They are a farmer’s worst nightmare but locusts’ ability to avoid crashing into things makes them the stuff of dreams for an interdisciplinary group of robot designers
Read article: Why locusts don’t need airbags
A theorized "perfect" microscope could have a dramatic impact on nanotechnology and the biosciences
Read article: Building the perfect lens with metamaterials
Microbes multiply by pushing neighbours away, say physicists
Read article: Pushy bacteria could shed light on tumour growth
Ray Jayawardhana explores the possibility of life on other worlds
Read article: Is life on Earth unique?
Novel biosensor can measure weak magnetic fields
Read article: Detecting blood-iron levels with tiny diamonds
Alga exoskeleton used as a diffraction grating
Read article: Diatoms bring the quantum effect to life
Hydrogen-bonding sites, pinpointed by neutron crystallography, could improve antiretrovirals
Read article: Neutron study aims to improve HIV drugs
Bruce Tromberg describes the techniques for seeing beneath skin
Read article: How do we see beneath the surface of tissue with light?
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