"We're seeing that materials can learn tasks by themselves and do computation," Li said. The researchers have shown how that algorithm can be used to "train" materials to solve problems ...

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Cracking nuts by chimps, the researchers note, is an example of tool use by chimps. An adult female chimpanzee, Fanle, cracks an oil palm nut with a stone hammer and anvil while her infant son ...