3D-printed lithophanes are helping to democratize science by making data more shareable between sighted and blind scientists.
Victoria Corless
Science enthusiast, writer and editor for Advanced Science News
Boosting immune memory for broader vaccines
With more research, there is a potential for vaccines to have both adaptive and trained immunity to fight different diseases.
No, the human brain did not shrink
Researchers refute a hypothesis that the human brain shrank 3,000 years ago as a result of the transition to living in modern societies.
What influences where scarab beetles roll their dung balls?
A numerical model helps scientists understand how particularities of different terrains affect the trajectory and behavior of dung beetles.
In situ cancer vaccine captures antigens from tumors
A new in situ, personalized cancer vaccine captures molecules from growing tumors to activate the body’s immune cells against them.
AI without computers
An AI made from plasma learns to play tic-tac-toe using varying and controllable mixtures of gases, in a major step forward.
Solving the oxygen supply shortage with electrochemistry
A new electrochemical device produces high purity oxygen in situ, and researchers hope it might help curb the oxygen supply shortage.
Ada Lovelace, prophet of the computer age
Credited as one of the first computer scientists, Ada Lovelace saw the potential of computers a century before any were ever built.
Dengue and Zika make their hosts more attractive to mosquitos
Dengue and Zika take control of a protein responsible for body odor, but a simple treatment helps reverse the process.
3D-printed self-sensing materials
Self-sensing materials will find a range of applications from tissue engineering to building lightweight aircraft.