Stretchable, self-healing and semiconducting polymer films for electronic skin (e-skin)

Next-generation polymers developed in the lab must become stretchable and self-healing to form novel skin-like sensory…

Leaf blowers fatal to declining insects, Germans warned

The government says leaf blowers are “fatal to insects”, which are in dramatic decline in Germany. …

Tons of acorns? It must be a mast year

If you have oak trees in your neighborhood, perhaps you’ve noticed that some years the ground…

Direct-to-patient telemedicine cardiology follow-ups may safely save families time, cost

Health provider follow-ups delivered via computer or smartphone is a feasible alternative to in-person patient follow-ups…

Evidence found of magnetic reconnection generating spicules on the sun

An international team of researchers has found evidence that magnetic reconnection is the source of spicule…

Scientists discover how the molecule-sorting station in our cells is formed and maintained

Body cells are workshops that continuously operate to produce and process substances to maintain metabolism. When…

Secret lives of rats: Studying the ecology of urban ship rats

“Rats are a particularly damaging invasive species in New Zealand,” Henry says. “Understanding them better, including…

Image: Copernicus Sentinel-2 captures eutrophic Lake Tai, China

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Lake Tai, the third largest freshwater lake in…

LHCb looks to the future with SciFi detector

For the LHCb detector at the Large Hadron Collider, the ongoing second long shutdown (LS2) of…

Real-time 3-D reconstruction of complex scenes from long distances are shaping our present and future

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Toulouse, France, have proposed…