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Deformable pump gives soft robots a heart
Researchers have leveraged hydrodynamic and magnetic forces to drive a rubbery, deformable pump that can provide…
Study reveals new mode of triggering immune responses
Small proteins, called chemokines, that direct immune cells toward sites of infection can also form DNA-bound…
Urban agriculture can promote bee communities in tropical megacities
Urbanization is a primary threat to biodiversity. However, scientists know little about how urbanization affects biodiversity…
Complex motions for simple actuators
Researchers have taken inspiration from origami to create inflatable structures that can bend, twist and move…
Bacteria-based biohybrid microrobots on a mission to one day battle cancer
Scientists add artificial components to bacteria for better control and an extra therapeutic effect in seeking…
Zombie fly fungus lures healthy male flies to mate with female corpses
A unique fungus survives by ‘bewitching’ male flies into mating with dead female flies. The longer…
Rocking shadows in protoplanetary discs
Astronomers reveal a new phenomenon dubbed the ‘rocking shadow’ effect that describes how discs in forming…
Deep dive into the dusty Milky Way
An animated dive into the dusty Milky Way reveals the outlines of our galaxy taking shape…
Predicting equatorial plasma bubbles with SWARM
Changes in atmospheric density after sunset can cause hot pockets of gas called ‘plasma bubbles’ to…