A one-step technique covalently bonds a nanostructured silica shell onto individual fibers, creating durable superhydrophobic fabrics without nanoparticles or PFAS.
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Fluorine-free nanostructured silica shell creates durable waterproof fabrics
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I couldn’t hold a plank at 59 – now I can do pull-ups at 76
Lillian Haynes reaches overhead and wraps her knuckles around a chalky metal pull-up bar. She takes a deep breath, sets herself, then contracts her back muscles, pulling her body skywards with surprising ease. She is 76 years old.
Later, she…
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New math model tackles current crowding in 2D thin-film nanoelectronics
The new framework replaces approximations, accurately modeling current crowding and spreading resistance in 2D materials to improve high-performance semiconductor devices.
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Scientists turn probiotic bacteria into tumor-hunting cancer killers
Cancer affects millions of people worldwide each year, and treating it remains difficult because of how complex the disease can be. New findings published March 17th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Tianyu Jiang of Shandong University…
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NASA’s Hubble accidentally caught a comet breaking apart in real time
In a remarkable stroke of luck, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed a comet in the middle of breaking apart. The odds of witnessing such an event at exactly the right moment are extremely low. The findings were published in the journal Icarus.
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Researchers Solve Long-Standing Puzzle of Rare Neurological Disorder
An immune-related gene has now been tied to a rare inherited neurological disorder, revealing an overlooked pathway in the nervous system. Even with today’s high-throughput sequencing tools, many rare movement disorders still do not have a…
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These “forever chemicals” could be weakening kids’ bones for life
New research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society suggests that exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during early life could influence how children’s bones develop during adolescence.
PFAS are man-made chemicals…
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Scientists uncovered giant underground tunnels in South America: Neither humans nor nature made them | World News
Beneath the rolling hills of southern Brazil and northern Argentina, scientists have found a hidden network of large underground tunnels. These tunnels were not created by humans or ordinary geological processes. Some passages reach over 550…
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Teleporting across the Solar System? These are the most horrific places near Earth you could re-materialise
Congratulations! You’ve just invented the world’s first teleporter – and with it the ability to transport yourself from one place to any other instantly.
The first thing most people would think of now is how much this is going to shave off…
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The Surprising Reason Cancer Treatments Don’t Work for Everyone
A new study sheds light on why promising cancer treatments can produce dramatically different results across patients. One of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment is that a therapy that works well for one patient may completely fail in…
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