22 Sep 2025
Optical metamaterials offer route to “smallest on-chip motors in history.”
Small-scale geared mechanisms driven by the action of incident light could have a significant impact in multiple fields, including the design of…
Space….
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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Space-Based Nuclear Detection Mission Endures
Roughly 12,550 miles above Earth, a constellation of U.S. global positioning satellites orbits the planet. GPS satellites also carry a sophisticated system designed to detect above ground nuclear detonations anytime, anywhere.
The Global…
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Lab-grown kidneys show real function in new stem cell study
USC Stem Cell scientists have created the most advanced lab-grown kidney structures to date, combining key components into ‘assembloids’ that mature and function like real kidneys. A breakthrough opens new possibilities for modelling…
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Scientists Unravel the Atomic Secrets of Alpha Plutonium
Newswise — UPTON, N.Y. — Plutonium has captured the attention of scientists since its discovery in the early 1940s. This enigmatic element has an important role to play in emerging energy technologies like nuclear…
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New Study Shatters Long-Standing Myths About Primate Origins
The first primates were about the size of a mouse lemur: tiny. Credit: Jason Gilchrist Primates originated in cold environments, not the tropics. Their past adaptations reveal insights for conservation today.
Many people picture our…
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What exactly is the UV Index? A dermatologist explains.
As of 2:19 p.m. EST today, it is officially autumn in the Northern Hemisphere….
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Scientists finally capture water’s hidden state that’s both solid and liquid
Despite being one of the most familiar substances on Earth, water holds many secrets that scientists are still working to understand. When confined to extremely small spaces — such as within certain proteins, minerals, or artificial…
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