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03/26/2019 / By Edsel Cook

3D printers have an ear for – making ears

A newly developed biomaterial is not just capable of being accepted by the body, but is also usable by 3D printers. Its Swiss creators demonstrated how the biocompatible hydrogel can be used to print artificial ears and other biomedical implants. The hydrogel is comprised of several biopolymers, including tiny crystals made from plant cellulose. When it is heated into a […]

03/24/2019 / By Edsel Cook

Powerful lithium-air batteries may soon “take batteries to the next level,” reveals study

Chicago-based researchers have come up with a new way to improve the performance and safety of lithium-ion batteries. They are going to remove the ionic part of the battery and replace it with air. These so-called lithium-air batteries have not yet left the experimental phase of development. However, they are already being touted as the next logical step for lithium-based energy […]

03/24/2019 / By Edsel Cook

Anxious aquatic life: Murky water found to affect fish growth and impair their health, warn researchers

As the waters of coastal areas grew more murky due to the rising amounts of sediments coming from inland, the fish living in those places became more nervous and timid. Australian researchers suspected that such drastic alterations in behavior would hamper the proper growth of the animals, thereby reducing a fish’s chances of surviving in the changing environment. […]

03/22/2019 / By Edsel Cook

Sugar molecules exist in space, according to astronomers

NASA researchers may have found a sweet surprise in outer space. Apparently, the inhospitable environs of space can produce sugar molecules. Better yet, this sugar is not any of the common ones found in foods; instead, it is the complex molecule found in the DNA of living organisms. In a recent experiment, the researchers replicated the conditions found in outer space. Then they […]

03/19/2019 / By Edsel Cook

Study reveals glass knifefish use tiny active sensing motions to keep track of their surroundings

Researchers are finally beginning to understand how the brain of an organism controls its active senses. An experiment with glass knifefish (Eigenmannia virescens) revealed that the tiny active sensing motions performed by the animal are controlled via sensory feedback. The tiny movements increase the accuracy of the data that is being sent to the brain of the fish. These […]

03/18/2019 / By Edsel Cook

Plants can “remember” environmental changes and adapt, researchers discover

No plant in the world has a feature that’s remotely similar to a brain. However, British researchers recently found out that flowering plants contained proteins that can store information about changes in their environment, such as shifts in temperatures when one season gave way to another. These data served as “memories” for a plant. When the plant experienced stimuli that matched […]

03/16/2019 / By Edsel Cook

NASA spacecraft finds a ‘snowman’ in outer space

Until recently, researchers described the distant asteroid called Ultima Thule to be a bowling pin in space. But new images taken by a NASA deep space probe revealed that the space rock in question looked more like Frosty the Snowman. The New Horizons spacecraft passed within thousands of miles of its target on New Year’s […]

03/13/2019 / By Edsel Cook

Engineers develop revolutionary technology that uses solar energy to turn seawater into potable water

Solar energy is often used to power the process that converts undrinkable seawater into potable liquid. Italian researchers found a way to vastly increase the efficiency of the solar-powered desalination process, resulting in at least twice the amount of drinkable water compared to older approaches. Desalination removes salt from seawater so that it can be […]

03/13/2019 / By Edsel Cook

“Sounds” like home: Baby coral choose their home using acoustics and low-frequency sound

When a family is thinking about moving into a new neighborhood, they will scope out the area first and see if it is any good. In a similar vein, the larvae of coral pick a place to call home based on the sounds made by the animals there, said American researchers. Once a larva decides to settle […]

03/08/2019 / By Edsel Cook

New research finds that the brains of fruit flies work similarly to advanced computer algorithms

Fruit flies and computers apparently follow the same thinking process when it comes to analyzing unknown information. A new study indicated that computer algorithms could take some hints from the way flies identify new smells. A fly can swiftly determine whether or not it has smelled an odor before. Based on the familiarity of the scent, the insect determines […]

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