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New research shows an insect’s ability to find food and a mate is reduced when their antennae are contaminated by particulate matter.
The impact of air pollution on insect health and reproduction is greater than previously understood
Augmented reality can be overlayed on a motor cyclist’s helmet visor to enhance the rider’s real-time perception and interaction with their environment (concept photo: KDH Design).
Seeing digital content in real-time with a new transparent augmented reality display
The new inks use nanotechnology to control temperature in everyday environments. CREDIT: Dr Mohammad Taha, University of Melbourne
World-first ‘phase change inks’ could transform how we heat and cool buildings, homes and cars
Mouse brain tissue 28 days after injection of hydrogel with myoglobin shows a higher volume of healthy grafted brain tissue, compared to injections of the hydrogel without myoglobin.
Repairing injured brain tissue in mice with a new hydrogel stem cell treatment
Where the square piece of glass sits lower than the orange liquid, this is the Moses’ ‘parting of the waters’ effect. Caused by the surface energy/shield effect of the spray. Image: Cesar Nicolas
A first-of-its-kind sprayable coating that can prevent the surface spread of infection from bacteria and viruses – including COVID-19 over a sustained period
Diagrammatic representation of the target of the antimalarial compound ML901 (coloured structure), showing highly specific and potent inhibition of the malaria parasite. ML901 finds a particular chink in an enzyme called tyrosine tRNA synthetase (depicted in pink), part of the machinery that the malaria parasite uses to generate the proteins needed to reproduce itself. The parasite rapidly grinds to a halt and can’t cause disease or be transmitted to other people via mosquitoes (purple). Image: Leann Tilley and Riley Metcalfe
A new weapon against drug-resistant malaria: This parasite will self-destruct
Smartphone disease diagnosis moves closer with a new nanotech imaging tool
Near error-free quantum computing is possible
A big deal: Constructing a cheap quantum computer atom by atom on silicon
Large-scale aerial scanning can spot devastating diseases to help protect food crops
A cheap new way to capture and convert CO2 greenhouse emissions using liquid metal
New LEDs are ‘tuneable’ to different wavelengths of light and can detect off food and lethal gases
Could a revolutionary “smart” insulin therapy be closer than we think?
Next-generation transparent electronics