under the microscope
Brain cells fire more slowly with sleep deprivation.
When you’re up all night, the slowness you feel runs deep – all the way down to the brain cells involve in perception. | learn more
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under the microscope
Can graphene unlock clean, limitless energy?
“Researchers discovered that tiny fluctuations in the material could possibly be harnessed to deliver small but unlimited amounts of clean power.” | learn more
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Origami-inspired soft robot muscles can lift 1,000x their weight.
One of the challenges of robots is a trade-off between strength and ability to handle fragile items. Clamp down with too much force on an apple, and you have apple sauce. A new design from scientists at MIT and Harvard […]
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Scientist inject information into monkey brains.
Neurologists at the University of Rochester have introduced information directly into monkeys’ premotor cortex via electrodes. They taught them to play a game with these signals. Neat stuff! | learn more
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Watch CRISPR edit DNA in real time!
The video is at molecular scale, so don’t expect HD quality. Sit back and think for a moment about what you’re watching – this is really cool. | learn more
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Research shows people are more innovative when they’re older.
This really flies in the face of Silicon Valley’s narrative. | learn more
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Fisker claims its solid-state batteries could be recharged in one minute.
File this away under the “I’ll believe it when I see it” category, but let’s agree to keep watching! Battery technology is already critical to our life on this planet, and more advances will help improve its quality with better […]
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Iridium, found in meteors, shows promise in killing cancer cells.
“The researchers created a compound of iridium and organic material, which they can directly target towards cancerous cells, transferring energy to the cells to turn the oxygen (O2) inside them into singlet oxygen, which is poisonous and kills the cell—without […]
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Gene-editing tool CRISPR can now edit RNA too.
“RNA is constantly being made and recycled inside cells, so an RNA edit is not permanent. … That makes the whole process safer. If you edit RNA and make a mistake, for instance, the faulty RNA will be degraded likely […]
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Researchers decode brain scans to watch what people are seeing.
Now we’re talking! “Purdue Engineering researchers have developed a system that can show what people are seeing in real-world videos, decoded from their fMRI brain scans — an advanced new form of “mind-reading” technology that could lead to new insights […]