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Vaccine misinformation moderately curbed by new Facebook policy
New study provides evidence that social media companies have the tools to reduce the impact of vaccine misinformation on their platforms.
Waning immunity and COVID-19 boosters modeled in digital town
The debate around COVID-19 boosters is highly nuanced, but a new computational model could help better inform policy around such measures in an evolving pandemic.
Gecko feet-inspired dry adhesive could stick around
Inspired by microscopic hairs on gecko feet, scientists in South Korea have developed a shape-memory polymer that acts as a dry adhesive.
Recyclable hydrogels for fast prototyping
Researchers have created stiff, recyclable hydrogels that can be broken down into their base components and reshaped on demand.
Learning from a robotic octopus swimmer
A robotic swimmer that mimics the movement of octopuses could help researchers better monitor aquatic environments remotely and in real time.
New blood sensor makes colonoscopies safer
A new blood sensor utilizes miniaturized channels to monitor for accidental bleeding during colonoscopies.
Color-changing microrobots help monitor the environment
Using stimuli-responsive hydrogels with regularly arranged colloidal particles, researchers create color-changing microrobots that can freely explore and gather information.
What can AI tell us about the early universe?
Using an artificial neural network and AI, researchers are developing a powerful computational tool to model particle physics following the Big Bang.
Stable qubits for more compact quantum computers
A new endeavor explores the idea of topological qubits that are easy to engineer for error-free quantum computing.
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