The sonar system of bats exploits spatial information in a way similar to our sense of…
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Imaging system helps surgeons remove tiny ovarian tumors
Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after it has reached an advanced stage, with many tumors…
Water Innovation Prize goes to startups targeting methane and wastewater
A startup with a cheap technology for purifying textile wastewater and another with a system to…
‘Nanofiber yarn’ makes for stretchy, protective artificial tissue
The human body is held together by an intricate cable system of tendons and muscles, engineered…
Image: New comet viewer
From a distance of five million kilometres to within 20 metres, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft captured images…
DNA gives insight into prehistoric bonds between dogs and humans
Domestic dogs come in all shapes and sizes, but the animals we now regard as man's…
Machine teaching: How people’s expertise makes AI even more powerful
Most people wouldn't think to teach five-year-olds how to hit a baseball by handing them a…
New nanomedicine slips through the cracks
In a recent study in mice, researchers found a way to deliver specific drugs to parts…
Netflix spared as Academy keeps Oscars rule unchanged
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday voted to not change its rule…
China to build moon station in ‘about 10 years’
Beijing plans to send a manned mission to the moon and to build a research station…