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Robotics

Soft robot detects damage and heals itself

December 13, 2022
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Researchers combined optical sensors with a composites material to create a soft robot that can detect when and where it was damaged – and then heal itself on the spot.

Medical Science

Pathogenic bacteria co-opt genetics to trigger Crohn’s

December 13, 2022
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Changes in a single gene open the door for harmful gut bacteria to set off the inflammation that drives Crohn’s disease, according to a new study.

Astronomy

New device delivers data from ‘Hell Planet,’ leads astronomers to its orbit

December 13, 2022
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The instrument has given astronomers a better idea of how 55 Cnc e — also known as the “hell planet” — got where it is today.

Astrophysics

Surprise kilonova upends established understanding of long gamma-ray bursts

December 13, 2022
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Long gamma-ray bursts can be generated by neutron star mergers, study finds

Biology

Aging is driven by unbalanced genes

December 13, 2022
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Newly uncovered mechanism holds true across a variety of animals, including humans.

Behavioural Science

Argentine ants will do anything for sugar, but they won’t do this

December 13, 2022
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In a twist that surprised researchers, starving ants were more cautious, not less, in their search for food.

Medical Science

New blood test can detect ‘toxic’ protein years before Alzheimer’s symptoms emerge

December 13, 2022
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Researchers have developed a laboratory test that can measure levels of amyloid beta oligomers in blood samples.

Medical Science

Staph infection-induced kidney disease may be linked to bacterial gene mutation

December 13, 2022
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Researchers have found that a higher frequency of mutations affecting a group of Staphylococcus aureus genes in blood culture isolates from patients with staph-associated nephritis.

Robotics

Hummingbird flight could provide insights for biomimicry in aerial vehicles

December 13, 2022
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The small bird’s mechanics revealed through a novel modelling method

Environmental Science

Harvesting light to grow food and clean energy together

December 13, 2022
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Scientists are investigating how to better harvest the sun — and its optimal light spectrum — to make agrivoltaic systems more efficient in arid agricultural regions like California. 

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