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Need Strong Polymers? Use Weaker Bonds
MIT and Duke University chemists discovered a novel way to strengthen polymers—throw a few weaker bonds into the…
Salty Diaper Gel Can Harvest Water in the Desert
Regardless of your feelings about disposable diapers, whether they're a curse or a blessing or both, I think we can…
Entrepreneur? You Likely Have Increased Cognitive Flexibility
A pioneering study involving entrepreneurs and managers found increased neuronal connectivity in the brains of…
Why do Women Quit STEM Jobs?
Okay, not all women quit STEM jobs. However, a new study finds that the percentage of women in federal STEM jobs…
James Webb Space Telescope to Observe Alien Geyser Again
Saturn has more moons than any other planet in our solar system. With the recent discovery of 62 new spatial bodies…
Stem Cell Meat—Would You Eat It?
More than 8 billion people are alive on Earth today. The more our population increases, the more strain we put on…
NYC Media Lab and Verizon to Offer Free Immersive Educational Content to US-based…
The NYC Media Lab announced new immersive educational content for all US-based educators. Developed in partnership…
MIT, Arcadia Support Open Access to Knowledge
Arcadia, a UK charitable foundation that works to preserve nature and cultural heritage and promotes open access to…
Bacteria Brews Better Biochemicals
A research team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley has engineered bacteria…
Oh no! AI Now Reads Minds
Now, an AI-based semantic decoder can translate a person's brain activity while listening to a story, or silently…