Credit: Pexels/ ShutterstockA revolutionary advancement in miniature robotics has been achieved with the development of a new robot, affectionately named Bee++. This remarkable robot possesses the ability to fly freely in all six degrees of freedom, representing a significant breakthrough. The potential applications of this miniature robot range from artificial pollination to search and...
Assistant Professor Edison Ang from Nanyang Technological University, seen on the left, displays samples of both fruit waste and molybdenum carbide. One of his colleagues demonstrates a solar still containing a black sheet made of the aforementioned material. Credit: Nanyang Technological University.Solar stills offer an ingenious and uncomplicated method for purifying contaminated or saline...
Credit: CanvaScientists have trained a robotic chef to view and learn from cooking videos and recreate the recipe.The scientists from the University of Cambridge programmed their robot chef with a 'cookbook' of eight basic salad recipes. After watching a video of a human showing one of the recipes, the robot chef could recognize which...
Scientists have utilized genome editing technology to create a chicken egg with reduced allergenic properties. Image Credit: CanvasAllergies to eggs are highly prevalent among children and can be provoked by various food items, including vaccines. However, scientists have recently utilized genome editing technology to create a chicken egg that could potentially be consumed by...
The Pterodynamics Transwing design presents a combination of compactness and stability in its VTOL and hover mode, while boasting an impressively wide wingspan during cruise mode, resulting in remarkable efficiency.A recently released video demonstrates the flight of an intriguing eVTOL aircraft design on a larger scale. The Transwing platform utilizes a distinctive wing system...
Recent research has demonstrated that the excessive utilization of antimicrobials in the rearing of livestock may lead to the evolution of bacteria that are more resilient to the initial defense of the human immune system.As the journalist has noted in the past, antibiotic resistance refers to the ability of specific subsets of microorganisms to...
The brain is a complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body. Together, the brain and spinal cord that extends from it make up the central nervous system, or CNS. Credit:https: //www.hopkinsmedicine.org/The Brain has the ability that makes us read, play...
A light micrograph of a section through the thorax of a mouse embryo, which shows left–right asymmetry. RIKEN researchers have discovered how cilia detect fluid flow, which eventually leads to this asymmetry. Credit: Dr. Keith Wheeler/Science Photo LibraryThe process through which small hairs in embryos perceive fluid movement has been identified by biologists from...
francescoch//Getty ImagesBiologist Cornelis Vlasman imagines the body as a functioning biological LEGO system. As well as, his clickable system of swapping human organs is coming to life … if you want to define life reasonably loosely. Moreover, you are willing to suspend reality for a bit.In a (fictional) experiment, Vlasman developed OSCAR, a living,...
Cuttlefish. Credit: New Atlas.In a groundbreaking effort, a group of roboticists hailing from Seoul National University, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, and Pusan National University in South Korea have created a revolutionary robotic eye that functions exceptionally well under poorly lit and unevenly illuminated conditions.The cuttlefish modelIn their research paper, which has been...
