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Distributed Energy Storage: Biomorphic Batteries Could Provide 72x More Energy for Robots
Like biological fat reserves store energy in animals, a new rechargeable zinc battery integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy,…
Japanese HTV-9 Cargo Ship Completes Space Station Resupply Mission
Mystery Gas Discovered That’s Been Shot Out From the Center of the Milky Way “Like Bullets”
100 Cool Worlds Discovered Near the Sun – Fundamental to Our Understanding of the Universe
Similar to Humans, Mother Bats Use “Baby Talk” to Communicate With Their Pups
New Research Finds Hydroxychloroquine Is Not a Possible Defense Against COVID-19
Explaining Everything: Mathematicians Unravel a Thread of String Theory
Researchers Created a Virus That Mimics SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 Coronavirus – Here’s Why
New “Bioloop” Science Behind Biodegradable Algae-Based Flip-Flops
Solar Physicists Measure Global Magnetic Field of the Solar Corona for the First Time – Here’s the Stunning Map
An international team of solar physicists, including academics from Northumbria University, Newcastle, has recently measured the global magnetic field of the outer most layer of…
Dramatically Shrinking Salmon Are Affecting Alaska’s People and Ecosystems
A comprehensive study of four salmon species across all regions of Alaska finds salmon are returning to rivers smaller and younger than in the past….
Low-Cost Second-Generation Ethanol Production Powered by Genetically Engineered Enzyme Cocktail
Brazilian researchers used genetic engineering to develop a low-cost platform for the production of enzymes that break down sugarcane trash and bagasse for conversion into…
SUV-Size Space Rock Buzzes by Earth – The Closest Asteroid Flyby Ever Recorded by NASA
An tiny aseroid flew past our planet over the weekend and was detected by a NASA-funded asteroid survey as it departed. Near Earth Asteroids, or…
The Mystery of Why Zebras Have Their Stripes Has Baffled Scientists – Now a Dazzling Answer
The mystery of why zebras have their characteristic stripes has perplexed researchers for over a century. Over the last decade, Professor Tim Caro at the…
A New Phase of Matter Known As “Time Crystals” Observed Interacting for the First Time Ever
For the first time ever, scientists have witnessed the interaction of a new phase of matter known as ”time crystals.” The discovery, published in Nature…
Another Twist in the Debate Over the Origins and Structure of Mysterious Interstellar Object ’Oumuamua
Scientists Determine ‘Oumuamua Isn’t Made From Molecular Hydrogen Ice After All The debate over the origins and molecular structure of ‘Oumuamua continued with an announcement…
A New Software Tool – Fawkes – Cloaks Your Images to Trick Facial Recognition Algorithms
A new tool to protect yourself against facial recognition software designed by University of Chicago researchers. The rapid rise of facial recognition systems has placed…
Researchers Capture Incredible Footage of Fluid “Fracturing” Like a Solid Under Stress
Swansea University researchers from the College of Engineering have captured the moments a fluid reacts like a solid through a new method of fluid observation…