Look Out, Here Comes the Slingshot Spider!
Running into an unseen spiderweb in the woods can be scary enough, but what if you had to worry about a spiderweb – and the…
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Ultra-Low-Cost Hearing Aid – $1 Worth of Open Source Parts – Could Address Age-Related Hearing Loss Worldwide
Using a device that could be built with a dollar’s worth of open-source parts and a 3D-printed case, researchers want to help the hundreds of…
Supernova in a Lab: Mimicking the Cosmic Blast’s Splendid Aftermath
Nestled in the constellation Taurus, a spectacle of swirling cosmic gases measuring half a dozen lightyears across glows in shades of emerald and auburn. The…
Study Shows Hydroxychloroquine’s Harmful Effects on Heart Rhythm – Urges for COVID-19 Use Restrictions
The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been promoted as a potential treatment for Covid-19, is known to have potentially serious effects on heart rhythms. Now,…
Clever New Robot Rover Designed to Conquer Lunar and Planetary Exploration
Built with wheeled appendages that can be lifted, a new robot developed with U.S. Army funding has complex locomotion techniques robust enough to allow it…
Artificial Intelligence Equipped Supercomputer Mining for COVID-19 Connections in 18 Million Research Documents
Scientists have tapped the immense power of the Summit supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to comb through millions of medical journal articles to identify…
Planetary Exploration Rover Features Complex Locomotion Techniques to Avoid Traps
The rolling hills of Mars or the moon are a long way from the nearest tow truck. That’s why the next generation of exploration rovers…
Reversible “Gecko” Adhesives Ready for Easy Mass-Production
Why did the gecko climb the skyscraper? Because it could; its toes stick to about anything. For a few years, engineers have known the secrets…
Surprisingly, Mercury’s 400° C Heat May Help It Make Its Own Ice [Video]
It is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400 degrees Celsius, or 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Now an…
Preserving Lumber With Atomic-Scale Metal Oxide Coating Offers Advantages Over Pressure Treating
Pressure treating — which involves putting lumber inside a pressurized watertight tank and forcing chemicals into the boards — has been used for more than…
BBQ Lighter Transformed Into a High-Tech Lab Device
Researchers have devised a straightforward technique for building a laboratory device known as an electroporator – which applies a jolt of electricity to temporarily open…
Encasing Perovskite Nanocrystals in Double-Layer Armor for More Durability
Armored with plastic ‘hair’ and silica, new perovskite nanocrystals show more durability. Perovskite nanocrystals hold promise for improving a wide variety of optoelectronic devices –…
New and Strange Climate Pattern Includes More Violent El Nino Swings
Compelling Hard Evidence: El Nino Swings More Violently in the Industrial Age El Ninos have become more intense in the industrial age, which stands to…
“They’re out There” – Exoplanet Axis Study Boosts Hopes of Complex Life
“They’re out there,” goes a saying about extraterrestrials. It would seem more likely to be true in light of a new study on planetary axis…
Atomic-Level Imaging May Enable Metals With Unprecedented Properties
High-entropy alloys, which are made from nearly equal parts of several primary metals, could hold great potential for creating materials with superior mechanical properties. But…
Analyzing the Risk of Catastrophic Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse From Surface Melting
There’s a speed limit on the damage surface ponds can do to ice shelves, but that doesn’t mean they’re not dangerous. Dangers to ancient Antarctic…
‘MacGyver’ Robot Can Build Own Tools By Assessing Supplies
Thanks to new technology that enables them to create simple tools, robots may be on the verge of their own version of the Stone Age….
New Research Solves Key Mystery in the Birth of Massive Black Holes
When the universe was still a baby – less than 1 billion years old – some of its stars turned into monster black holes. A…