Scientists have developed rearrangeable robotic modules that can “bloom” like flowers to shade a sunlit room by sensing light levels and adapting collectively.
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"Different activities such as climbing, grasping or hammering place stress on different parts of our fingers. In response to repeated stress, our bones tend to thicken in those areas." @larsonchristina@AP https://t.co/oHBzBl3kpM
"Wildfire smoke seeps into homes. Global protection would cost billions.: People are often told to stay indoors when the air is thick with wildfire smoke, but pollutants get in." @RubyMellen@washingtonpost https://t.co/o72zsm3jGp
"Groups of large language model artificial intelligence agents can adopt social norms as humans do, report says" @raphael_boyd@guardian https://t.co/6TkdpBCY3N
"European and U.S. scientists reported that the green aurora in the dusty Martian sky was generated by a solar storm last year and had three days’ advance notice to set aside viewing time with the rover’s cameras." @AP https://t.co/dy9tK53CZR
"A recent study reveals that drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs), widely used in tuna fishing, have spread to more than a third of the world’s oceans." @KeithFabro@MongabayOrg https://t.co/ju4Q1bPId0
"Bizarre creatures like vampire squid and blobfish make their home in the dark, cold, depths of the deep sea, but most of this watery realm remains a complete mystery." @NPR https://t.co/xozKKe5Ohj
"Adding alkaline minerals to wastewater may boost its carbon dioxide uptake potential, but scalability remains an issue" @cenmag https://t.co/aT3HGIq3Bh
"Since the 1980s, summer heatwaves and droughts have frequently occurred on the Eurasian continent, and their intensity has also significantly increased." @ChosunBiz https://t.co/9WFdaC1Zly
"Researchers from the Republic of Korea have identified genes that make herding dogs sensitive, smart and focused." @CosmosMagazine https://t.co/A3kIwOlwOC
"An engineered viral protein enhanced the anticancer function of T cells in mice, suggesting a new strategy to improve immunotherapy." @sneha_khedkar@TheScientistLLC https://t.co/Cpnmf3n4o7
"Disruption of our circadian rhythms through shift work, for example, has been shown to have a negative impact on our ability to fight infections." @ConversationUS https://t.co/kFPzvsHjTf
"Learn how some species of bacteria interact with their neighbors when they’re starving, spearing them with needles that spill their absorbable nutrients." @DiscoverMag https://t.co/4OUIrbkpx9
"Soaring Temperatures Threaten Crops, So Scientists Are Looking to Alter the Plants: Genetically altering crops may be key to helping them adapt to extreme temperatures. But shrinking funds and social acceptance stand in the way." @bdzombak@nytclimate https://t.co/AdwoZKn5H9
"Shining a Light on the World of Tiny Proteins: From viruses to humans, life makes microproteins that have evaded discovery until now." @carlzimmer@nytimes https://t.co/d5g3lgG67j
"Artificial organ transplants have been held back by the difficulty of making networks of blood vessels - a problem scientists are now taking steps to overcome" @CarissaCWWong@newscientist https://t.co/lxGRUzrhe0
"In their study, the researchers examined neutrophils found in blood samples from 39 participants hospitalized in the Johns Hopkins Health System in 2020 for acute COVID-19..." @LindaFStewart@AMIposts https://t.co/bm8eZT63vT
"For a long time, doctors have been able to remove the spleen without major issues, giving it a reputation as something non-essential. That view is now shifting..." @EarthDotCom https://t.co/TTuWic7mDN