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Powering an ‘Arm’ with Air Could Be Mighty Handy

Walking feeds pressure to pneumatic robots that could help those with disabilities

Reconstructing Ice Age Diets Reveals Unraveling Web of Life

Recreating 130,000 years of mammal food webs shows scope of biodiversity crisis

Technology Developed at UH Could Advance Treatment of Lymphoma

Discovery Saves Valuable Time, Determines Success of CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy

An ‘E-Tattoo’ Could Provide Continuous, Unobtrusive Blood Pressure Monitoring

Research from Texas A&M could untether patients from bulky cuffed devices by applying small strips of graphene to the skin to collect cardiovascular data.

Researchers Design New Inks For 3D-Printable Wearable Bioelectronics

A Texas A&M teamhas developed a new class of biomaterial inks that mimic native characteristics of highly conductive human tissue.

Politically Polarized Brains Share an Intolerance of Uncertainty

A new study on political polarization led by a Brown University team showed how an aversion to uncertainty is often associated with black-and-white political views.

Wave Created by Tonga Volcano Eruption Reached 90 Metres - Nine Times Taller Than 2011 Japan Tsunami

New research reveals more about the magnitude of January eruption, as researchers call for better preparedness

If Countries Implement Paris Pledges with Cuts to Aerosols, Millions of Lives can be Saved

A strategic approach to reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution can reap major health and temperature benefits, according to new UC San Diego research

Comet Impacts Formed Continents When Solar System Entered Galactic Arms

New Curtin research has found evidence that Earth’s early continents resulted from being hit by comets as our Solar System passed into and out of the spiral arms of the Milky Way Galaxy, turning traditional thinking about our planet’s formation on its head.

Gabon Provides Blueprint for Protecting Oceans

Gabon's network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) provides a blueprint that could be used in many other countries, experts say.

Diamonds and Rust at the Earth's Core-Mantle Boundary

Steel rusts by water and air on the Earth’s surface. But what about deep inside the Earth’s interior?

Scientists Call for Cap on Production to End Plastic Pollution

Capping production of new plastics will help cut their release to the environment — and brings other benefits, from boosting the value of plastics to helping tackle climate change.

Study of 300-Million-Year-Old Faeces Finds Meat on the Menu

Curtin researchers have analysed organic molecules preserved within 306-million-year-old fossilised animal faeces (coprolite) and unlocked a wealth of information about the diets of long-extinct animals and prehistoric ecosystems.

New Theory of Decision-Making Seeks to Explain Why Humans Don’t Make Optimal Choices

People often use relative thinking when they should use absolutes; vice-versa

Curtin Researchers Make Battery-Free Breakthrough

New Curtin University-led research has found a more effective way to improve the output of autonomous power sources, such as triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), commonly used to power vital mining equipment in remote or underground locations where power points and batteries are not practical.

Producers and Consumers Must Share Burden of Global Plastic Packaging Waste

Plastic packaging waste is everywhere. Our plastic bottles, food wrappings, and grocery bags litter the landscape and pollute the global environment.

Worldwide Flower Family Bloomed 50 Million Years Before the Dinosaurs

New Curtin-led research has discovered that a group of flowering plants with more than one thousand species worldwide is 150 million years older than botanists previously believed.

Interacting Brains Sync Without Physical Presence

Online gaming and other types of online social interaction have become increasingly popular during the pandemic, and increased remote working and investments in social technology will likely see this trend continue.

New Study Confirms ‘Rippled Sheet’ Protein Structure Predicted in 1953

UCSC scientists reported three crystal structures of periodic rippled beta sheets, a novel protein structure with potential applications in biomedicine and materials science