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‘Superhuman’ Robots Inspired By Nature
By combining the superior vision of the human eye with the navigation skills of a rat, researchers hope to design more effective navigation robots.
A*STAR & JST Renew Research Collaboration
Building on success of their previous collaboration, the two national science agencies will renew their research partnership for another three years.
Mimicking Brain Cells To Boost Memory Power
Researchers have brought ultra-fast, nano-scale data storage within reach, using technology that mimics the human brain.
Hakuto Unveils Its Rovers In The Google Space Race
Team Hakuto has released the specifications for their entry in the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition, two moon rovers named "Moonraker" and "Tetris".
PandaX Team Report First Dark Matter Search Data
Although the first run of the PandaX experiment has not found evidence of dark matter, it places strong constraints on future work.
Bacterial Virulence Controlled By ‘Roll Of Dice’
Whether or not a Streptococcus pneumoniae infection is harmful or benign seems to depend on a random, six-phase switch.
Vaccines Go Stealth-Mode To Fight Cancer
By coating vaccines in a stealth nanogel, researchers have been able to evade the immune system and target macrophages in the lymph nodes.
Doubling Up Perovskite For Efficient Water Splitting
By combining perovskite solar cells with cheap water splitting catalysts, scientists have developed a highly efficient method of producing both oxygen and hydrogen from water.
Erectile Dysfunction Drug Could Affect Vision Of One In 50
Recessive carriers of the retinitis pigmentosa gene—who otherwise show no symptoms—could have visual side effects while using Viagra®, according to a study in mice.