Grasshopping robots made possible with new, improved latch control
If animals and insects can jump across grass and sand, why can’t robots? Sarah Bergbreiter, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has found that researchers don’t have...
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Insights into the evolution of the sense of fairness
Göttingen, March 2, 2023. A sense of fairness has long been considered purely human – but animals also react with frustration when they are treated...
A bridge between hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of flax fiber: A breakthrough in the multipurpose oil-water separation field
The large number of oily wastewater discharges and oil spills are bringing about severe threats to environment and human health. Corresponding to this challenge, a...
Coastal water pollution transfers to the air in sea spray aerosol and reaches people on land
New research led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has confirmed that coastal water pollution transfers to the atmosphere in sea spray...
Resistance training improves sleep quality and reduces inflammation in older people with sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is the decline of skeletal muscle mass with age, leading to loss of muscle strength (to move objects, shake hands etc.) and performance (walking...
Earlier take-off could lead to fewer bumblebees and less pollination
With the arrival of spring, bumblebee queens take their first wing beat of the season and set out to find new nesting sites. But they...
2023 GOLD Report proposes a new definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
New York, NY – March 02, 2023 – Despite COPD’s pervasiveness, it is generally assumed that the main instigator in its development is tobacco smoking....
New podcast gives parents a “Pediatrician Next Door”
Imagine if harried parents could get the scientific and clinical expertise of a pediatrician just by walking only a few steps next door. That’s the...
Physicians should screen youth for cyberbullying, social media use
Most adolescents and young adults have experienced bullying in some form, with about one-third of them experiencing cyberbullying, contributing to mental health concerns. Cyberbullying involves...
Using light to connect molecules
Molecular clusters are aggregates of molecules that are held together non-covalently, by relatively weak forces. When these clusters are excited, normally one would expect the...
Special Selection
A team of global experts has discovered new signals of natural selection in humans. Credit: Michael Gurven A team of global experts has discovered new signals...
“You throw up, then you cough, then you feel better or die”
Detailed images of illness, death and cancelled activities; these were some of the common themes of children’s drawings during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study...
Edible electronics: How a seaweed second skin could transform health and fitness sensor tech
Scientists at the University of Sussex have successfully trialed new biodegradable health sensors that could change the way we experience personal healthcare and fitness monitoring...
New method can provide rapid detection of food adulteration
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri scientist Colleen Ray can now add the job of “food detective” to her resumé. Recently, Ray and colleagues in...
Helping construction material manufacturers reduce the energy consumption, carbon footprint of heating and cooling homes
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Heating and cooling homes carries a hefty economic and environmental price tag. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported more than half of...
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