A new 3-D printing technique can create paper-thin “magnetic muscles,” which can be applied to origami structures to make them move.
By infusing rubber-like elastomers with materials called ferromagnetic particles, researchers at…
Imagine a nuclear warhead is hurtling straight toward us, with only 18 minutes to respond before a major city is obliterated.
That’s the…
Lomé, 10 October 2025: The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) hosted a regional webinar on “Rebalancing Security for Sustainable Development,” bringing together African Member States, regional…
A study recently published in Ophthalmology Retina evaluated the association between metformin use and the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) development among diabetic patients.
Metformin is a commonly…
Last month, my colleague Liz Lopatto explained how a gummy bear battery bank was taking over the ultralight backpacking world. I’m talking full-grown, outdoorsy adults nerding out about gummy bear merch beating the battery pros at their own…
The rules of chemistry on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have to be rewritten thanks to a new discovery that shows how frozen crystals of hydrogen cyanide can mix with liquid hydrocarbons, in a combination that had not been thought possible…
The ability of immune cells-particularly CD8+ T cells-to launch a rapid burst of proliferation inside tumors is key to the success of modern day cancer immunotherapies. However, the factors and mechanisms that drive this burst in…
Novelist Gish Jen shook her head when it became clear that many critics and readers assumed her 1991 debut, “Typical American,” about a child of Chinese immigrants in the U.S., was essentially autobiography.
More than three decades later,…
Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari currently dominate the web browser market, with Chrome holding a significant share due to the tech giant’s ongoing innovations, particularly in integrating generative AI into its search functionalities.