Tiny robot harvests battery power via skin on its feet
New Atlasby Omar Kardoudi·4d ago
Researchers have developed a paper-thin foot membrane that lets crawling microrobots harvest electricity directly from the ground beneath them, ditching heavy onboard batteries by turning metal and...
Listening to hidden insects could give farmers an early warning of crop pests
Phys.orgby Crystal Ly·4d ago
Listening to hidden insects could give farmers an early warning of crop pests Crawling through muddy soybean fields to inspect several plant-mounted microphones was not on Emily Sur's graduate...
Fake pharma racket sourced Pfizer labels from Turkiye: SIT
Hindustan Timesby Arun Dev·4d ago
Fake pharma racket sourced Pfizer labels from Turkiye: SIT The SIT investigating the alleged fake pharmaceutical racket helmed by a former medical representative based in Karnataka has said that...
IceCube is built on decades of research into tiny ‘ghost particles’ – but it was the first to find neutrinos coming from deep space
The Conversation (US)by Doug Cowen, Professor of Physics and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State·4d ago
All visible matter in the universe – stars, planets, you, me – is made up of some combination of 12 fundamental particles. The lightest and most abundant of these are neutrinos.
Dads are dying after their kids are born, and almost no one is tracking it
ScienceDaily·4d ago
Dads are dying after their kids are born, and almost no one is tracking it Most deaths among fathers in the first years after a child’s birth may be preventable, even as fatherhood itself appears...
How giant tortoise, 194, can offer clues on helping us live longer
Mail Onlineby Olivia Allhusen·4d ago
A giant tortoise approaching his 195th birthday may hold the secret to a longer life after scientists discovered parts of his body appear far younger than his remarkable age.
Stanford scientists turn a cancer driver into a kill switch
ScienceDaily·4d ago
Stanford scientists turn a cancer driver into a kill switch Scientists rewired a lymphoma-driving protein to destroy cancer cells, wiping out aggressive tumors in mice within 11 days.
Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
World news | The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo·4d ago
Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Wednesday. She was 90.
Snowball Earth's iron deposits may have formed through microbes living without sunlight
Phys.orgby Jaekyung Yoon; Jihyun F Kim·4d ago
Snowball Earth's iron deposits may have formed through microbes living without sunlight Iron is one of the most abundant metals on Earth's surface, yet how such massive iron ore deposits formed...
Nobel in chemistry awarded for mirror image mystery - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·4d ago
Scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai yesterday won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs...
How a harmful bacterium senses iron—and why it matters for fighting infections
Phys.orgby Sarah Hansen·4d ago
How a harmful bacterium senses iron—and why it matters for fighting infections Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common culprit in hospital-acquired bacterial infections and is growing more resistant to...
Irish universities paid hundreds of thousands for invasive animal experiments abroad
TheJournal.ieby Patricia Devlin·4d ago
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University of Regina studies new concussion treatment option: CBD | Globalnews.ca
globalnews.caby Raygan Johnson·4d ago
Concerns about prevention and treatment of concussions have been growing within the last several years.
Nobel physics winner's pride at pioneering AI role
Phys.orgby Taimaz SZIRNIKS·4d ago
Nobel physics winner's pride at pioneering AI role Francis Halzen, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, spoke with pride on Wednesday about his early promotion of artificial intelligence in his...
The Atlantic’s Near-Record Hurricane Drought Is About to End
Wiredby Brian Kahn·4d ago
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has been mercifully dull, but that’s set to change this week. Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to become the season’s first hurricane before making landfall...
Hawaiian hot spot study uncovers evidence of true polar wander
Phys.orgby Rachel Leeson·4d ago
Hawaiian hot spot study uncovers evidence of true polar wander On Earth, everything is moving. The planet spins, the tectonic plates shift and the spin axis wobbles, as do the magnetic poles, which...
'Self-blinking dyes' simplify nanoscale imaging without sacrificing precision
Phys.orgby University·4d ago
'Self-blinking dyes' simplify nanoscale imaging without sacrificing precision Nanobodies are extremely small antibody fragments that bind to specific molecules.
Undergraduate student may have solved puzzle regarding isolated galaxies that have stopped producing stars
Phys.orgby Alexander Rony·4d ago
Undergraduate student may have solved puzzle regarding isolated galaxies that have stopped producing stars An undergraduate astrophysics student at UC Berkeley has found three unusual...
New approach to plant stress studies could yield hardier crops and medical insights
Phys.orgby University·4d ago
New approach to plant stress studies could yield hardier crops and medical insights At the University of Missouri, plant scientist Ron Mittler is rewriting the playbook for how scientists study...
NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 35th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival - NASA
NASAby Lauren E. Low·4d ago
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 6:33 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment, including the final set of International Space Station...
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