In 1942, the legendaryscience fiction author Isaac Asimov introduced his Three Laws of Robotics in his short story “Runaround.” The laws were later popularized in his seminal story collection I, Robot.
- First Law: A robot may not injure a human…
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A podcast challenges us to reassess our relationship with wildfires
United by Fire
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Available wherever you get your podcastsFor hundreds of millions of years, wildfires were directed solely by the weather, vegetation and terrain. But in the last century in the…
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Donut Lab’s New Motor Brings Power to the Wheel Hub
In-hub wheel motors are among the most tantalizing and yet elusive of electric-vehicle technologies. And now, after decades of failures and near-misses, a donut-shaped electric hub motor was among the sweetest offerings at the recent CES show in…
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Physics – Charting Flatland Materials
• Physics 18, s9
Researchers have measured graphene’s plasmon spectrum using a novel electron-based spectroscopy technique.
Light-based instruments that probe electronic quasiparticles in few-atom-thick material…
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Physics – Short-Lived Superheavy Nucleus Uncovered
• Physics 18, 8
The discovery of an isotope, rutherfordium-252, whose ground state forestalls fission for just 60 nanoseconds, could help theorists understand the cosmic synthesis of superheavy elements.
G. Otto/GSI
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DNA nanorobots can alter artificial cells
Scientists at the University of Stuttgart have succeeded in controlling the structure and function of biological membranes with the help of “DNA origami.” The system they developed may facilitate the transportation of large therapeutic loads into…
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Scientists develop ‘Malteser-like’ molecules with potential applications in targeted drug delivery
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have taken a major step forwards in tackling one of the greatest abiding challenges in chemistry, by learning how to programme the self-assembly of molecules in such a way that the end result is predictable…
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Study: Anthocyanin-Dense Elderberry Juice May Be Potent Tool for Weight Management
Daily consumption of elderberry juice for one week (12 ounces of the juice daily) significantly increases gut microbial communities associated with health benefits, according to a new randomized, placebo-controlled study. Compared to placebo,…
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Flying cars could soon become a reality
The year is 2015. “Mad scientist” Doc Brown has just brought wide-eyed teenager Marty McFly to the future in style: aboard a flying DeLorean. Although the time travelers are out of place, their mode of transportation is not. Cars…
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