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The Meablex adjustable bionic arm uses soft robotics and magnetic sensors to improve comfort, safety, and control.
A lightweight prosthetic hand and adaptable socket could respond to sweat, exercise, growth, and daily changes in limb size.
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A new study finds that the balance of two hormones can predict how well people learn and overcome fear.
HealthHormone balance study reveals best time for learning and memoryRebecca Shavit
ConlangCrafter AI language generator builds new grammar and vocabulary, then checks translations for consistency.
AIAI tool builds entirely new languages, then checks its own grammarShy Cohen
A high-frequency SETI search using ALMA opened new radio bands and showed that past surveys may have covered millions more stars.
SpaceFirst ALMA SETI survey searches new frequencies for signals from alien civilizationsJoseph Shavit
A Solar Cycle 26 prediction uses a newly identified sunspot switch-off point to forecast solar activity up to seven years early.
SpaceSunspots could predict dangerous solar storms seven years in advanceJoshua Shavit
A new therapy targets cancer’s stress defenses, showing promise in early trials for mesothelioma patients with limited treatment options.
HealthNew mesothelioma treatment turns cancer’s defense into its weaknessMac Oliveau
Nanoplastics in Antarctic soil reveal how plastic pollution reaches the remote McMurdo Dry Valleys through local and long-range sources.
Green ImpactScientists discover six types of nanoplastics polluting Antarctica’s soil for the first timeRebecca Shavit
Europa ocean water transport may stall as turbulence forms ice crystals that clog fractures beneath the moon’s surface.
SpaceNew findings complicate the search for life beneath Europa’s iceJoseph Shavit
Schrödinger Basin: Moon far side asteroid impacts reveal a long decline in bombardment, challenging the idea of one violent peak 3.9 billion years ago.
SpaceChang’e-6 moon rocks reveal a 3.9-billion-year decline in asteroid impacts on the dark side of the MoonJoshua Shavit
Coffee grounds biodiesel could become cleaner and more efficient through a one-hour oil extraction process that preserves useful biomass.
Green ImpactNew process extracts 90% of the oil locked in waste coffee grounds – producing clean bio-dieselShy Cohen
Black hole Dyson spheres could harvest immense energy while releasing waste heat detectable by current telescopes.
SpaceAlien civilizations could be using Dyson spheres to collect energy from black holesJoseph Shavit
Interacting galaxies NGC 4676, known as "The Mice," as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
SpaceNew study challenges existing knowledge for why galaxies stop forming starsJoseph Shavit
Orcas ramming sunfish in the Gulf of California may be processing prey into smaller pieces for calves or engaging in social play.
DiscoveriesGulf of California orcas use precision strikes to explode sunfish into thousands of piecesHannah Shavit-Weiner
The north polar region of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io was captured by NASA’s Juno during the spacecraft’s 57th close pass of the gas giant on Dec. 30, 2023. Data from that flyby and one on Feb. 3, 2024, is helping scientists understand Io’s interior.
SpaceJupiter’s volcanic moon, Io, hides intense heat beneath its porous crustJoshua Shavit
Deep Fission’s underground nuclear reactor has entered Kansas field testing, but licensing and a working demonstration remain ahead.
InnovationsA nuclear reactor buried one mile below ground moves from concept to a Kansas test siteShy Cohen
Lipoic acid trisulfide strengthened a key muscle-repair signal and reduced chemical damage in early cell and mouse experiments.
HealthBreakthrough sulfur compound may slow muscle loss as we ageMac Oliveau
The Paleocoordinates Calculator reconstructs ancient fossil locations using five plate models, with errors below 17 metres.
DiscoveriesNew PACA mapping tool tracks fossil locations back through millions of yearsRebecca Shavit