Octopus-inspired robotic arm can feel and grasp objects underwater

Scientists in Italy have developed a remarkable robotic arm inspired by the octopus, one of the ocean’s most skilled and intelligent creatures. The new device...

New $10 spectrometer chip could turn smartwatches into health monitors

Researchers at the University of Cambridge and startup company GlitterinTech have developed a tiny, low-cost device that could bring powerful chemical sensing capabilities to...

Ancient asteroid impacts may have helped life begin on Earth

A new study suggests that the intense asteroid bombardment that struck the young Earth billions of years ago may have played an important role...

Could your online orders soon travel on crewless cargo ships?

A future where cargo ships travel across the sea with little or no crew on board is moving closer to reality. Researchers and industry partners...

Scientists overcome key barrier to mass-producing ultra-thin semiconductors

Scientists have developed a new way to manufacture ultra-thin semiconductors that could help power the next generation of computers, smartphones, and other electronic devices. Researchers...

New pilot plant can transform hard-to-recycle plastic waste into useful oil

A team of researchers at the University of Amsterdam has developed a new way to recycle mixed plastic waste that could help reduce the...

Tiny jumping spiders inspire a new ultra-low-power 3D camera

A tiny jumping spider has inspired a new type of 3D camera that uses very little power while still producing detailed depth maps in...

Scientists discover the surprising secret behind how honeybees create queens

For many years, scientists believed that becoming a queen honeybee was mainly a matter of diet. The idea was simple: feed a young larva large...

Scientists create super-stretchy hydrogel that keeps working at -20°c

Researchers have developed a new hydrogel material that can stretch up to nine times its original length and continue working even in freezing temperatures. The...

Why did the self-driving car crash? New AI tool may finally have the answer

As self-driving cars become more common on city streets, one important question remains difficult to answer: Why do they sometimes crash? Now, researchers at King's...

Scientists finally find the Milky Way’s missing black hole wind

For more than 50 years, astronomers have searched for a powerful wind blowing from the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Now,...

How a giant deep-sea creature can survive more than five years without eating

Deep in the ocean, where food is scarce and sunlight never reaches, lives a strange giant crustacean known as the supergiant isopod. These armored creatures,...

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Whales eat 10 million pieces every day, finds Stanford study

The largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth ingest the tiniest specks of plastic in colossal amounts.

Scientists detect neutrinos made by particle collider for first time

In a scientific first, a team led by physicists at the University of California, Irvine has detected neutrinos created by a particle collider.

Scientists find a star that defies physics—and it’s speeding up

Astronomers have found a strange and fascinating object in space that may change what we know about stars. Named CHIME J1634+44, this object gives off...

How a 3 cm glass sphere could help understand space weather

UCLA researchers reproduced the gravity that exists on or near stars and other planets inside of a 3 cm glass sphere.

Breakthroughs in biotechnology for healthcare in 2024

Biotechnology, which uses living systems and organisms to develop new products, is transforming healthcare in incredible ways. In 2024, advancements in this field have opened...