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Cockroaches and lizards inspire new robot developed by Ben-Gurion University researcher
Credit: credit: Ben-Gurion University BEER-SHEVA, Israel...November 2, 2020 - A new high-speed amphibious robot inspired by the movements of cockroaches...
Light-modulated graphene-organic heterojunction transistors realizing photocurrent logic changes
Credit: by Jiayue Han, Meiyu He, Ming Yang, Qi Han, Fang Wang, Fang Zhong, Mengjian Xu, Qing Li, He Zhu,...
Mobile phones help Americans encounter more diverse news
Thanks largely to mobile phones, Americans are reading news from a wider range of sources, though many do not read...
Rotation of a molecule as an “internal clock”
Measuring ultrafast reactionsCredit: MPI for Nuclear Physics Using a new method, physicists at the Heidelberg Max Planck Institute for Nuclear...
Silk road contains genomic resources for improving apples
Researchers have assembled full genomes for domesticated apple and two of its wild progenitors, giving plant breeders detailed information for...
New analysis method can lead to better cancer drugs
Credit: Ulf Sirborn. While proteins on the surface of cells are the targets for most drugs, refined methods are needed...
Study provides clues on curbing the aggressive nature of coronavirus
Credit: University of Tartu Recent study by Estonian researchers in University of Tartu explains how coronavirus is activated before attacking...
First light on a next-gen astronomical survey toward a new understanding of the cosmos
Groundbreaking all-sky survey will bolster our understanding of the formation and evolution of galaxiesCredit: Image Credit: Hector Ibarra Medel, Jon...
Higher risk of future fecal incontinence after sphincter injuries
Credit: Photo: Sodra Alvsborg Hospital The risk of subsequent fecal incontinence and intestinal gas leakage is significantly higher among women...
GRETA, a 3D gamma-ray detector, gets green light to move forward
Spherical detector will be a centerpiece at Michigan State's facility for rare isotope beamsCredit: GRETA collaboration The effort to construct...
Devil in the defect detail of quantum emissions unravelled
Study helps unlock chemical structure in defects that emit single photonsCredit: Trong Toan Tran Systems which can emit a stream...
NPS supports FVEY efforts to streamline space technologies
Credit: Javier Chagoya/Naval Postgraduate School The creation of the U.S. Space Force has inspired a renewed interest in space systems...
Room temperature conversion of CO2 to CO: A new way to synthesize hydrocarbons
New method could potentially reduce dioxide emission into the atmosphere and slash costs of chemical manufacturingCredit: NIST Researchers at the...
Boosting the capacity of supercapacitors
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Osama Shekhah A porous organic material created at KAUST could significantly improve energy storage and delivery...
Sheer protection from electromagnetic radiation
Credit: © 2020 KAUST A printable ink with an unsurpassed conductivity and transparency tradeoff has been developed by a KAUST...
Building cities with wood would store half of cement industry’s current carbon emissions
Slowly increasing the use of wood in European construction could increase the carbon storage of buildings by 420 million CO2...
Beetle larvae think with a brain ‘under construction’
Researchers at the University of Göttingen compare the development of beetle brains with that of fliesCredit: M Farnworth In the...
Urban mobility: Together or against each other
In the new 'Cape Reviso' project, researchers of KIT determine how cyclists and pedestrians feel when they meet in trafficCredit:...
The protein dress of a neuron
New method marks proteins and reveals the receptors in which neurons are dressedCredit: MPI of Neurobiology/ Kuhl Where in a...
Birdwatching from afar: amazing new AI-enabled camera system to target specific behaviors
Researchers from Osaka University have developed an innovative camera system assisted by artificial intelligence to help observe previously unreported behaviors...