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Soft robots harness viscous fluids for complex motions
New Tool Uses Ultrasound ‘Tornado’ to Break Down Blood Clots
Simulations and Experiments Reveal Unprecedented Detail about Water Motion in Salt Water
Runaway West Antarctic ice retreat could be slowed by climate-driven changes in ocean temperature
Researchers flip switch on electric control of crystal symmetry
Iowa State University researchers will harness machine learning to provide residents with personalized warnings of heat emergencies
New project uses plastic waste for sustainable manufacturing of furnished homes
Western Sydney University research into reusing and recycling plastic waste awarded funding for global Convergence Accelerator
Urban Lizards Share Genomic Markers Not Found in Forest-Dwellers
Warming oceans have decimated marine parasites – but that’s not a good thing
Engineers to advance nanomedicine manufacturing using AI
Exposure to Russian Twitter Campaigns in 2016 Presidential Race Highly Concentrated, Largely Limited to Strongly Partisan Republicans
Ludwig Cancer Research study uncovers novel aspect of tumor evolution and potential targets for therapy
Meaningful but unused products hinder sustainability
The sky isn’t just blue – airglow makes it green, yellow and red too
5,700 years of sea-level change in Micronesia hint at humans arriving much earlier than we thought
Lyrebird vocal diversity reduced in fragmented habitat
Stresses and Hydrodynamics-Scientists Uncover New Organizing Principles of Genome
Wisner ’16 shares expertise with entrepreneurial community
Fruit flies use two muscles to control pitch for stable flight
Signals from ionosphere could improve tsunami forecasts
Fossil-Sorting Robots Will Help Researchers Study Oceans, Climate
Combination of two materials creates high-performance, stretchy nanogenerator
Baylor Data Scientists Partner on National Science Foundation Grant to Use Sports Analytics to Prepare Next Generation of Data
Soft robot detects damage and heals itself
Rare cosmic explosion blasts hole in established science
Why synonymous mutations are not always silent
Peanuts and herbs and spices may positively impact gut microbiome
New exhibition dives deep into origins of life
Study IDs genes that can help fruit adapt to drought
Earthquake lab experiments produce aftershock-like behavior
Are we there yet? Time slows down on crowded train
Why does night shift increase risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease?
Where did Earth’s oxygen come from?
Physicist identifies how electron crystals melt
Engineers improve electrochemical sensing by incorporating machine learning
How genome research is helping recovery of Chatham Island black robin
Machine learning gives nuanced view of Alzheimer’s stages
Climate plays large role in carbon release from streams, researchers find
Technique Prints Flexible Circuits on Curved Surfaces, From Contact Lenses to Latex Gloves
‘Butterfly Bot’ is Fastest Swimming Soft Robot Yet
Ludwig Cancer Research study finds common, targetable mechanism tumors use to suppress immune responses
To stop new viruses jumping across to humans, we must protect and restore flying fox habitat
Personal sensing at work: tracking burnout, balancing privacy
Racial Bias in White Children Linked to Beliefs about Causes of Inequality
Autonomous Crawling Soft ‘Ringbots’ Can Navigate Narrow Gaps
Gut parasites may increase onward transmission of respiratory bugs in rabbits
IceCube neutrinos provide new view of active galaxy