A 10-cent robot? New method could make soft robotics much cheaper
Engineers at the University of Oxford have developed a remarkably simple and inexpensive way to build soft robots.
Using common laboratory tools and low-cost materials,...
Tiny zircon crystals reveal new secrets about Earth’s earliest history
Scientists still have many questions about the earliest years of our planet.
Earth formed about 4.55 billion years ago, but almost no rocks from that...
Smart clothes could track your health and charge your phone one day
Wearable technology has already become part of everyday life. Many people now use smartwatches to track their heart rate, steps, and sleep.
But scientists believe...
Climate change could wipe out 20% of Colombia’s cocoa land by 2050, study warns
Colombia may lose nearly one-fifth of the land currently suitable for growing cocoa by 2050, according to a new scientific study.
The research suggests that...
Why dance tracks dominate TikTok while love songs rule Spotify
What makes a song become a hit today?
While listeners certainly play a role, new research suggests that streaming platforms and their algorithms also have...
AI-evolved robots can survive damage and rebuild themselves in the wild
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a new kind of robot that can adapt, recover from damage, and keep moving even after being broken...
Scientists grow chickpeas in “moon dirt,” opening the door to farming on the Moon
As NASA prepares for future missions that could send astronauts back to the Moon, scientists are trying to answer an important question: what will...
Why electric cars lose range in cold weather—and what drivers can do about it
Many electric vehicle (EV) owners notice the same frustrating problem during winter: their car’s battery seems to drain faster, and charging takes longer than...
Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons
As a space scientist, every time I go outside with my family, I tell my children to look up at the sky.
The front door...
New “super foam” could make helmets, cars, and seats much safer
Researchers at Texas A&M University and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a new type of foam that can absorb up to ten...
Teaching AI to talk to itself can make it learn smarter
Many people talk to themselves when they are thinking through a difficult problem. Someone might quietly repeat a list while shopping, whisper steps while...
Scientists decode ancient magnetic signals in asteroid Ryugu samples
Scientists studying tiny samples from the asteroid Ryugu have uncovered new clues about the magnetic environment that existed when the solar system first formed.
The...
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Scientists are creating smaller, more powerful, safer electric vehicle batteries
Electric vehicles (EVs) are the future of transportation, offering a greener alternative to traditional gasoline-powered cars.
However, their success hinges on the effectiveness of their...
Scientists develop long-lasting, sustainable catalyst for hydrogen production
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan, led by Ryuhei Nakamura, have made a significant advance in green hydrogen...
Sniffing out treasure: dogs help discover new truffle species
Michigan State University researchers, alongside colleagues at the University of Florida, citizen scientists, and their highly trained “truffle dogs,” have discovered two new types...
How simple changes could turn pizza into award winning pie
This week our host, Sam, chats with renowned baker Peter Reinhart and learns how a couple of small chemistry tweaks can transform a terrible...
Scientists detect deadly star-slinging tug-of-war between merging galaxies
While observing a newly-dormant galaxy using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), scientists discovered that it had stopped...