This striking image provides a fresh perspective of the spiral galaxy Messier 90, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. ThilkerThe NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a new mesmerizing image of the spiral galaxy Messier 90 (M90) in the constellation Virgo. Originally captured using the Wide Field and Planetary...
The ultrasensitive robot 'finger' can perform routine physical examsUSTC/Hongbo WangResearchers 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...
The hole-digging, seed-bomb-depositing, Plantolin pangolin-inspired robotUniversity of SurreyForaging pangolins naturally dig in the ground, so why not have them plant trees at the same time? Training them to do so would be quite challenging, which is why a high school student from California named Dorothy created a pangolin-inspired robot to handle the digging and...
El Cosmico is an ambitious 3D-printed development that will remake a large chunk of the Texas desert landscape into a campground hotel with vacation homes and starchitect-designed permanent homesIconAfter its earlier reveal this year, leading 3D-printed architecture company Icon is now constructing the ambitious El Cosmico campground hotel in the Texas desert. Touted as...
Morphological features of "Sheba" at different ages. Credit: Communications Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06721-5An international team of botanists, agriculturists, and historians has successfully cultivated a mature tree from an ancient seed discovered in an Israeli cave.In fact, in their study published in Communications Biology, the researchers detail the seed’s origin, the process of tracing its history,...
ABENICS can roll, pitch, and yaw in every directionYamagata UniversityAt its core, this system created at Yamagata University in Japan utilizes a "simple" cross-spherical gear combined with a monopole gear to manage pitch, roll, and yaw. This mimics the full range of motion found in a human rotator cuff (the shoulder). Thanks to innovative...
Magnetic pixels in this little screen are capable of encrypting imagesJeremy Little/Michigan EngineeringResearchers, inspired by the color-changing skin of squids and other cephalopods, have created a flexible screen that stores and displays encrypted images using only magnetic particles, without any electronics.Scientists have been experimenting with metamaterials—engineered materials with unusual properties not found in nature—for...
The Pit Viper 360Bonce ImagingBounce Imaging has introduced what it calls the world's first 360° panoramic thermal-imaging throwable camera for military and law enforcement at the National Tactical Officers Association conference in Kansas City, Missouri.Throwable cameras have gained popularity for situations like armed standoffs and hostage crises where it's dangerous to peek around corners....
A live recreation of the Ngamugawi wirngarri coelacanth in its natural habitat. P3D graphic credit: Katrina Kenny. Credit: Illustration Katrina Kenny (courtesy Flinders University)"Groundbreaking" new fossil research reveals that climate change, asteroids, and plate tectonics are interconnected with the origins and extinction of animals, highlighting the significant evolutionary role of these factors.A recent study...
Carbon fiber structural battery developed at Chalmers University of Technology, SwedenChalmers University of Technology | Henrik SandsjöResearchers have developed and tested a "structural battery" that integrates energy storage into the chassis of a device or EV, significantly reducing weight. This innovation could enable smartphones as thin as credit cards, cut laptop weight in half,...
