Credit: Chris Laliwala As demand for rare earth elements increases, the United States is strengthening its domestic supply chain. Ana Inés Torres is working to identify economical processes that will…
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Bollock shaped dagger among new discoveries at Gullberg fortress
A report on the recent excavations at Gullberg fortress is providing new insights into the history of one of Sweden’s most strategically important castles. Gullberg fortress was constructed by King…
S.Africa’s vast radio telescope draws new generation to the cosmos
The MeerKAT radio telescope is made up of 64 giant white dishes that stand in a semi-desert region in South Africa. When Lungelo Zondi first learned about stars and galaxies…
Alternative approach offers low-cost, energy-efficient way to study light-matter interactions
Gaining insights into polariton dynamics. This image captures a laser beam interacting with polariton microcavities, revealing how polaritons help protect emitting materials from brightness loss. Credit: Mikael Nyberg Researchers at…
A leaf’s geometry determines whether it falls far from its tree
An apple may not fall far from the tree, but for a leaf, it depends on its shape. Elm or apple leaves — oval and symmetrical, with few protruding lobes…
What you need to know about the animal sedative turning up in opioid deaths
Naloxone (Narcan) won’t reverse the effects of animal tranquillizers. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The opioid crisis, increasingly driven by synthetic opioids, continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually…
Robotic hand uses compliant materials to grasp objects with human-like dexterity
ADAPT robotic hand (Adaptive Dexterous Anthropomorphic Programmable sTiffness). Credit: CREATE Lab EPFL A robotic hand developed at EPFL can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously,…
Trump shifts US foreign energy funding to fossil fuel expansion
From Africa to Southeast Asia, the Trump administration is cancelling US support for projects designed to replace coal, oil and gas with clean energy, pushing instead for the use of…
Why do cuts to Medicaid matter for Americans over 65? 2 experts on aging explain why lives are at stake
Republicans in Congress intend to cut about US$880 billion in federal health care spending. One of their primary targets is Medicaid. That government program covers 82 million Americans with health…
