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Findings of Microplastics in the Tissues of Whales, Dolphins, and Seals Raise Questions about their Safety for Humans
Plants and Animals

Findings of Microplastics in the Tissues of Whales, Dolphins, and Seals Raise Questions about their Safety for Humans

Numerous human activities pose a hazard to marine creatures such manatees, dugongs, seals, sea lions, sea lions, whales, and dolphins. Several species, including the Vaquita…
Muscles Inspired by Nature For Soft Robots: High-Performance Hydrogel Actuators
Technology

Muscles Inspired by Nature For Soft Robots: High-Performance Hydrogel Actuators

Metal and other solid-material robots are already widely utilized in industry. However, they are excessively inflexible and bulky for fine motor work and human interaction,…
The First Flight of a Butterfly Invents a New Method for Generating Power and Electricity
Zoology

The First Flight of a Butterfly Invents a New Method for Generating Power and Electricity

Chitin, an organic polymer that makes up the majority of the shells of arthropods like crustaceans and other insects, is used to make a butterfly’s…
DNA Sequencing
Biology

DNA Sequencing

DNA sequencing is the technique of determining the nucleic acid sequence – the order of nucleotides in DNA. It is a method for determining the…
A New, Simple, and Accessible Method Creates Drug Structures with Increasing Potency
Chemistry

A New, Simple, and Accessible Method Creates Drug Structures with Increasing Potency

Many medications can be made more potent and have their qualities fine-tuned by using chemical structures called cyclopropanes, however conventional techniques to make these structures…
Condensation Polymers
Chemistry

Condensation Polymers

Condensation polymers are any polymers whose polymerization process involves a condensation reaction (i.e., a tiny molecule, such as water or methanol, is created as a…
PFAS Left on Water Treatment Filters Could Be Degraded by a New Method
Engineering

PFAS Left on Water Treatment Filters Could Be Degraded by a New Method

In a recent study, Feng “Frank” Xiao and associates from the University of Missouri show how to quickly break down PFAS that have been left…
Biomaterial
Engineering

Biomaterial

A biomaterial is a substance that has been created to interact with biological systems for either therapeutic (treating, augmenting, repairing, or replacing a tissue function…
Servomechanism – in Control Engineering
Engineering

Servomechanism – in Control Engineering

A servomechanism, abbreviated as servo in control engineering, is an automatic system that uses error-sensing negative feedback to adjust the operation of a mechanism. A…
Scar Tissue is Monitored by an AI-Enabled Soft Robotic Implant so it can Self-Adapt for Individualized Drug Therapy
Medical

Scar Tissue is Monitored by an AI-Enabled Soft Robotic Implant so it can Self-Adapt for Individualized Drug Therapy

University of Galway and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) research teams have described a development in medical device technology that could result in intelligent, enduring,…
Biointensive Agriculture – an Organic Agricultural System
Agriculture

Biointensive Agriculture – an Organic Agricultural System

Biointensive agriculture is an organic agricultural method that focuses on maximizing yields from a small amount of land while also enhancing biodiversity and sustaining soil…
The Impact of the Recent Marine Heat Wave on Corals is Worse than Previously Imagined
Environment

The Impact of the Recent Marine Heat Wave on Corals is Worse than Previously Imagined

According to recent University of Victoria research, the consequences of marine heat waves brought on by climate change on corals and biodiversity are greater than…
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