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Neuroscientist Wins Shanghai Peony Award

Dr. Du Jiulin was recognized for his research into neural circuit mechanisms.

A Smart Textile That Moves Like Muscle

This new smart textile can both sense and move in response to a stimulus, just like a human muscle or joint.

How Would You Solve A Knapsack Problem? Computers Want To Know

Learning how people solve problems over a range of difficulties may be crucial to making computers think more like humans.

All-Female Hybrid Fish Switch Male Partners For Variety

By switching mating species, an all-female hybrid fish species has sustained its survival through thousands of years.

Is The Truth Out There? FAST To Find Out

The FAST telescope in China is the latest addition to the Breakthrough Listen program, part of a set of long-term astronomical programs exploring the universe.

This Lithium Ion Battery Heals Itself Like Wolverine

Using carbon nanotubes, researchers have developed a thin, flexible lithium ion battery that can heal itself after breaking.

How Marijuana Turns The Brain On

The crystal structure of the human cannabinoid receptor could help explain the unexpectedly complex and occasionally harmful effects of marijuana.

2016 President’s Science and Technology Awardees Announced

Three individuals and a team comprising four parties in Singapore have been awarded the President’s Science and Technology Awards, presented by President Tony Tan Keng Yam.

The Holy Grail Of Holograms: High Resolution, Wide Viewing Angle

Researchers have developed a holographic 3D display technology has six times the normal viewing angle.