WEIRD SCIENCE
The spider-inspired WORMS-1 robot – other possible WORMS robots were inspired by animals such elephants, oxen and goats. George Lordos, et al; edited by MIT News – By Ben Coxworth 2023 Mar 15 – No single robot can perform all tasks, yet bringing a …
The JCR Board is presently on Indiegogo. JCR Board View gallery – 3 images – By Ben Coxworth 2023 Mar 14 – While there are now a ton of electric skateboards on the market, almost all of them are controlled by a handheld remote. …
Scientists have identified a peptide that could potentially have helped kickstart life on Earth. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Mar 14 – One of the most profound mysteries facing science is how exactly life arose from non-living matter. Now, scientists have pinpointed a …
Years of research pays off for PhD student Ashleigh Kropp (left) and Rhys Grinter. Jordan Robson/Monash University – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Mar 09 – While most of us will never bear witness to them, many of the world’s smallest organisms have some incredible …
Daylight saving time is back again – amid some controversy. billhagolan/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Beth Ann Malow, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Published: 2023 Mar 06 – As people in the U.S. prepare to set their clocks ahead …
A new advanced membrane can filter sewage or seawater into drinking water – and generate electricity in the process. KIST View gallery – 3 images – By Loz Blain 2023 Mar 07 – In a highly unexpected approach to renewable energy, researchers in Korea …
Visible from space, an explosion of harmful seaweed now stretches like a sea monster across the ocean. Could robots save us from it – and store carbon in the process? A sargassum ‘landing event’ on a beach in the Gulf of México. The …
UK researchers have investigated the origins of coulrophobia, or fear of clowns, with some surprising results Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Mar 06 – Pennywise, Twisty, Wrinkles, Bozo, Krusty and Ronald McDonald. What do these names have in common? They’re all clowns, and, …
A new material has exhibited colossal magnetoresistance, switching its electrical conductivity by a billion percent in response to a magnetic field. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Feb 26 – Scientists at Georgia Tech have discovered a new quantum state in a quirky material. …
Tesla’s Optimus robot is now walking and using its humanoid hands for basic tasks. Tesla View gallery – 5 images – By Loz Blain 2023 Mar 02 – As part of its 2023 Investor Day, Tesla has given the world a glimpse of where …
