Artificial neural network created from DNA
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers have made an artificial neural network out of DNA, creating a circuit of interacting…
“Artificial leaf” generates electricity
Solar cells that mimic nature have been created at North Carolina State University where water-gel-based artificial leaves containing chlorophyll produce…
Groundwater depletion accelerating worldwide
A new assessment of the planet’s subterranean reservoirs shows the highest rates of depletion in the world’s major agricultural centers,…
Artificial ovary nurtures human eggs to maturity
Researchers at Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital have created the first artificial human ovary and used the lab-grown…
Pressure-sensitive crystalline semiconductor used to create artificial skin
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a pressure-sensitive electronic material from semiconductor nanowires that will help overcome…
Modified virus splits water
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have found a novel way to mimic the process by which plants use sunlight…
False memories implanted into flies
Scientists have directly manipulated the activity of individual neurons to give flies memories of a bad experience they never really…
Quantum Shenanigans Of Photosynthesis Mapped
Photosynthesis’ amazingly efficient conversion of solar energy into chemical energy relies on sunlight being converted almost instantaneously, but how this…
Chemists Take Step Toward Artificial Photosynthesis
Plants are extremely efficient at taking carbon dioxide from the air and converting it into biomass using light as an…
Super Strong Artificial Muscles Could Power Next Generation Of Robots
Nanotechnology researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) have made chemically powered artificial muscles that are up to…
Proteins Reverse Engineered
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center pharmacologists studying protein evolution believe they have unlocked the secrets that nature uses to…