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By Ellen Welti, Postdoctoral Researcher of Biology, University of Oklahoma – Grasshoppers, like many insects around the world, are declining. Dave Rintoul, CC BY-ND. – The big idea – Grasshopper populations, like those of many other insects, are declining. My colleagues and I …
By David Szondy – A CT scan of the skull of Oculudentavis, which means eye-tooth-bird, so named for its distinctive features. Lars Schmitz. – A tiny, 99-million-year-old skull found in a piece of Burmese amber in Myanmar may not only be the smallest known …
By Paul Ridden – The Microlino 2.0 (left) will begin production in 2021, while the Microletta is still a concept for now. Micro Mobility System AG. – Switzerland’s Micro Mobility Systems AG has revealed a completely redesigned production version of the Microlino bubble city …
By Nick Lavars – A new technology developed at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology could enable for implanted medical devices to be powered wirelessly with ultrasound. KAUST. – Implantable medical devices such as hearing aids or pacemakers are of huge value, but …
By Ben Coxworth – Light Blade being tested near the Gaza border. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. – In the past couple of years, both bomb-carrying balloons and brush fire-causing flaming kites have been launched from Gaza into neighboring Israel. A new system uses …
By David Szondy – Sandia National Laboratories researchers leading the MARCUS project are working to develop a system that addresses current and future national security threats posed by small unmanned aircraft systems. Randy Montoya. – Robotics engineers from SNL (Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM) …
By Rich Haridy – This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 colored yellow, emerging from the surface of cells (colored pink). NIAID-RML. – A new study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is affirming early estimates suggesting 5.1 days is the average …
By Katherine Ripley – Updated October 24, 2019 – If you’re a woman, especially in a male-dominated field, you probably know what it feels like to be overshadowed by male colleagues, even when you’re doing better work than them. All of the women …
By Rich Haridy – “Horse Motion.” A horse breeder plays a horse in one of the stables of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Abbas Alkhamis, Saudi Arabia, Winner, National Awards, 2020 Sony World Photography Awards. – One of the largest and most prestigious …
By Michael Irving – The new bendable concrete is put to the test. Swinburne University. – Concrete is the world’s most widely-used building material thanks to its incredible strength – but it doesn’t stand up well against bending. Now, researchers at Swinburne University …