… #epfl

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Intersting that the U.S. governmental National Cancer Institute is organizing a conference on bioelectricy and cancer. Keynote speaker is Michael Levin.

With friends like these, who needs verities? Waves, particles, observers, strange loops, and "the ghost that doesn't even haunt you". Part II of an ongoing chat with Michael Levin and Richard Watson. youtu.be/YGUwkKp_HYw?fe…

Happy to share we’ve been awarded Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study fellowship to work on Hybrid Agencies in Biological & Artificial Agents 😎 Fab team work w/t ⁦Michael Levin⁩ ⁦Ruud Hortensius @[email protected]⁩ Cant wait to be in Amsterdam next year! Stay tuned for more exciting news ! Thank you🙏

AI tool maps out cell metabolism with precision! actu.epfl.ch/news/ai-tool-m…

Can algae be surprised? Apparently, yes; and they don't like it. New preprint is up, from Franz Kuchling's PhD work, with a great team of students: Isha Singh, Mridushi Daga, Susan Zec, and Alexandra Kunen: osf.io/preprints/osf/… "Uncertainty Minimization and Pattern

Very cool: Scientist Mackenzie W. Mathis has developed pioneering artificial intelligence algorithms in behavioral neuroscience. Tracking behaviour to understand the brain (one of these open source algorithms is DeepLabCut-deeplabcut.org) actu.epfl.ch/news/tracking-…

Cornell researchers have created robots controlled by king oyster mushrooms! Using mycelium’s electrical signals, these biohybrid robots can sense light and adapt their movement. This breakthrough in robotics blends biology with technology, opening doors for future applications

An AI-powered tool developed at EPFL can distinguish dark matter’s elusive effects from other cosmic phenomena, which could bring us closer to unlocking the secrets of dark matter. actu.epfl.ch/news/ai-helps-… #epfl