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Milking Deadly Jellyfish For Lifesaving Drugs
Researchers have found a way to make box jellyfish sting on demand, making venom retrieval easier and safer.
Octopus Genome Sheds Light On Their Intelligence
An unusually high number of transposons could potentially be behind the octopus' unique nervous system and camouflage abilities.
Black Phosphorus Made More Tunable Than Graphene
A research team from South Korea develops black phosphorous, which has better semiconducting properties compared to graphene.
Fiber-Like Polymer LEDs Developed
Dip coating could help make wearable polymer LEDs much cheaper to manufacture, scientists say.
Six Is The Magic Number For LaMnO3 Thin-Film Magnets
Adding just one more layer to a five-atom thick piece of lanthanum manganese oxide turns it into a magnetic material, study shows.
Protons & Antiprotons Appear To Be True Mirror Images
The most precise measurements of the mass-to-charge ratio of protons and anti-protons to date sets important constraints on the search for dark matter.
ASLAN’s Bile Duct Cancer Drug Given FDA Orphan Drug Status
ASLAN001 has been awarded orphan drug designation to treat cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of bile duct cancer.
Pointy Posts Make Drops Do The Pancake Bounce
By analyzing the way droplets behave on different surfaces, researchers have figured out to control how they bounce.
Making DNA Detection Cheaper & More Flexible
Aptamer-based DNA detection could make it easier and cheaper to diagnose disease, scientists say.