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An understanding of the mechanics of graphene, particularly how it flexes and bends.

A new generation of two-tailed bots powered by skeletal muscle tissue stimulated by on-board motor neurons.

Optimistic people tend to have better sleep quality. They are 74% more likely to have no symptoms of insomnia and reported less daytime sleepiness.

Vaccines help protect individuals from lethal infections before they interact with the disease. Antibodies may likewise help reduce the symptoms of the infection brought...

In a new study, scientists used a combination of theory, experiment, and simulation to read patterns on long chains of molecules to understand and...

Observing how nonuniform synthetic particles assemble, engineers at the University of Illinois were surprised to know that it happens in multiples phases. Scientists observed the...

Deep-frying is a popular form of food preparation used globally and throughout in the United States. Each time dietary oils are heated to deep-frying...

Photosynthesis is a process in which plants convert light energy into chemical energy, is not a wholly efficient process. A key stage in the photosynthesis process...

In order to see carnivores lives in the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin, scientists captured almost 200,000 photos by placing 160 cameras. From the...

University of Illinois researchers developed a new point-of-care rapid-sensing device that can detect a key marker of eye injury in minutes. The device is...