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According to a Study, Houston Residents’ Chemical Exposure Increased After Hurricane Harvey

According to a Study, Houston Residents’ Chemical Exposure Increased After Hurricane Harvey

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey in 2017, researchers at Oregon State University utilized silicone wristbands to gauge Houston residents’ heightened exposure to dangerous pollutants.…
Risk of a Treatable Eye Infection more than Triples with the Use of Reusable Contact Lenses

Risk of a Treatable Eye Infection more than Triples with the Use of Reusable Contact Lenses

People who wear reusable contact lenses are nearly four times as likely as those wearing daily disposables to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection, finds…
Detecting Threats from Wear and Tear in Big Structures with Nanotube-Embedded Coating

Detecting Threats from Wear and Tear in Big Structures with Nanotube-Embedded Coating

At Rice University, a strain-sensing smart skin was created that can monitor and identify damage to big structures using extremely microscopic structures called carbon nanotubes.…
Researchers have found a substance with Brain-like Learning Capabilities

Researchers have found a substance with Brain-like Learning Capabilities

EPFL researchers have discovered that vanadium dioxide (VO2), a compound used in electronics, is capable of “remembering” the entire history of previous external stimuli. This…
Bioinspired Whisker Arrays can Function as Antennae to Find the Sources of Flow Disturbances in the Air or Under Water

Bioinspired Whisker Arrays can Function as Antennae to Find the Sources of Flow Disturbances in the Air or Under Water

Recent research by Professor Christoph Bruecker and his team at City University of London has shown that artificial whiskers, constructed as models of sea lion…
A Rechargeable and Controllable Robot Cockroach

A Rechargeable and Controllable Robot Cockroach

An international team led by researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) has engineered a system for creating remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with…
Have Cats Ever Scrubbed You While You Were Having a Cuddle?

Have Cats Ever Scrubbed You While You Were Having a Cuddle?

The phrase “making biscuits” is another name for cat kneading, which is quite beautiful and makes you want to smush your face right into your…
JWST’s Planetary Data Could Be Too Accurate for Current Models to Handle, Scientists Say

JWST’s Planetary Data Could Be Too Accurate for Current Models to Handle, Scientists Say

Studying the atmospheres of neighboring stars, a task for which the JWST was created, is one of the finest ways to look for life beyond…
Researchers Create Rechargeable Primary Alkaline Zinc Batteries With Nanoporous Zinc Electrodes

Researchers Create Rechargeable Primary Alkaline Zinc Batteries With Nanoporous Zinc Electrodes

Alkaline zinc batteries, one of the most popular non-rechargeable battery types used in daily life, will soon be able to be recharged thanks to a…
Within The Next 25 Years, We’ll Discover Life On Other Planets

Within The Next 25 Years, We’ll Discover Life On Other Planets

In the next 25 years, a leading astronomer from Switzerland believes that extraterrestrial life may be discovered beyond our solar system. He doesn’t think this…
At the Large Hadron Collider, Physicists discovered Rare W Boson Trios

At the Large Hadron Collider, Physicists discovered Rare W Boson Trios

The Higgs boson is the fundamental particle associated with the Higgs field, which is responsible for the mass of other fundamental particles such as electrons…
Against All Odds, This Woman Fought Off Alzheimer’s Disease, and Research Into Her Brain Could Lead to New Treatments

Against All Odds, This Woman Fought Off Alzheimer’s Disease, and Research Into Her Brain Could Lead to New Treatments

One woman’s latter life was practically prewritten. Her early-onset Alzheimer’s dementia was predicted to manifest in her 40s or 50s due to various gene mutations…
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