Imagine cells navigating through a complex maze, guided by chemical signals and the physical landscape of their environment. A team of researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) has contributed an important discovery about…
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Mid-air transformation helps flying, rolling robot to transition smoothly
Specialized robots that can both fly and drive typically touch down on land before attempting to transform and drive away. But when the landing terrain is rough, these robots sometimes get stuck and are unable to continue operating. Now a team of…
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In nature’s math, freedoms are fundamental
Numbers have a funny way about them. Young math students are taught various strategies to make problem-solving easier. Comparing fractions? Find a common denominator or convert to decimals. The strategies get more complex when doing the kind of…
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New chiral photonic device combines light manipulation with memory
As fast as modern electronics have become, they could be much faster if their operations were based on light, rather than electricity. Fiber optic cables already transport information at the speed of light; to do computations on that information…
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Personalized gene editing saved a baby, but the tech’s future is uncertain
Editor’s note: On June 3, 2025, KJ Muldoon was discharged from the hospital and is now at home with his family.
When a baby born in Philadelphia was announced as the first person to get a gene therapy designed just for him, many…
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Experts explain the cultural origin of the mysterious deformed skull
Construction workers in San Fernando, Argentina, recently uncovered a mysterious skull with an unusual, deformed morphology.
The discovery quickly went viral on the nation’s social media, sparking speculation that the remains belonged to a new…
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Cryo-em freezes the funk: How scientists visualized a pungent protein
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
But it takes millions of pictures to understand the intricate chemistry of an enzyme that helps break down sulfur, commonly found in fruits, vegetables, alcohol and gasoline, into the colorless gas…
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Nature-inspired breakthrough enables subatomic ferroelectric memory
A research team led by Prof. Si-Young Choi from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Semiconductor Engineering at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has discovered ferroelectric phenomena…
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Machine learning simplifies industrial laser processes
Laser-based processes for metals are considered to be particularly versatile in industry. Lasers can be used, for example, to precision-weld components together or produce more complex parts using 3D printing — quickly, precisely and…
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A chip with natural blood vessels
How can we investigate the effects of a new drug? How can we better understand the interaction between different organs to grasp the systemic response? In biomedical research, so-called organs-on-a-chip, also referred to as microphysiological…
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