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Have you ever wondered if bacteria make distinctive sounds? If we could listen to bacteria, we would be able to know whether they are alive or not. When bacteria are killed using an antibiotic, those sounds would stop – unless of course the bacteria are resistant to the antibiotic. This is […]
Dubbed the Jellyfish Barge for its shape and translucency, this floating greenhouse is capable of growing its own food hydroponically and producing up to 150 liters of fresh drinking water per day. Even more beneficial is its low-cost, easy-to-assemble design that can be implemented in a variety of locations.
The Jellyfish […]
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with RWTH Aachen University (Aachen, Germany) have developed a concentrated solar power (CSP) design that reduces the amount of land required to build a CSP plant, while increasing the amount of sunlight its mirrors collect. By rearranging the mirrors, or heliostats, […]
Columbia Engineering researchers report that they have developed a “cloaking” system that temporarily hides therapeutic bacteria from immune systems, enabling them to more effectively deliver drugs to tumors and kill cancer cells in mice. By manipulating the microbes’ DNA, they programmed gene circuits that control the bacteria surface, building a molecular […]
Solar panels are usually made of thick solar cells, and are positioned at an angle to get the most amount of light from the sun as it moves throughout the day. Thin film solar cells, which can be only nanometers thick, have a lot of potential. These are cheaper and lighter, […]
Researchers at the biotechnology startup Cortical Labs have created “mini-brains“ consisting of 800,000 to one million living human brain cells in a petri dish, New Scientist reports. The cells are placed on top of a microelectrode array that analyzes the neural activity. “We think it’s fair to […]
Inspired by the microstructure of polar bear hairsand how they provide heat insulation in an inhospitable environment, Chinese researchers have developed an insulator that reproduces the structure of individual hairs in a synthetic material. As the properties of polar bear hair work to prevent heat loss, they are a useful model […]
Our undergraduate journal club covers CRISPR genome-editing technology, basic research uses, and real-world applications. The seminal papers we’ll discuss reveal core concepts and key experiments, touching on a range of topics, from the foundational development of CRISPR to its use in treating genetic diseases and engineering agriculture.We bring in guest speakers […]
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I imagine that the neurological circuits underlying these processes are governed by both 2d spacing maps with their brains as…
to reduce the impact of car accidents, it may be possible to study the force diverting physics of cockroaches to…
you see this type of head-bobbing stability in many avian creatures related to pigeons like chickens. the head ability to…
not like they taught horses how to run! this is an example of convergent evolution where both sea creatures and…
The brain functions in a similar way with neuronal connections. our brains are able to utilize the multiplicity of connections…