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Planetary Sciences Jun 4, 2025

NASA Kennedy digs latest robot test

NASA's RASSOR (Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot) undergoes testing to extract simulated regolith, or the loose, fragmental material on the moon's surface, inside of the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 3, 2025

Light-guided 'bacterial robot' system tackles antibiotic resistance

A technique developed by Politecnico di Milano researchers is enabling scientists to control specific bacterial functions using light-sensitive materials. The Engineering of Bacteria to See Light (EOS) project has pioneered ...

Ecology Jun 2, 2025

How seaweed is a powerful, yet surprising, climate solution

Picture a place at the center of a global seaweed revolution. I'll bet the small English seaside town of Paignton in south Devon is not what comes to mind. A decade ago, I moved from the edge of Dartmoor to the coast. It ...

Materials Science Jun 2, 2025

PFAS could be replaced with safe graphene oxide solution

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new water- and oil-resistant material that could become a safe, viable replacement for harmful plastics and toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging.

Space Exploration Jun 2, 2025

Shelved Europa Lander mission concept could be used to explore Enceladus instead

A team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has outlined the decade-long development and testing of what was originally known as the Europa Lander prototype—a partially autonomous robot designed to find out ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics May 30, 2025

Origami structures unfold into seamless surfaces for deployable applications

A study published in Nature Communications presents a way to create deployable structures that transform from compact folded states into expansive configurations with perfectly smooth surfaces.

Space Exploration May 29, 2025

Space power satellites at the moon could keep a lunar base warm

Lunar exploration is entering a new era. Long after the Apollo missions, a renewed international interest comes with ambitious plans for a long-term presence on the moon. NASA's Artemis program is leading efforts to return ...

Political science May 29, 2025

Knife crime is common but difficult to investigate—robots can help

Around the world, knives are a popular weapon of choice among criminals. In Australia, for example, they are the most common weapon used in homicides. And in countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada, knife crime has ...

Space Exploration May 28, 2025

China launches space probe seeking asteroid samples

China on Thursday launched a space probe on the country's first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid and bring them home for research, the Xinhua state news agency reported.

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics May 25, 2025

Intuitive geometric method simplifies inverse design of kirigami

Kirigami is a traditional Japanese art form that entails cutting and folding paper to produce complex three-dimensional (3D) structures or objects. Over the past decades, this creative practice has also been applied in the ...

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