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Researchers Reveal Healthier Way to Cook Broccoli

Credit: Pixabay In recent times, broccoli has become renowned for its abundance of a highly beneficial compound known as sulforaphane. Given preliminary research suggesting its potential in regulating blood sugar and possibly offering anti-cancer properties, the popularity of broccoli supplements is on the rise. However, a study in 2011 revealed that consuming the whole vegetable provides...

Newly Discovered Moon Mineral Unveiled by Chinese Mission

Credit: Unsplash / Nicolas Thomas. In December 2020, the Chang'e-5 mission embarked on an extraordinary journey to the Moon, marking a milestone in lunar exploration. Its mission is to land, collect, and return rocks to Earth. This endeavor marked the first collection of lunar material in 45 years, offering a treasure trove of insights into...

Researchers Unveil Mystery Inside Lithium-Oxygen Batteries

The distributions and sizes of lithium peroxide on the end surfaces of C-AAO electrodes and inside them. Credit: Prof. TAN Peng's team With a high power density, Li-O2 batteries have become a state-of-the-art battery Innovation. Inside the Li-O2 battery, the generation and disintegration of the discharged product solid lithium peroxide (Li2O2) have a significant impact...

Chinese Scientists Show Off A Laser that Can Write Words in Mid-Air

Magic Pen Researchers at Hongtuo Joint Laboratory in Wuhan, China, have designed what seems like a mysterious yet fascinating laser pen that can write in mid-air-- an intriguing technique that could, theoretically, be an onramp to "Star Wars"- Esque hologram innovation. The South China Morning Post reported the other day that the pen utilizes ultra-short laser...

Brain-in-a-Jar Biocomputers can Now Learn to Operate Robots

Human brain organoids wired into computer chips can now learn to drive robots thanks to a new biocomputing interface. Note: the images above are purely for demonstration, but the technology is legitTianjin University Living brain cells integrated into organoid-on-a-chip biocomputers are now capable of learning to control robots through MetaBOC, an open-source intelligent interaction system....

Unprecedented Light Show: The Spectacular Arrival of the “BOAT” Gamma-Ray Burst

A visual representation capturing the formidable burst of gamma rays, stemming from an explosion in the remote cosmos, which reached Earth on October 9 of the previous year. Last year witnessed an extraordinary celestial event as Earth encountered the brightest flash of light ever recorded in the night sky, unsettling the upper atmosphere in an...

Genome Editing Used to Create Disease-Resistant Rice

Rice blast in a California rice crop. US and Chinese researchers used CRISPR genome editing to create a high-yielding rice variety resistant to this major fungal pest. Credit: UCANR. A recent study published in the journal Nature on June 14 reports that a group of scientists, including researchers from the University of California, Davis, and...

CRISPR Test On Monkeys And No Off-target Mutations

In the initial comprehensive study conducted on monkeys, it was discovered that CRISPR does not induce unintended off-target mutations. Credit : galitskaya/Depositphotos. As the first human trials utilizing the potentially groundbreaking CRISPR gene editing technique are set to begin in the UK and the US, there are lingering concerns regarding the overall safety of this...

Potential Alien Sign Coming From an Earth-like Planet

But do not be too thrilled-- the researchers say it might easily just be a misidentified transmission from us humans. Credit: NASA. A group of Chinese and American researchers put their reputation on the line with a bold claim: that, with many caveats, a recently identified narrowband signal could indicate intelligent extraterrestrial life. The uncommon signal-- captured...

A Robotic Finger Could Conduct your Next Intimate Physical Exam

The ultrasensitive robot 'finger' can perform routine physical examsUSTC/Hongbo Wang Researchers have created an ultrasensitive robotic ‘finger’ that mimics human touch, capable of safely conducting routine physical exams similar to those performed by doctors. They believe this 'robodoctor' could soon appear in medical clinics. Doctors use their fingers as diagnostic tools to gather various insights about...