[ad_1] Patterns of microscopic discs, rings or letters can be added to microrobots or stretchy electronics with a dissolved sugar mixture Physics 24 November 2022 By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan Grains of pollen that have had microscopic discs deposited onto them with a candy-like substance Gary Zabow/National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) A sugar mixture similar […]
[ad_1] An mRNA vaccine has been found to induce antibody responses against all 20 known subtypes of influenza A and B in mice and ferrets Health 24 November 2022 By Carissa Wong Human cells infected with influenza virus, viewed with an electron microscope STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY An experimental vaccine has generated antibody responses against […]
[ad_1] Researchers have reproduced the entire biochemical pathway for how coca plants make cocaine in another plant, which could help people manufacture the drug for scientific study Chemistry 25 November 2022 By Alex Wilkins Cocaine is extracted from the leaves of the coca plant Alamy Stock Photo The complex biochemistry that sees coca plants make […]
[ad_1] Having drones on strings attached to a person could provide a more realistic simulation of interacting with physical objects in virtual reality Technology 25 November 2022 By Matthew Sparkes This drone can move your finger to give you the sensation of touch in virtual reality Martin Feick Drones attached to you by strings could […]
[ad_1] By Michael Le Page The Amami spiny rat ASATO KUROIWA For any mammal, the loss of the Y chromosome should mean the loss of males and the demise of the species. So how the Amami spiny rat manages without a Y chromosome has puzzled biologists for decades. Now, Asato Kuroiwa at Hokkaido University in […]
[ad_1] Observations of a huge test satellite that launched in September have fuelled concerns about the impact a planned fleet could have on astronomy Space 25 November 2022 By Alex Wilkins The 64 square metre reflective array of the Blue Walker 3 satellite after deployment in orbit AST SpaceMobile A test satellite for a future […]
[ad_1] For the first time in nearly 40 years, the world’s largest active volcano is erupting in Hawaii, after weeks of increased activity at the caldera Earth 28 November 2022 , updated 28 November 2022 By James Dinneen and Madeleine Cuff A thermal camera on the north rim of Mauna Loa’s summit caldera captured the […]
[ad_1] The Japanese Hakuto-R lander is vying to be the first privately funded spacecraft to land on the moon Space 28 November 2022 By Leah Crane The ispace lunar lander inside the fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ispace A Japanese company called ispace is getting ready to launch its Hakuto-R lunar lander on […]
[ad_1] Fragments of temperate rainforest grow in parts of England, Wales and Scotland, and with the right action we could help them thrive Environment 28 November 2022 By Guy Shrubsole Black Tor Beare, a rainforest on Dartmoor in south-west England Guy Shrubsole FOR most of my life, I didn’t realise that Britain has rainforests. But then, […]
[ad_1] Attacks on Ukraine’s power grid took all 15 of the nation’s nuclear reactors offline for the first time ever. Russia also retains control of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power station in Europe Technology | Analysis 25 November 2022 By Matthew Sparkes The occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, on 11 September Stringer/Anadolu […]