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Materials Sciences

Squishy Robots: The Future of Adaptive Technology

In the movie “Terminator 2,” the shape-shifting T-1000 robot morphs into a liquid state to squeeze through tight spaces or to repair itself when harmed.

Interdisciplinary Research

Tunable Nanoantennas: New Advances in Light Manipulation

“Recently, there has been a lot of interest in fabricating metal-based nanotextured surfaces that are pre-programmed to alter the properties of light in a…

Earth Sciences

NASA Adds Up Tropical Storm Neoguri's Deluge from Space

NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite measured that soaking from its orbit in space and data…

Materials Sciences

Nano-Sized Silicon Oxide Electrodes Boost Lithium-Ion Batteries

The lithium ion battery market has been growing steadily and has been seeking an approach to increase battery capacity while retaining its capacity for long…

Earth Sciences

Nomads Face Socio-Economic Challenges Over Climate Change

This is the conclusion reached by scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the University of Cologne, who simulated ecological…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Segmental Patterns in Animal Development

Many animals exhibit segmental patterns that manifest themselves during development. One classical example is the sequential and rhythmic formation the…

Earth Sciences

Suomi NPP Satellite Monitors Typhoon Rammasun Near Philippines

When NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over Rammasun on July 14 at 04:20 UTC, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard took…

Health & Medicine

Rethinking Fish Farming for Healthier Seafood Solutions

As government agencies recommend greater consumption of seafood for its health benefits, a new analysis led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for a…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Innovative Carbon Characterization for Improved Lithium-Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries could benefit from a theoretical model created at Rice University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that predicts how carbon…

Life & Chemistry

Ötzi’s “non-human” DNA

However the tiny sample weighing no more than 0.1 g provides so much more information. A team of scientists from EURAC in Bolzano/Bozen together with…

Medical Engineering

New Technique Enhances Early Cancer Diagnosis Effectiveness

In recent years, aggressive research and substantial financial investments have been directed at discovering pre-symptomatic indicators of cancer, known as…

Physics & Astronomy

Smallest Swiss Cross: 20 Atoms on Insulated Surface

Together with teams from Finland and Japan, physicists from the University of Basel were able to place 20 single atoms on a fully insulated surface at room…

Health & Medicine

New Drug Combo Halts Tumor Growth and Metastasis in Mice

By combining a COX-2 inhibitor, similar to Celebrex, and an epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitor, the drug controls angiogenesis (blood vessel formation),…

Health & Medicine

Soluble Corn Fibre: A Potential Boost for Calcium Absorption

Around the globe, fibre and calcium intakes are below the levels recommended by experts1,2,3 contributing to potential long-term public health implications1,3,4

Studies and Analyses

Business should embrace 'boomerang employees'

According to two studies co-written by a University of Illinois expert in organizational behavior and human resources management, organizations of all types…

Health & Medicine

Most Kids Don’t Need Anti-Clotting Treatment for Spine Surgery

Because clotting risk in children is poorly understood, treatment guidelines are largely absent, leaving doctors caring for pediatric patients at a loss on…

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