AI creates glowing protein that would've taken nature 500 million years to evolve
Fast-forwarding evolution
This bird-inspired drone is more energy efficient and proficient at complex flight maneuvers
A mechanical RAVEN that can take off, walk and hop over obstacles
Stanford researchers develop molecule that forces cancer cells to kill themselves
Promising study turns oncogenes against cancer's natural survival mechanisms
Researchers use a microscopic ruler to measure one atom-wide distances between molecules
Advanced techniques can be applied to looking into the infinitely small world
Environmental factors and personal behavior can affect brain activity for up to two weeks
A restless night could negatively affect our brain's performance for days
Engineers create a real-life tractor beam, but it only manipulates tiny particles
Star Wars-style tractor beams get miniaturized and integrated onto a chip
Researchers put mushrooms in control of tiny vehicles for groundbreaking study
Shroom zoom
WTF?! It's not enough that we have to worry about advanced AIs going rogue and destroying us all, but will a dystopian future also involve armies of robo-suited sentient mushrooms? Probably not, but researchers have managed to put king oyster mushrooms in control of a couple of tiny vehicles.
Researchers repurpose algae as horses by having them pull micro-chariots
The cells could one day help transport pollutants or nutrients in water
Scientists trick cancer cells into self-destructing through genetic editing
Injecting tumors with a genetic Trojan horse
Groundbreaking 3D brain scan generated 1.4 petabytes of data from millimeter-sized sample
A full brain map would be massive
Researchers capture plants' invisible airborne communication on video
Uncovering the story of how plants respond to airborne 'warning messages'
Toying with transparent mouse bodies in 3D VR - for science
A novel technique can turn a mouse body into a detailed 3D map of tissues and vessels
Researchers have used frog cells to create programmable living robots
They can swim, walk, and work together