As bumblebees forage for nectar, at a certain point, they will move to another area…
Month: March 2017
Cargo-carrying red blood cells alleviate autoimmune diseases in mice
Using red blood cells modified to carry disease-specific antigens, a team of scientists have prevented…
Robot uses social feedback to fetch objects intelligently
By enabling them to ask a question when they’re confused, an algorithm helps robots get…
New materials could turn water into the fuel of the future
Combining computational with experimental approaches, researchers identify 12 new materials with potential use in solar…
Bubble-recoil could be used to cool microchips, even in space
The bubbles that form on a heated surface create a tiny recoil when they leave…
Brain cells show teamwork in short-term memory
Nerve cells in our brains work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory,…
Study shows how skates, rays and sharks sense electrical fields
Sharks, rays and skates can hunt for prey hidden in the sandy sea floor by…
Fighting blindness: Scientists bring a key protein into focus
Scientists have discovered how a protein called ?2?4 establishes proper vision. To study how this…
Cancer ‘hot spots’ in Florida may be associated with hazardous waste sites
Florida has the sixth highest number of hazardous waste sites, known as Superfund sites, in…
New approach to improving lithium-sulfur batteries
Researchers have demonstrated a new polysulfide entrapping strategy that greatly improves the cycle stability of…