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Training Turtles With Parasitic Robots
Researchers can control the movements of a turtle through a parasitic robot mounted on its carapace.
Deleting Enzymes Takes The Edge Off Septic Shock
Inhibiting IPMK enzymes could help dampen the overexuberant immune response during sepsis, a leading cause of death from infections.
Tears Can Tell If You Have Gout
Researchers in South Korea have developed a non-invasive technique that could help diagnose gout using the molecules of a teardrop.
Giving Robots A Sense Of Touch
Researchers in South Korea have used silicon and carbon nanotubes to make tactile sensors that could serve as robot skin.
KAIST Nanosatellite Launched On Trip To The International Space Station
The nanosatellite called LINK is one of the 28 satellites aboard the Atlas V booster en route to the International Space Station.
Want To Report Dangerous Driving? There’s An App For That
A two-week field trial in Korea has shown that crowdsourced traffic violation reporting could be used to enhance road safety.
Crowdsourcing A Practical Indoor GPS
Scientists in South Korea have developed an indoor locating technology using crowdsourced fingerprints from smartphones.
Expanding The Mouse Genome
Scientists have genetically modified mice so that they are able to incorporate unnatural amino acids into proteins in a controllable way.
A Glimpse Into The Earliest Genetic Mutations Of Human Life
Every time a cell in the early embryo divides, three mutations creep in; a rate much higher than previously thought.
