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Scientists develop eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle water contaminants
Ingenuity makes its first controlled flight on Mars
NASA makes history with the first demonstration of controlled flight on another planet.
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Most read this week
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Building new reservoirs can have unexpected consequences on water security
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Researchers translate the music hidden in spider webs
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Does responsible climate leadership include research into solar geoengineering?
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Pillar of support: Breakthrough discovery could speed up bone implant recovery
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Scientists develop eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle water contaminants
Research highlights
DNA robots designed in minutes instead of days
New software allows researchers to create complex structures from DNA, such as robot arms with claws and nanometer-sized airplanes.
Researchers use laser paintbrush to create miniature masterpieces
The new technique creates color on metal that can be changed, erased, and rewritten.
Ingenuity makes its first controlled flight on Mars
NASA makes history with the first demonstration of controlled flight on another planet.
Bottlebrush polymers create a rainbow of structural colors
Researchers create a new and elegant way of producing nanostructured microparticles, yielding a vibrant palette of colors from a single polymer brush.
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Scientists develop eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle water contaminants
This pollen sponge can absorb oil contaminants, such as gasoline and motor oil, at a rate comparable to commercial oil absorbents
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Researchers translate the music hidden in spider webs
From better 3D printers to cross-species communication and otherworldly music, scientists unlock the hidden potential of the musical language of spiders.
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Pseudoviruses help determine the success of COVID-19 vaccines and antibody therapies
Assays using pseudoviruses have been indispensable in our efforts to halt the current pandemic.
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Pillar of support: Breakthrough discovery could speed up bone implant recovery
Micropillar arrays using UV nanoimprint lithography essentially trick cells to become bone.
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A “time-accelerated computational microscope” provides biologists with powerful insights
A new simulation technique accelerates modeling to help us better understand complex molecular processes and facilitate rational drug design.
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Gold nanoparticles increase longevity of implantable sensors
The stability and versatility of gold nanoparticles make them an ideal candidate for implantable sensors
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Researchers develop hydrogel to improve spinal cord repair after injury
A hydrogel loaded with drugs to simultaneously regenerate nerve tissues and blood supply shows promise for promoting recovery after spinal cord damage.
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A computer model to build tailor-made power grids
Using a computer model to plan electricity grids in developing countries, researcher Christina Dominguez traveled to Kenya to get an idea of how people live without electricity and what development...
Researchers chill antimatter for the first time
By cooling antimatter to absolute zero, physicists may finally be able to answer questions that could fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.
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Even without a brain, metal-eating robots can still search for food
The “metal-eating” robot can follow a metal path without using a computer or needing a battery.
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Fossils provide new insights into the evolution of bones
Modern biology considers bone cells essential for bone development and health. However, when bone initially evolved some 400-million years ago, these were missing. So why did bone cells evolve?
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Inspired by the pufferfish, this hydrogel purifies water using nothing but sunlight
This method of purification under natural sunlight opens a new paradigm in clean water production using renewable solar energy.
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Scientists create simple synthetic cell that grows and divides normally
New findings shed light on mechanisms controlling the most basic processes of life.
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Sponging up oil droplets from Arctic wastewater
A re-usable sponge can capture and recover crude oil droplets from cold water to generate clean water in a fragile ecosystem.
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DraBot: A soft robotic dragonfly that senses and monitors its environment
Electronics-free DraBot uses air pressure, microarchitectures, and self-healing hydrogels to watch for changes in pH, temperature, and the presence of contaminants.
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Climate change and the city
With increasing rates of urbanization and its detrimental effects on the environment, reducing the risk posed by “urban climate change” requires more research to prepare ourselves for a...
Delaying second dose of COVID-19 vaccine has benefits in the short term, but depends on immunity
The strength of immune responses after the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines could make or break this strategy and policy makers need to be able to adapt.
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Is the UK’s Forensic Regulator role fit for purpose?
The demands of quality forensic science demonstrate the impact of regulatory activities and external factors on the work of forensic science providers.
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A spotlight on robots helps them turn “feeling” into movement
Researchers recreate the somatic nervous system in robots, allowing them to convert feeling into movement under different stimuli.
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DNA robots designed in minutes instead of days
New software allows researchers to create complex structures from DNA, such as robot arms with claws and nanometer-sized airplanes.
...
Researchers use laser paintbrush to create miniature masterpieces
The new technique creates color on metal that can be changed, erased, and rewritten.
...
Ingenuity makes its first controlled flight on Mars
NASA makes history with the first demonstration of controlled flight on another planet.
...Bottlebrush polymers create a rainbow of structural colors
Researchers create a new and elegant way of producing nanostructured microparticles, yielding a vibrant palette of colors from a single polymer brush.
...Scientists develop eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle water contaminants
This pollen sponge can absorb oil contaminants, such as gasoline and motor oil, at a rate comparable to commercial oil absorbents
...Researchers translate the music hidden in spider webs
From better 3D printers to cross-species communication and otherworldly music, scientists unlock the hidden potential of the musical language of spiders.
...Pseudoviruses help determine the success of COVID-19 vaccines and antibody therapies
Assays using pseudoviruses have been indispensable in our efforts to halt the current pandemic.
...Pillar of support: Breakthrough discovery could speed up bone implant recovery
Micropillar arrays using UV nanoimprint lithography essentially trick cells to become bone.
...A “time-accelerated computational microscope” provides biologists with powerful insights
A new simulation technique accelerates modeling to help us better understand complex molecular processes and facilitate rational drug design.
...Gold nanoparticles increase longevity of implantable sensors
The stability and versatility of gold nanoparticles make them an ideal candidate for implantable sensors
...Researchers develop hydrogel to improve spinal cord repair after injury
A hydrogel loaded with drugs to simultaneously regenerate nerve tissues and blood supply shows promise for promoting recovery after spinal cord damage.
...A computer model to build tailor-made power grids
Using a computer model to plan electricity grids in developing countries, researcher Christina Dominguez traveled to Kenya to get an idea of how people live without electricity and what development...
Researchers chill antimatter for the first time
By cooling antimatter to absolute zero, physicists may finally be able to answer questions that could fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.
...Even without a brain, metal-eating robots can still search for food
The “metal-eating” robot can follow a metal path without using a computer or needing a battery.
...Fossils provide new insights into the evolution of bones
Modern biology considers bone cells essential for bone development and health. However, when bone initially evolved some 400-million years ago, these were missing. So why did bone cells evolve?
...Inspired by the pufferfish, this hydrogel purifies water using nothing but sunlight
This method of purification under natural sunlight opens a new paradigm in clean water production using renewable solar energy.
...Scientists create simple synthetic cell that grows and divides normally
New findings shed light on mechanisms controlling the most basic processes of life.
...Sponging up oil droplets from Arctic wastewater
A re-usable sponge can capture and recover crude oil droplets from cold water to generate clean water in a fragile ecosystem.
...DraBot: A soft robotic dragonfly that senses and monitors its environment
Electronics-free DraBot uses air pressure, microarchitectures, and self-healing hydrogels to watch for changes in pH, temperature, and the presence of contaminants.
...Climate change and the city
With increasing rates of urbanization and its detrimental effects on the environment, reducing the risk posed by “urban climate change” requires more research to prepare ourselves for a...
Pioneers in Science: Barbara McClintock
A story of persistence, Barbara McClintock rocked the foundation of genetics with her controversial ideas, forming ou...
Pioneers in Science: Katalin Karikó
Demoted from her tenure track position in the mid 90s, Katalin Karikó persisted with her research into RNA therapeut...
Pioneers in Science: Percy Julian
The world-renowned chemist and his struggle against a system of racial oppression.
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Pioneers in Science: Baruj Benacerraf
The Nobel Laureate whose research was crucial to understanding how the immune system works on the cellular level.
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Pioneers in Science: June Almeida
No formal scientific education, a single mother, author of 103 scientific papers, the first person to see a corona vi...
Pioneers in Science: Marie Daly
This Pioneers in Science celebrates Marie Daly, the first Black woman in America to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry.
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Pioneers in Science: John B. Goodenough
In honour of John B. Goodenough’s 98th birthday, we celebrate his life and career, which were shaped by some of...
Pioneers in Science: Hermann Staudinger
A century on from his groundbreaking paper on polymerization, Advanced Science News takes a look at the life and work...
Pioneers in Science: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
This edition of Pioneers in Science celebrates physicist Wilhelm Röntgen, winner of the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physics ...
Pioneers in Science: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
The stuff of stars: The remarkable contributions of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
...Pioneers in Science: Barbara McClintock
A story of persistence, Barbara McClintock rocked the foundation of genetics with her controversial ideas, forming ou...
Pioneers in Science: Katalin Karikó
Demoted from her tenure track position in the mid 90s, Katalin Karikó persisted with her research into RNA therapeut...
Pioneers in Science: Percy Julian
The world-renowned chemist and his struggle against a system of racial oppression.
...Pioneers in Science: Baruj Benacerraf
The Nobel Laureate whose research was crucial to understanding how the immune system works on the cellular level.
...Pioneers in Science: June Almeida
No formal scientific education, a single mother, author of 103 scientific papers, the first person to see a corona vi...
Pioneers in Science: Marie Daly
This Pioneers in Science celebrates Marie Daly, the first Black woman in America to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry.
...Pioneers in Science: John B. Goodenough
In honour of John B. Goodenough’s 98th birthday, we celebrate his life and career, which were shaped by some of...
Pioneers in Science: Hermann Staudinger
A century on from his groundbreaking paper on polymerization, Advanced Science News takes a look at the life and work...
Pioneers in Science: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
This edition of Pioneers in Science celebrates physicist Wilhelm Röntgen, winner of the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physics ...
Pioneers in Science: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
The stuff of stars: The remarkable contributions of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
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