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Tiny robots could serve all kinds of useful functions, but shrinking their actuators has proven challenging. Now researchers at the University of Wollongong (UOW) in Australia have made artificial muscles that surpass your puny natural ones, inspired b… Continue reading DNA-inspired artificial muscles contract by “supercoiling”
California is set to be home to two new compressed-air energy storage facilities – each claiming the crown for the world’s largest non-hydro energy storage system. Developed by Hydrostor, the facilities will have an output of 500 MW and be capable of s… Continue reading World’s largest compressed air grid “batteries” will store up to 10GWh
Pipes, instruments and surfaces that come into contact with salty water usually end up with a corrosive layer of salt and other dissolved minerals caked on, which needs to be scraped or washed off. Now, engineers at MIT have developed a new method for … Continue reading Strange salty “crystal critters” help thwart fouling of metal surfaces
Antimatter is the strange, evil twin of regular matter, and it’s thought to have been mostly banished from our universe. But could it still be lurking out there in large clumps, even as stars? Astronomers have now identified a few signals that could be… Continue reading Stars made of antimatter could be lurking in our galaxy
Quantum technology is bursting with potential, but controlling atoms and molecules keeps proving tricky. In a breakthrough new study, physicists have successfully wrangled thousands of molecules into a single unified quantum state for the first time.Co… Continue reading Molecules wrangled into single quantum state in breakthrough experiment
Desalination is an important technology that may help expand the world’s supply of drinking water. Now, engineers in China have demonstrated a new, relatively simple design for a solar still with a high efficiency and low cost.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Efficient solar desalination unit uses titanium-coated diaper material
Scientists at Cambridge have demonstrated a new method for potentially fighting a form of leukemia, by targeting overactive enzymes that can lead to the disease. If the results of mice tests carry across to humans, it could be the first of a new class … Continue reading Experimental enzyme inhibitor could herald new class of cancer drug
A team has made a few intriguing discoveries in the outermost regions of the Milky Way. The astronomers mapped the fringes of the sparse halo that envelops our home galaxy, and found the wake of a dwarf galaxy pushing through it on its eventual collisi… Continue reading New Milky Way map reveals wake of dwarf galaxy on a collision course
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have developed a method to patch up injuries by 3D printing both hard and soft tissues at the same time, using two different “bioinks.” In tests on rats, the team was able to repair holes the skulls and skin… Continue reading Combo 3D bioprinting patches up skin and bone injuries in one procedure
Retro games will never go out of style, but they can be hard to find and play on modern consoles. The Evercade VS tries to blend the old and new schools, playing cartridges loaded with compilations of 80s and 90s games with a few modern concessions.Con… Continue reading Evercade VS retro game console mashes old and new schools together