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Q&A: How worried should we be about the impact of plastic on our health?
Recent studies have found evidence of microplastics in the human body, including the bloodstream and lungs. But that’s not the only way plastic can affect human health.
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新兴技术
Get a grip: How geckos are inspiring robotics
Aiming to create a robotic gripper that can grasp with delicate strength, researchers have combined adhesives based on gecko toes with a customized robotic hand.
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This mini-CRISPR is like a tiny Swiss Army knife
Bioengineers have repurposed a “non-working” CRISPR system to make a smaller version of the genome engineering tool.
新兴技术
This new calorie-burning tracker takes information from leg movements
A system made with two inexpensive sensors is more accurate than smartwatches for tracking calories burned during activity, researchers report.
新兴技术
‘Wizard of Oz’ experiment shows promise for smart sinks
Barely hidden from his study participants, William Jou, a former graduate student in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, pulled off a ruse straight out of The Wizard of Oz.
自然与生物多样性
Scientists are tracking where sharks, tuna and ships overlap. This is why
Researchers have combined maps of marine predator habitats with satellite tracks of fishing fleets to identify regions where they overlap—a step toward more effective wildlife management ...
新兴技术
These insect-inspired robots can lift 40 times their weight
A closed door is just one of many obstacles that poses no barrier to a new type of flying, micro, tugging robot called a FlyCroTug. Outfitted with advanced gripping technologies and the a...
新兴技术
Watch this incredible new soft robot grow and twist like a vine
Inspired by natural organisms—such as vines, fungi, and nerve cells—that cover distance by growing, mechanical engineers have created a new type of soft robot that can extend itself like ...
第四次工业革命
Cleaning up space rubbish means thinking like a gecko. Here's why
Right now, about 500,000 pieces of human-made debris are whizzing around space, orbiting our planet at speeds up to 17,500 miles per hour. The debris poses a threat to satellites, space v...
新兴技术
This technology could make computers even more like human brains
Scientists have created an artificial synapse, the space over which neurons communicate. It could help computers better recreate the way the human brain processes information and lead to ...