Aerogel insulation could provide habitable regions on Mars
New proposal is radically different to previous ideas to make the Red Planet habitable
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Solar panel generates fresh water and electricity
Waste heat is used to desalinate sea water
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Prosthetic hand controls finger motion with high accuracy and minimal training
An upper-arm amputee has successfully used a prototype 3D-printed myoelectric prosthetic hand to perform a series of intricate finger motions
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Immunotherapy plus radiotherapy benefits metastatic lung cancer patients
Two studies reveal the potential of combining ablative radiotherapy with immunotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
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Arrow of time points forward in quantum systems
Second law of thermodynamics holds at the microscopic scale
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When is Arctic ice like a magnet?
Ising model of ferromagnet phase transitions also works for melt pond patterns on sea-ice
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AI framework uses medical images to individualize radiotherapy dose
An image-based artificial intelligence framework predicts a personalized radiation dose that minimizes the risk of treatment failure
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Did post-Haiyan disaster relief boost fishing pressure?
Aid interventions after super typhoon increased number of small boats in Philippines
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Artificial muscles go with the twist
Three new fibre-based actuator designs have high energy densities, are lightweight and fast
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Ruptured oxygen-infused microbubbles combat tumour hypoxia
Ultrasound-induced rupture of injected oxygen-infused microbubbles can reduce hypoxia and enhance tumour response to radiation therapy
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