Collaborate Disseminate
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about micro-robots, that could one day perform tasks such as capturing pollutants from the environment. Scientists have now created a sturdy batch of such bots, that heal back together when cut in two.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Tiny swimming robots heal back together when sliced in half
Taking inspiration from the way sea cucumbers can strengthen their exterior when in danger, scientists in Germany have developed a novel wafer-thin paper material that can transition from firm to soft via an electrical switch. The researchers envisage … Continue reading Electrically charged paper goes from firm to soft at flick of a switch
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen to wine aged for a year in space then wonder no more. A recent event in France conducted the first ever tasting of “space wine”, with one expert describing it as “more evolved” than its similarly aged earthboun… Continue reading Tasting experts sample wine aged for a year in space
Two years ago, astronomers revealed the first-ever direct images of a black hole. Now, the collaboration behind the historic image has released a new version that shows the polarization of the light around the object.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Sc… Continue reading Polarized light reveals secrets of black hole’s magnetic field
A new article published in the journal Nature is reporting promising results from a landmark Phase 1 human trial testing a novel vaccine designed to help a patient’s immune system better target brain tumors. The data suggests the experimental vaccine i… Continue reading Landmark brain cancer vaccine passes first phase of human trials
Those purple corn chips you see in the store aren’t just a gimmick – the corn’s purple pigment actually has health benefits. Researchers have now devised a method of extracting more of it from the usually discarded cob, for a variety of uses.Continue R… Continue reading New process extracts more beneficial pigment from purple corn
When toxins are present in a waterway, freshwater mussels are one of the first creatures to react. A new mussel-mounted sensor has been designed with this in mind, as a means of catching water pollution early.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Nort… Continue reading Shell-mounted motion sensors turn mussels into pollution detectors
Although an increasing number of countries are switching to sturdier, harder-to-copy polymer banknotes, the things still are being counterfeited. A new technology could help weed those fakes out, by taking their fingerprints.Continue ReadingCategory: G… Continue reading Unique banknote “fingerprints” could be used to spot fakes
Scientists continue to break new ground in the realm of cellular reprogramming, a burgeoning area of medical research where one type of cell is retrained to fulfill the role of another. A team at Ohio State University (OSU) has leveraged this technolog… Continue reading Reprogrammed skin cells restore motor function in stroke-affected mice
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is designed to probe the fringes of known physics, and now the facility has found particles not behaving as predicted. While it’s still early days, the discovery hints at the existence of new particles or forces beyon… Continue reading CERN anomaly hints at new particle physics Standard Model can’t explain