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Abstract: Mirror detection aims to discover mirror regions in images to avoid misidentifying reflected objects. Existing methods mainly mine clues from spatial domain. We observe that the frequencies ...

Abstract: Flexible and compact sensors for collecting essential information from the environment are showing growing importance in robotic perception. In particular, flexible, multimodal, and low-form ...

The Philippines fell six places to rank 120th out of 182 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index in 2025, as the flood control projects controversy was laid bare as one of the country's largest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Duncan Madden is a travel writer living in Köln, Barcelona and London. This is a big year for the U.S. In 2026, it celebrates the ...

Berlin, 10 February 2026 – Corruption is worsening globally, with even established democracies experiencing rising corruption amid a decline in leadership, according to Transparency International’s ...

Berlin, 10 February 2026 – Corruption continues to pose a serious threat in the Asia Pacific region, according to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency ...

I first encountered the McGurk effect in a neuroscience class. My professor played a video of a person moving their lips as if saying “ga,” while the audio track played “ba.” Most students heard ...

We don’t experience the world through neat, separate senses—everything blends together. Smell, touch, sound, sight, and balance constantly influence one another, shaping how food tastes, objects feel, ...