VIDEO: Swam of snail bots slither over each other to get around
Researchers from Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen have created collaborative robot snails to attach to each other and traverse obstacles through a dual-mode connection mechanism.
Citizen scientists help discover record-breaking exoplanet in binary star system
With an unusually long orbit, the new planet spotted by volunteer planet hunters and confirmed by Flatiron Institute scientists and their colleagues offers insights into how planets form and remain stable in multi-star star systems
Orangutan treats wound with pain-relieving plant
Researchers from Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior have observed a wild orangutan applying a plant with known medicinal properties to a wound, a first for a wild animal
Airbnb unveil ‘floating’ house from Disney’s Up in unique stays
Airbnb have built Carl Fredricksen’s balloon house from Disney’s Up film in Abiquiu, New Mexico, United States, and are making it available for unique stays.
Lake tsunamis pose significant threat under warming climate
Geologist Bretwood Higman of Ground Truth Alaska, based in the United States, explores the escalating risk of lake tsunamis in Alaska and British Columbia due to glacial melt.
Significant new discovery in teleportation research — Noise can improve the quality of quantum teleportation
Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland and the University of Science and Technology of China have developed a method to enhance quantum teleportation despite noise.
VIDEO: Underwater thrusters you wear round your waist
China-based ZTDive have launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the JETDIVE PRO Underwater Waist Scooter, comprising two propeller thrusters that can push you at 2.5 m/s while diving or swimming.
The big quantum chill: NIST scientists modify common lab refrigerator to cool faster with less energy
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA, have enhanced a refrigerator to drastically cut cooling times and energy use in quantum research.
Revealed: face of 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal from cave where species buried their dead
A University of Cambridge team has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal from remains found in Iraqi Kurdistan, with their work featuring in a new Netflix documentary.
Marriage of synthetic biology and 3D printing produces programmable living materials
Researchers at Nanjing Tech University, China, are developing bioengineered materials using genetically modified plant cells, targeting applications in biomanufacturing and sustainable construction.