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This Tiny Robot Dentist Fits Inside Your Mouth and Could One Day Prepare Teeth for Crowns
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (867+ words) This one-of-a-kind miniature robot follows a digital treatment plan and could eventually reduce the need for multiple crown appointments....
'Almost Alive': Scientists Built an Artificial Cell-Like Blob From Scratch. It Eats, Grows, and Divides
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (751+ words) Spud Cell blurs the line between chemistry and life, but it is not life yet. A tiny blob in a dish has pushed one of biology's oldest questions into new territory: When does inanimate chemistry become life? What these findings…...
Are frozen and canned vegetables as good as the fresh ones? Here's what you need to know
17+ hour, 51+ min ago (405+ words) You probably know fruit and vegetables are good for you, and most of us don't eat enough of them. But amid a cost-of-living crisis, buying more fresh food...
This Jellyfish Can Heal Wounds in Minutes Without Scars and Scientists Think They've Found Its Secret
19+ hour, 47+ min ago (852+ words) Transparent jellyfish show how cells crawl, pull and coordinate wound repair. A minor wound on a tiny jellyfish can close almost as you watch the cut happen. There's no bleeding or scab. So, it's no surprise there's no scar either....
Physicists Finally Figured Out How to Fit an Ultrafast Pulsing Laser onto a Microscopic Computer Chip
19+ hour, 55+ min ago (11+ words) An overlooked laser design could make ultrafast optics smaller and cheaper....
New Review Finds Creatine Shows Promise for Depression With Major Caveats
20+ hour, 46+ min ago (792+ words) The evidence is mixed, but brain-energy research has opened a serious question. Creatine is among the most studied supplements in sports, with evidence that it can boost strength, improve high-intensity performance, and help muscles recover. Now researchers are asking a…...
Is Water a Mix of Two Liquids? AI Finds Evidence in 74 Million Molecular Snapshots
21+ hour, 1+ min ago (1257+ words) Water may actually be a mixture of two constantly shape shifting forms. A glass of water may look perfectly uniform, but at the molecular level, it could be carrying two different forms that are constantly swapping places." Scientists have suspected…...
This Weird 20-Legged Robot Moves Like Nothing Else on Earth and It Could Change How We Build Machines
20+ hour, 28+ min ago (970+ words) Argus defies traditional robotics by being guided exclusively by mathematical symmetry rather than biological design. This weird robot has no face. In fact, there's no obvious front or back. It does not trot like a dog (technically, 4-legged robots like…...
The FDA Clears Wound Treatment Made of Live Hungry Maggots For Second Time
20+ hour, 54+ min ago (530+ words) Australian sheep blowfly larvae join a small but stubborn corner of wound care. The newest wound-care tool cleared by federal regulators is alive, hungry, and smaller than a grain of rice. The Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance to…...
Bizarre Ancient Crocodile Relative Walked on Two Legs like a Dinosaur and Had Tiny Arms
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (22+ words) A bizarre 212 million year old crocodile relative walked on two legs like a dinosaur, with a toothless beak and tiny arms....