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New robotic system enables surgeons to perform ‘four-arm’ operations
Four-armed robotic surgical system is controlled by haptic interface pedals.
Groundbreaking polygon shape-changing robot for space exploration
The robot can change shape, move around and interact with objects and people.
Cryo-imaging reveals the layers of fuel cell catalysts
Nanostructure of platinum catalyst layers to optimize fuel cell efficiency.
Scientists use a centralized database to understand coral reefs
RECIFS helps understand the vulnerability of coral reefs to climate change.
Solar hydrogen system co-generates heat and oxygen
The solar reactor produces usable heat, oxygen, and hydrogen.
Music can help prevent cognitive decline
The positive impacts of musical activities to counteract brain aging.
The positive benefits of fungi on coral have yet to be entirely understood
Fungi can help protect coral reefs from climate change.
A new circuit model provides new insights into brain function
A groundbreaking computational model of the thalamic microcircuit in the mouse brain.
Smart helmets to protect against head trauma
Smart helmets provide metrics to monitor the neurological effects of head impacts.
Microorganisms living in cryospheric ecosystems have a unique genetic signature
Scientists compile an inventory of endangered microorganisms.
New 3D printing method uses light to make objects from opaque resin
Objects can now be 3D-printed in opaque resin.
A new law unchains fusion energy
The update shows that we can actually safely use more hydrogen fuel in fusion reactors.
NeuroMechFly: EPFL scientists have developed a digital model of the fruit fly
The twin is a big step towards reverse-engineering the neuromechanical control of animal behavior.
New mathematical theory describes the cell’s best strategy for dividing safely and efficiently
How do cells correct errors under time pressure?
A light and easy-to-attach hand exoskeleton for stroke victims
Exoskeleton device helps stroke victims regain hand function.
A bright and pure single-photon emitter that works at room temperature
It shows photon emission rates up to 1 MHz.
A way to overcome the scaling up problems of perovskites
A solution to perovskite solar cell scalability problems.
New tandem solar cell delivers a certified efficiency of 29.2%
This achievement was made possible by combining a perovskite solar cell with a textured silicon solar cell.
A low-temperature method to maintain the structure of gold and silver in alloys
The method that could be used to manufacture has more everyday applications.
Silicone raspberry to tech harvesting robots to grasp fruit
Soft sensorized physical twin for harvesting raspberries.
Scientists created a promising alternative to certain piezoelectric materials
It has the same proprieties yet may be 100 times more effective.
Study found a biological connection between stress, weight, and social anxiety
Connecting stress, weight, and social anxiety in early adolescence.
New protein to boost immunotherapy
A protein that can improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy drugs.
The cosmic web plays a much bigger role than previously thought
The cosmic web orchestrates the progression of galaxies.
A new way to boost the efficiency of single-cell RNA sequencing
DisCo: a powerful tool that can “read” the genetic profile of an individual cell.
Making window panes on railcars permeable to mobile-phone signals
Better wireless connectivity through innovative glass technology.
A new type of printing process switches materials from black to transparent
Their method could be particularly useful for printing banknotes and ID documents.
New software processes and analyze encrypted data from multiple sources
Software that orchestrates secure and compliant data collaborations.
Scientists made the first connection between muscular dystrophy and sphingolipids
Blocking sphingolipids counteracts muscular dystrophy.