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The fibers can pick up objects over 80 times their own weight under various conditions.
Technology

Researchers create first web-slinging technology inspired by Spider-Man

Ashwini Sakharkar

The web-slinging technology in which a fluid material can shoot from a needle.

soda drinks and candies containing sugar substitute
Health

Sugary beverages on the rise worldwide for youth

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Dietary habits in youth from 185 countries found that children and teens consumed nearly 23% more sugary drinks in 2018 than in 1990.

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Robotics

Anthrobots: Tiny biological robots from human cells

Amit Malewar

The multicellular bots move around and help heal “wounds” created in cultured neurons.

The ancient Roman glass seen up close. “While the age of the glass may be part of its charm, in this case if we could significantly accelerate the process in the laboratory, we might find a way to grow optical materials rather than manufacture them,” said Fiorenzo Omenetto.
Science

Buried ancient Roman glass reveals itself to be something extraordinary

Pranjal Malewar

Study reveal how photonic crystals were created by corrosion and crystallization over centuries.

Alzheimer's disease is a neuropathological disorder leading to memory loss and cognitive impairment due to brain tissue degeneration which could be caused by inflammation and other risk factors.
Health

Study found link between Periodontitis and Alzheimer’s Disease

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Alzheimer's disease is a neuropathological disorder causing memory loss and cognitive impairment hence degeneration of brain tissue due to inflammation and other risk factors....

Losing weight and keeping it off linked to cardiometabolic benefits
Health

Losing weight and keeping it off linked to cardiometabolic benefits

Pranjal Malewar

Maintaining weight loss is associated with more favorable heart disease, stroke, and diabetes risk factors compared to regaining weight after three years.

A limb wound of an adult frog usually leads to the formation of a cartilaginous ‘spike’ (left). However, treatment with progesterone using a silk hydrogel device for 24 hrs led to the formation of a paddle-like structure (right). (Celia Herrera-Rincon)
Invention

Bioreactor device helps regrow legs on frogs

Amit Malewar

A group of researchers has created a device that can incite partial hindlimb recovery in grown-up oceanic African ripped at frogs (Xenopus laevis) by...

Fetus inside the womb
Health

Scientists rescue embryos from brain defects by redesigning cellular voltage patterns

Editorial Team

For the first time, Tufts University biologists have demonstrated that electrical patterns in the developing embryo can be predicted, mapped, and manipulated to inhibit...

Scientists enlighten the causes of postpartum depression using new research model
Health

Scientists enlighten the causes of postpartum depression using new research model

Amit Malewar

Postpartum depression strikes almost one out of five new moms, who may encounter tension, extreme weakness, powerlessness to bond with their kids and self-destructive...

Recent Stories

Depression and its impact on physical health

Health

Phoenix galaxy cluster found in the act of extreme cooling

Space

Life-like 3D synthetic materials move by themselves like worms

Science

A new fabrication technique for high-performance photon detectors

Physics

The existence of a nuclear-spin dark state proved

Quantum Computing