Manta ray robot swims faster and operates up to 10 hours

Researchers have created MantaDroid, an aquatic robot that emulates the swimming locomotion of manta rays. The…

Liquid shock absorbers

Remarkable liquid materials called colloids stiffen under impact. Researchers have studied the effect of powerful impacts…

Great Barrier Reef protected zones help fish in even lightly exploited areas

Protected zones of the Great Barrier Reef benefit fish even at the relatively lightly-fished northern reefs,…

How human cognition can affect the spreading of diseases like Ebola

Psychologists have applied science to health communication and found that the way the message is conveyed…

Deep-sea fish reveals twilight trick

A new type of cell has been found in the eye of a deep-sea fish, and…

Flexible, stretchable photonic devices

Researchers have developed a way to make optically based microchips that can flex and bend like…

Nanoshells could deliver more chemo with fewer side effects

Researchers investigating ways to deliver high doses of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors have shown they can…

New care model closes significant gap in addiction treatment

A new program is showing that connecting patients to addiction treatment when they are hospitalized for…

First mathematical model that predicts immunotherapy success

Researchers have created the first mathematical model that can predict how a cancer patient will benefit…

Misregulated protein breakdown promotes leukemias and brain cancer

An enzyme that is responsible for the breakdown of specific amino acids in food plays a…