Scientists are turning to C. elegans for biobot designs, guiding their movement through reconfigurable microtopographies. Tiny, automated robots are exploding with potential — they have the unique ability to conduct microscale tasks,…
Author: Carolyn Gramling
JWST provides unprecedented look at exoplanet WASP-39b
Training its array of sophisticated instruments on a planet orbiting a star 700 light years away, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is delivering on its promise to provide unprecedented insights into…
Lab-grown blood used in transfusions for the first time
Red blood cells grown in a laboratory have now been transfused into another person in a world first clinical trial. In a world first, red blood cells grown in a laboratory have…
Electrical stimulation restores patients’ ability to walk after spinal cord injury
In patients with spinal cord injury, an implanted neurotransmitter restored their ability to walk, but underlying reasons were unexpected. Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have successfully applied electrical…
Red is the new green: Making polymers in wine
To bring down the cost of a conventional reaction, researchers are turning to green chemistry and wine to provide the right conditions. Any chemist will be familiar with green chemistry, which aims…
Ahead of COP27, scientists are pushing back against growing defeatism
As the world prepares for another global climate summit, the mood among scientists and the public appears to be one of skepticism. The climate conferences once felt like a beacon of hope,…
General-purpose ultrasound therapy also monitors brain activity in real time
Ultrasound therapy, which stimulates neural pathways, just became easier to evaluate, opening the door for better clinical data. The brain is an intricate organ that governs every process in the body, from…
Reprogramming immune cells for living cancer therapy
A new way of reprogramming the body’s immune cells to seek out and eliminate cancer cells, acting as an internal cancer therapy. Imagine that instead of requiring chemo- or radiation therapy, your…
Sensor translates sign language into audio
With the help of machine learning, a skin-like sensor internalizes different stimuli, allowing it to read and interpret hand movement. Science has afforded us with many life-changing advancements. Vaccines to help protect…
3D printing allows blind scientists to visualize data using touch
3D-printed lithophanes are helping to democratize science by making data more shareable between sighted and blind scientists. Using 3D printing and an old-fashioned art form, a team of researchers is making science…