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Astronomers release most complete ultraviolet-light survey of nearby galaxies

May 18, 2018

Can a quantum drum vibrate and stand still at the same time?

May 18, 2018

Scientists calculated the pressure inside the proton

May 17, 2018

Innovative OPOC Engine: Opposed Piston Opposed Cylinder Engine

December 4, 2016

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Artist's concept of a brain in isolation. Credit: Maayan Harel

Science

How social isolation transforms the brain

May 18, 2018

A human-like 3D-printed smart gel walks underwater. Photo: Daehoon Han/Rutgers University-New Brunswick High Res

3D Printing

A 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater, moves objects

May 18, 2018

An albatross glider, designed by MIT engineers, skims the Charles River. Photo: Gabriel Bousquet

Robotics

Albatross robot takes flight

May 18, 2018

Health

Blocking two enzymes could make cancer cells mortal

May 17, 2018

Health

Eating fish twice a week is good for heart health

May 17, 2018

Environment

Climate-threatened animals unable to relocate properly

May 17, 2018

TECHNOLOGY

MIT engineers have developed a new virtual-reality training system for drones that enables a vehicle to “see” a rich, virtual environment while flying in an empty physical space. Courtesy of the researchers

New virtual-reality testing ground for drones

May 17, 2018

Artificial Intelligence improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in brain scans

May 16, 2018

No Motor, No Battery, No Problem

May 16, 2018

World’s strongest bio-material beats steel and spider silk

May 16, 2018

Scientists turn food scraps into green energy resource

May 16, 2018

SCIENCE

This acid stream in St Oswald's Bay, Dorset, mimics Mars' environment from billions of years ago

Scientists use Dorset, UK, as model to help find traces of life on Mars

May 15, 2018

Scientists discovered the explanation for puzzling quantum oscillations

May 15, 2018

Mini tractor beams help arrange artificial cells into tissue structures

May 14, 2018

Scientists identified chemical reactivity of graphene bubbles

May 14, 2018

Understanding the proton’s weak side

May 11, 2018

SPACE

Hubble and ALMA image of MACS J1149.5+2223

Astronomers found evidence for stars forming just 250 million years after Big Bang

May 17, 2018

Satellite captured first Global map of lce clouds

May 16, 2018

Old data presents latest evidence of Europa plumes

May 15, 2018

NASA’s NICER mission finds an X-ray pulsar in a record-fast orbit

May 11, 2018

NASA spacecraft discovers new magnetic process in turbulent space

May 10, 2018

HEALTH

Research shows increase in youth suicide attempts

May 16, 2018

New computational strategy designed for more personalized cancer treatment

May 14, 2018

Elastic microspheres expand understanding of embryonic development and cancer cells

May 14, 2018

Scientists unveiled key factors to support quality of life in dementia

May 9, 2018

Very-low-carb diet shows promise in type 1 diabetes

May 7, 2018

INVENTION

A droplet, splashing onto the tip of a very thin rod, produces a rim of fluid that sprays smaller droplets as it expands. Courtesy of the researchers

New theory describes intricacies of a splashing droplet

May 17, 2018

A novel approach to make environmentally safe sunscreen

May 9, 2018

Worms in high-tech housing replace laboratory mice

May 1, 2018

Calcium-based MRI sensor enables more sensitive brain imaging

April 30, 2018

Scientists developed new materials for batteries

April 30, 2018

LIFESTYLE

Speakers often slow down their speech to nouns. (Istock.com/crispiycon)

Nouns slow down our speech

May 15, 2018

Stanford study shows that teens heed food rules that prioritize health

May 14, 2018

Women’s preference for masculine faces not linked with hormones

May 7, 2018

Loss of spouse could make one more likely to ‘die of a broken heart’

April 30, 2018

Scientists explored the association between curiosity and academic achievement

April 30, 2018

ENVIORNMENT

The battered remains of a roadkilled deer in South Carolina, US Image: Wikipedia

Researchers may be underestimating roadkill numbers

May 14, 2018

The widespread effects of ocean floors on the sea surface

May 9, 2018

Impacts of windfarm construction on harbor porpoises

May 7, 2018

Scientists discovered greenhouse gas ‘feedback loop’ in freshwater lakes

May 4, 2018

9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air

May 2, 2018

INSPIRATION

Studying outdoors is better, research suggests

February 6, 2018

Bad news? No worries for those we like, study suggests

February 1, 2018

Applying economics to energy technology

January 30, 2018

New resources to shield children when sentencing mothers

January 30, 2018

Inherited IQ Could Accelerate in Early Childhood

January 18, 2018

Jose Gomez-Marquez, co-director of MIT’s Little Devices Lab, holds a sheet of paper diagnostic blocks, which can be easily printed and then combined in various ways to create customized diagnostic devices.

Technology

Plug-and-play diagnostic devices

May 16, 2018

Cutting Edge magazine -Frank Robinson with cooling system that will be demonstrated on a launch this summer.

Technology

NASA’s emerging microgap cooling to be tested aboard reusable launch vehicle

May 15, 2018

This image shows the schematic structure of a new battery cell with lithium metal electrodes developed at Yale and Donghua University.

Technology

New way to create lithium metal electrodes for batteries

May 15, 2018

After about 70 femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second) most water molecules have already split into hydrogen (white) and oxygen (red). Credit: Carl Caleman, DESY/Uppsala University

Technology

World’s fastest water heater

May 15, 2018

Schematic representation of the ultrafast optical pump – terahertz probe experiment, where the optical pump induces electron heating and the terahertz pulse is sensitive to the conductivity of graphene

Technology

A boost for graphene-based light detectors

May 14, 2018

(a) Video still showing a tightly focused laser beam making contact with the thermocouple. (b) Graph showing the thermocouple's response over time to different laser powers (3.6 and 1.8 mW) at different repetition rates, on glass and on the silicon nitride membrane (ΔT: change in temperature, τ: time for temperature rise and decay)

Technology

New micro-thermometer to record tiny temperature changes

May 14, 2018

A user asks the Google Assistant for an appointment, which the Assistant then schedules by having Duplex call the business.

Technology

Google Duplex: An AI system to achieve real-world tasks over the...

May 10, 2018

Some Salmonella strains can be nasty bacteria that cause nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, and other food poisoning symptoms, while others can be relatively harmless.

Technology

Smart software sniffs sick strain of Salmonella

May 10, 2018

University of Illinois researchers Philippe Geubelle, left, Scott White, Nancy Sottos and Jeffrey Moore have developed a new polymer-curing process that could reduce the amount of time and energy consumed compared with the current manufacturing process. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

Technology

New polymer manufacturing process saves 10 orders of magnitude of energy

May 10, 2018

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