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As honeybees collect pollen and nectar from flowers, they repeatedly bend and straighten their abdomens – yet with a minimal amount of friction. Scientists have now discovered what makes this possible, and it could have applications in human technology… Continue reading Friction-reducing honeybee hairs may inspire longer-lasting devices
Beyond putting rubber on the world’s least-efficient hypercars, the Michelin Group also has its hand in more sustainable inflatable endeavors. Its Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project aims to increase efficiency among cargo ships using an inflatable sai… Continue reading Michelin’s inflatable sails hybridize freight ships to cut emissions
Getting traditionally administered drugs into the brain can be challenging, due to the body’s protective blood-brain barrier. There may be new hope, however, in the form of a patch that gets shoved up the patient’s nose.Continue ReadingCategory: Medica… Continue reading Gel patch may one day deliver MS drugs through the nose into the brain
Besides being known for their cube-shaped droppings, wombats are unfortunately also subject to the disease sarcoptic mange. In order to better understand how the mange-causing mites are able to spread between wombats, scientists have developed a burrow… Continue reading WomBot robot used to explore and analyze wombat burrows
High-profile architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has revealed its design for a new travel center in Västerås, Sweden. The project will host much of the city’s major transport infrastructure services under an eye-catching undulating roof that wi… Continue reading Energy efficient travel center to be housed under a BIG roof
A subatomic particle has been found to switch between matter and antimatter, according to Oxford physicists analyzing data from the Large Hadron Collider. It turns out that an unfathomably tiny weight difference between two particles could have saved t… Continue reading Particle seen switching between matter and antimatter at CERN
3D printing has come to play a significant role in modern rocket construction, with key players like Rocket Lab, NASA and SpaceX all leaning on the technology in producing their spacecraft. Startup Relativity Space is now coming to the party with its f… Continue reading Relativity Space’s reusable Terran R rocket can be 3D-printed in 60 days
Through a new study on rodents, scientists have made first-of-a-kind observations of the brain mistakenly recalling a memory. The researchers were able to identify patterns of brain cell activation as mistakes were made during memory experiments, which the scientists believe lays the groundwork for understanding the mechanisms at play in memory disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
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Continue reading First brain observations of faulty memory sheds light on Alzheimer’s
Formula E-style electric racing is set to hit the water with a new E1 series due to kick off in 2023. Today we get our first look at the “Racebird” powerboat design, and these high-speed hydrofoiling racers will certainly make for exciting watching.Con… Continue reading Futuristic hydrofoiling electric speedboats to face off in E1 Series
A quantum internet could one day allow quantum computers to team up and tackle some gigantic problems. Now the world is a step closer to that reality, as researchers at Toshiba have demonstrated quantum communications sent over a record-breaking 600 km… Continue reading Toshiba breaks quantum communication record with 600 km of optical fibers