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Insect-Inspired Robots Hop On Water

By studying how water striders do it, researchers have designed a robot that uses surface tension to walk on water.

Monash Launches Translational PhD Program

Monash University has launched a graduate program focused on training candidates for careers in translational research.

Wafer-Scale Graphene Compatible With Silicon Manufacturing

An easy, scalable and direct method for producing large area graphene wafers could help make graphene technology commercially viable.

Why Some Skinny People Still Get Fatty Liver

Researchers have identified a mutation in a gene, carried by 20 percent of all Japanese, associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in normal weight patients.

A Light-Activated Catalyst For Breaking Down BPA

Silver coated nanoparticles wrapped in sheets of graphene could be the secret to preventing BPA contamination, scientists say.

Nutrient Database To Promote Breastfeeding

A study in Hong Kong concludes that more than 80 percent of mothers can meet their babies' requirements for DHA through breast milk alone.

Stretching Conducting Wires To Their Limits

Using carbon nanotubes, scientists have developed wires amenable to stretching, twisting and flexing.

Should Glaucoma Patients Get Rid Of Their Cats? Not So Fast

Troubled by a recent study linking cats to glaucoma? Don't panic, ophthalmologists say.

How Stem Cells Exit From Pluripotency

Using a genome-wide screening approach, scientists from Singapore identified novel regulators of human stem cells differentiation.