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Improving the luck of the horseshoe crab

September 21, 2020
Following some recent media controversy, Allen Burgenson, and Glenn Gauvry update our original July 2015 coverage and give us the real story behind the acceptance by the major Pharmacopeia of...

Single-step 3D printing multimaterial microstructures

September 17, 2020
Researchers have developed an automated 3D printing method that can produce multicolour 3D microstructures using different materials. The new method could be used to make a variety of optical components...

Unravelling what makes memories so detailed and enduring

September 14, 2020
In years to come, our personal memories of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be etched in our minds with precision and clarity, distinct from other memories of 2020. The...

New fossil ape discovered in India

September 9, 2020
A 13-million-year-old fossil unearthed in northern India comes from a newly discovered ape, the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon. The discovery by Christopher C. Gilbert, Hunter College, fills...

Fungus leather: new front-runner for sustainable clothing material

September 9, 2020
In a new review paper by the University of Vienna, Imperial College London, and RMIT University in Australia, researchers argue that leather made from fungi has "considerable potential" to be...

Laboratory News Podcast – Rhythmical rats and scientific gin

September 7, 2020
Its only a bloomin' party episode! And what makes a party really tick? Why music and alcohol of course...

Biomimicry informs better sensors: just add noise

September 4, 2020
Adding noise to enhance a weak signal is a sensing phenomenon common in the animal world but unusual in manmade sensors. Now Penn State researchers have added a small amount...

Reimagining the face mask: a design upgrade

September 4, 2020
Imagine a reusable face mask that protects wearers and those around them from SARS-CoV-2, is comfortable enough to wear all day, and stays in place without frequent adjustment. Based on...

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