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Ultra-thin diamond wafers for electronics made using sticky tape
This thin wafer of diamond is also very flexible Nature, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08218-x A new way to make ultra-thin diamond wafers…
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Microrobot swarms mimic ant-like feats of strength
The sand-grain-sized robots work cooperatively, similar to ants Jeong Jae Wie et al. Swarms of tiny robots guided by magnetic…
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2024 saw the first living people to receive pig kidney transplants
Robert Montgomery with a gene-edited pig kidney in the operating room during a xenotransplantation Joe Carrotta/NYU Langone Health On 16…
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Is this the world’s toughest word search? We dare you to try it
We challenge you to find the scientific terms in this monster of a puzzle – and we’re not even telling…
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The most encouraging climate solutions and green technologies of 2024
The cargo sailing ship Anemos made its first transatlantic voyage in 2024 Ronan Gladu/TOWT By any measure, the world isn’t…
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Earth had a temporary mini-moon that was a chunk of the real moon
There may be more moon-born asteroids near Earth than we thought ESA/P.Carril A huge rock orbiting near Earth appears to…
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Unified approach could improve nature, climate and health all at once
Tree planting projects help tackle the climate crisis, but they can also impact water supplies Costfoto/NurPhoto The major environmental, social…
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‘Artificial tongue’ can detect chemical makeup of alcoholic drinks
Molecular testing can be used to assess drink quality Evgenii Parilov/Alamy Drinks manufacturers and consumers may soon have a small,…
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The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity
In June 1972, the Royal Society of Medicine in London hosted a symposium called “Man in His Place”. It featured…
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Earliest known sabre-toothed predator hunted 270 million years ago
A reconstruction of the oldest known gorgonopsian Henry Sutherland Sharpe The oldest known sabre-toothed animal hunted large prey 270 million…
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