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Eliminating cockroaches could improve indoor air quality, study
Nobody likes cockroaches. They're the uninvited guests that scatter when the kitchen light flicks on, and somehow, no matter how clean you keep your...
A new device uses magnetic fields to move objects without touching them
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new device that leverages magnetic fields and kirigami design principles to remotely control the flexible dimpled...
New bio-inspired smart materials for human health applications
How sea creature superpowers are inspiring smart biomaterials for human health.
New study could help turn trees into affordable, greener industrial chemicals
Finding ways to use trees as sustainable, environmentally benign alternatives.
Cities in the Global South lack cooling green spaces
The study found that Global South cities have just 70% of the "cooling capacity."
DNA technology offers suite of data storage and computing functions
Recent techniques have enabled the creation of soft polymer materials that have unique morphologies.
Shape-shifting Transformer Bots can form more than 1,000 shapes
The findings could pave the way for shape-shifting artificial systems that can take on multiple functions.
Mammals prefer climates for living
A North Carolina State University study led by Roland Kays shows that despite human impact, Climate is still the most significant factor in where...
Newly discovered dinosaur species lived 99 million years in burrows
Life underground suited new dinosaurs, fine!
Mechanical computer relies on kirigami cubes instead of electronics
Mechanical computers with stable and high-density memory.
New class of materials is very hard and difficult to break
Researchers have created a new class of materials called "glassy gels."
Study finds climate change will make air pollution worse
Climate change is likely to worsen upward ozone spikes at ground level by 2050.
Fully 3D-printed mini-soft actuators can move small soft robots
Miniature soft hydraulic actuators can be used to control the deformation and motion of soft robots.
Soft Robotapillar crawls with ease through loops and bends
The soft robot bends and twists through mazes with ease.
Comprehending charged particles assists in modeling the formation of elements in stars
The study lays groundwork for calculating how nucleons interact when the particles are electrically charged.
Poop research can help to increase white rhino populations
Reproductive status on the gut microbiome of southern white rhinoceros.
It’s possible to make carbon dioxide capture filters using 3D printing
This manufacturing process, using 3D printing, makes everything faster and more precise.
Scientists use satellites to monitor the planet’s greening in the face of climate change
The new results allow to be more confident about what those changes will be.
New elastic material is impervious to gases and liquids
An important step because there has long been a trade-off between elasticity and being impervious to gases.
A study looks at the bacteria on and in mosquitoes
The bacteria-ridden exteriors of mosquitoes may be another reason to arm yourself with a swatter.
New visualization tool to identify and study bands of heavy snow
The new method relies on integrating two sources of information into one visual display.
Scientists developed the fastest soft robot
By getting inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, scientists at North Carolina State University have developed the fastest ever soft robot that can move...
New smaller, lighter radiation shielding
Ionizing radiation can cause critical issues for electronic gadgets. To ensure against this, devices that might be presented to radiation -, for example, devices...
A wristwatch that monitors an individual’s body chemistry in real-time
It can help improve athletic performance and identify potential health problems.
A new metal foam is as bulletproof as heavy steel armor
Using composite metal foam (CMF), scientists at the North Carolina State University have developed a bulletproof material that can stop the ball and armor-piercing...