How to design and control robots with stretchy, flexible bodies
Optimizing soft robots to perform specific tasks is a huge computational problem, but a new model can helpCredit: Image courtesy of Andrew Spielberg, Daniela Rus,...
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Big plans to save the planet depend on nanoscopic materials improving energy storage
Drexel researchers lead international report on future of nanomaterials for energy storageCredit: Drexel University The challenge of building an energy future that preserves and improves...
In the war on emerging crop diseases, scientists develop new ‘War Room’ simulations
Credit: Paul Rachkara Farmers rely on seed systems for access to high-quality, disease-free planting material at the start of the season. Good seed systems ensure...
Breaking (and restoring) graphene’s symmetry in a twistable electronics device
Columbia researchers invent a new way to tune the properties of 2D materials by adjusting the twist angle between them; technology enables the development of...
Magnesium deprivation stops pathogen growth
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum When pathogens invade the cells, our body combats them using various methods. Researchers at the University of Basel's Biozentrum have...
Building better bacteriophage to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 21, 2019-Researchers are pursuing engineered bacteriophage as alternatives to antibiotics to infect and kill multi-drug...
A new antibiotic to combat drug-resistant bacteria is in sight
Credit: Justus Liebig University Giessen/Katrina Friese More and more bacterial pathogens of infectious diseases become resistant to customary antibiotics. Typical hospital germs such as Escherichia...
NASA found Atlantic’s Sebastien was fighting wind shear
Credit: NASA Worldview NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Sebastien that showed wind shear had pushed the bulk of its clouds...
Exposing office distractions and effects on worker productivity
Dataset links stress, interruptions and performanceCredit: Computational Physiology Lab at University of Houston With seemingly endless emails, phone calls and meetings, it's no secret that...
NASA imagery indicates a dissipating Kalmaegi
Credit: NASA Worldview NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Tropical Depression Kalmaegi in the South China Sea as it was dissipating. On Nov. 20,...
Two Argonne projects earn Secretary of Energy Honor Awards
Credit: DOE - Donica Payne Argonne researchers receive Secretary of Energy Honor Awards from the U.S. Department of Energy. Two groups from the U.S Department...
Using controlled environment food production to solve food shortages
Feeding the urban masses the smart wayCredit: Celina Gomez A review of the literature led by researchers from the University of Florida attempts to provide...
Regenstrief, IU study finds assigning hospitalists by unit has both pros and cons
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine have conducted the first time-motion study in more than a...
Life under extreme conditions at hot springs in the ocean
Credit: Mario Lebrato, Uni Kiel The volcanic island of Kueishantao in northeastern Taiwan is an extreme habitat for marine organisms. With an active volcano, the...
Chemists create new route to PHAs: naturally degradable bioplastics
Chemical catalysis for an existing class of biomaterialsCredit: John Eisele/Colorado State University Photography A tide of public momentum is swelling against the crisis of petroleum-based...
