These past few weeks have shown the brittleness of Australia’s online systems. It’s not surprising the…
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Reconfigurable structure and tunable transport in synchronized active spinner materials
Actuated colloids are excellent model systems to investigate emerging out-of-equilibrium structures, complex collective dynamics and design…
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Last stop before launch: Orion passes tests and returns to Kennedy Space Center
The Orion spacecraft that will fly on the Artemis 1 mission around the Moon has returned…
Why does your cotton towel get stiff after natural drying?
The remaining ‘bound water’ on cotton surfaces cross-link single fibers of cotton, causing hardening after natural…
Completely new antibiotic resistance gene has spread unnoticed to several pathogens
Aminoglycoside antibiotics are critically important for treating several types of infections with multi-resistant bacteria. A completely…
David Biello: A Journey Into Uncharted Territory
There’s so much we’ve yet to explore—from outer space to the deep ocean to our own…
Scientists identify microbe that could help degrade polyurethane-based plastics
One of the most widely used oil-based plastics, polyurethane, is particularly hard to recycle or destroy…
Plastic: How to predict threats to animals in oceans and rivers
Scientists find out more about the threats of plastic to thousands of fish, whales and other…
Climate change: 'Gob-smacking' vision for future UK transport
Public transport and active travel will be the “natural first choice”, the Transport Secretary says. …