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Experimental technology monitors and maintains drug levels in the body
A researcher holds a prototype of a biosensor designed to detect active levels of a medicine in the bloodstream, as part of a system...
3D-printed ‘bionic skin’ could give robots the sense of touch
Screenshot of video (https://youtu.be/GCT0KwFw-pM) showing 3D printing of stretchable electronic sensory devices that could give robots the ability to feel their environment and is...
Physicists find a way to control charged molecules — with quantum logic
This is an infographic of NIST technique for quantum control of molecules.
Credit: Hanacek/NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicists have solved the seemingly...
Yogurt consumption in older Irish adults linked with better bone health
Eating yogurt may help keep bones healthy.
Credit: © Monkey Business / Fotolia
The largest observational study to date of dairy intakes and bone and frailty...
Natural disasters pose grave threat to planet’s last Javan rhinos
The Javan rhino is a dusky grey color and has a single horn of up to about 10 inches. Their skin has a number...
Antibiotic breakthrough: How to overcome gram-negative bacterial defenses
6DNM-amine is a proof of concept that the new approach can transform gram-positive antibiotics to drugs that can also kill gram-negative microbes.
Credit: Photo by...
How do snowflakes form? Chemist sees ice crystal formation in new light
This graphic reflects three scales: the macroscopic snowflake (blue lines), the molecular structure (red tube model), and the electron scattering diffraction (density plot).
Credit: Tufts...
African lions under same threats as extinct sabre-toothed tigers faced
This is a picture of African Lion taken in Kenya.
Credit: Dr Chris Sandom.
The seven big cats that went extinct towards the end of the...
Elephants’ ‘body awareness’ adds to increasing evidence of their intelligence
Asian elephant demonstrates body awareness.
Credit: Josh Plotnik/Rachel Dale.
Asian elephants are able to recognise their bodies as obstacles to success in problem-solving, further strengthening evidence...
Fruits and vegetables’ latest superpower? Lowering blood pressure
Fresh fruits and vegetables.
Credit: © Serghei Velusceac / Fotolia.
Eating potassium-rich foods like sweet potatoes, avocados, spinach, beans, bananas -- and even coffee -- could...
Surprise! When a brown dwarf is actually a planetary mass object
This is an artist's conception of SIMP J013656.5+093347, or SIMP0136 for short, which the research team determined is a planetary like member of a...
