While conventional robotic legs are driven by an electromagnetic rotary motor (left), for their musculoskeletal system the researchers use electrohydraulic actuators – i.e. artificial muscles (right). Credit: Thomas Buchner / ETH Zurich and Toshihiko Fukushima / MPI-IS Researchers said on Monday they had designed the first robotic leg with “artificial muscles”—oil-filled bags allowing machines to … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Recent research by Andrew Nalani, a faculty member at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, examines the viewpoints of youth care workers in juvenile residential facilities and their desires for fostering more just and equitable systems through youth-adult partnerships. Youth-adult partnerships (Y-APs) are a model for promoting social justice … Read more
Credit: Acta Materialia (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120314 During eutectic solidification, a mixture of two or more solids self-assemble, forming composite microstructures ranging from ordered layers to intricate maze-like patterns that underlie properties like tensile strength or ductility. Up to this point, researchers have not understood what conditions drive eutectics to form certain patterns, which is critical … Read more
NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is seen orbiting Earth in this 13-second exposure photograph, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, from Arlington, Virginia. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Now that its reflective sail has deployed fully open in orbit, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System can be seen in the night sky from many locations across the world! … Read more
Equipment used in the Zel’dovich experiment. Credit: University of Southampton Physicists at the University of Southampton have tested and proven a 50-year-old theory for the first time using electro-magnetic waves. They have shown that the energy of waves can be increased by bouncing “twisted waves”—those with angular momentum—off of an object which is rotating in … Read more
This aerial photograph taken on September 6, 2024 shows a view of the drought-affected Vistula River in Warsaw. Poland’s longest river, the Vistula, on Sunday hit a record-low water level in the capital because of drought, the national weather agency said. Its level at one Warsaw measuring station fell to 25 centimeters (10 inches), beating … Read more
Abstract image. Credit: DICP Molybdenum (Mo) carbides, known for their unique electronic and structural properties, are considered promising alternatives to noble metal catalysts in heterogeneous catalysis. However, traditional methods for preparing Mo carbides suffer from complex processes, stringent synthesis conditions, challenging crystal regulation, and high energy consumption. Additionally, Mo carbides are susceptible to oxidation and … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Every cell in our body contains the same DNA, yet liver cells are different from brain cells, and skin cells differ from muscle cells. What determines these differences? It all comes down to gene regulation; essentially how and when genes are turned on and off to meet the cell’s demands. But … Read more
A two-toned lobster is seen in a marine sciences lab at the University of New England, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Biddeford, Maine. The rare color scheme is the result of two eggs fusing together to create a one-in-50 million lobster.Credit: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty Orange, blue, calico, two-toned and … cotton-candy colored? Those are … Read more
A metal mosaic mural created in 1960 by Greek-born artist Nikos Bel-Jon and titled “Medical Research Through the Ages” is in the lobby of the old Pfizer headquarters in New York on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey A mural honoring ancient and modern figures in medicine that has hung in the lobby … Read more
