A Swiss team of researchers has developed an innovative new approach to creating flexible batteries using stretchable materials.
Bioelectronic Implants for Drought-Resistant Plants
Electronic plants designed to be more resilient to environmental stress could offer major advantages in agriculture.
Stretchable, Morphing Smart Skins Inspired by Cephalopods
Researchers reproduce the soft, stretchable, and smart skin of cephalopods.
New Podcast: This Study Shows
The only way for research to change the world is if the world knows and cares about it!
Bringing Robotic Sensors to Life
Physically connecting various sensors into a single intelligent system could bring AI closer to the sensing capacity of living creatures.
SF6 Worries – The Most Potent and Persistent Greenhouse Gas
The most potent and persistent greenhouse gas is neither carbon dioxide nor methane, but sulfur hexafluoride, a colorless, odorless, non-polar, inert gas.
Raman Spectroscopy Can Quickly Test for Dangerous Streptococcus Bacteria
Raman spectroscopy is an emerging microbiologic diagnostic tool and can be used as an intrapartum screening test for Streptococcus bacteria.
Pain-Feeling, Self-Healing Robots
A joint European project plans to create a soft robot made from a self-healing material, which can detect and localize a damage like a pain.
ROS and the Making of the Modern Cell
Why mitochondria produce reactive oxygen species, and how they drove eukaryotic evolution.
A New Fabrication Process for Transparent Glass Heaters [Video]
High-performance transparent glass heaters are manufactured using a silver mesh fabrication technique.