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Combining the best features of a lobster and an African fish, University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have created an artificial eye that can see in the dark. And their fishy false eyes could help search-and-rescue robots or surgical scopes make dim surroundings seem bright as day. Their biologically inspired approach, published today in the Proceedings of

DEBATE about America’s energy supply is heating up: gas prices are rising, ethanol is under attack and nuclear power continues to struggle in the shadow of the Fukushima disaster in Japan. But an abundant, safe and clean energy source once thought to be the stuff of science fiction is closer than many realize: nuclear fusion.

A major challenge in current climate prediction models is how to accurately represent clouds and their atmospheric heating and moistening. This challenge is behind the wide spread in climate prediction. Yet accurate predictions of global warming in response to increased greenhouse gas concentrations are essential for policy-makers (e.g. the Paris climate agreement). In a paper recently published

One day in the fall of their sophomore year, Matthew Fernandez and Akash Krishnan were at Akash’s house in Portland, Ore., trying to come up with an idea for their school’s science fair. At Oregon Episcopal School, all students in 7th to 11th grade are required to enter a project in the Aardvark Science Expo

Scientists from Oregon State University have discovered that fish can produce their own sunscreen. They have copied the method used by fish for potential use in humans. In the study published in the journal eLife, scientists found that zebrafish are able to produce a chemical called gadusol that protects against UV radiation. They successfully reproduced

  In the future, it could also enable entirely new kinds of devices. MIT researchers produce complex electronic circuits from molybdenum disulfide, a material that could have many more applications. The discovery of graphene, a material just one atom thick and possessing exceptional strength and other novel properties, started an avalanche of research around its

PRODUCE AND DETECT GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS AT WILL USING MAGNETIC FIELDS, CONTROL THEM FOR STUDYING THEM, WORK WITH THEM TO PRODUCE NEW TECHNOLOGIES—IT SOUNDS DARING, BUT PROF. ANDRÉ FÜZFA OF NAMUR UNIVERSITY HAS PROPOSED JUST THAT IN AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE PRESTIGIOUS SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL PHYSICAL REVIEW D. IF FOLLOWED, THIS PROPOSAL COULD TRANSFORM PHYSICS AND

In the future farmers will be able to download their own sensors To help farmers irrigate their crops more efficiently and save water, Yoshihiro Kawahara, an Associate Professor in the department of Information and Communication Engineering at The University of Tokyo, developed paper-printable sensors that provide real-time measurements of soil moisture. Kawahara worked with researchers from Georgia Institute of

Research from the University of Pennsylvania shows that using minimally invasive electrical currents on the prefrontal cortex can reduce the desire to carry out physical and sexual assault and increase the perception that such violence is morally wrong Stimulating the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for controlling complex ideas and behaviors, can