Here's how origami could be used to shape the future of engineering
Folding a paper crane is a slow, methodical process. So is unfolding an array of solar panels in space.
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Cuban crickets, not weapon, heard by ill US diplomats: study
A noise heard by US diplomats in Cuba who suffered mysterious brain injuries came not from technological weapons but local crickets, a new study suggests.
Who's tougher? Baby sharks or daddy sharks?
It's not just their teeth and jaws that people find intriguing. It's also their funky shapes and unique skeletal makeup that capture attention. Unlike humans and most land animals, sharks have mineralized cartilage skeletons ...
Chemical catalyst turns 'trash' into 'treasure,' making inert C-H bonds reactive
For decades, chemists have aspired to do carefully controlled chemistry on carbon-hydrogen bonds. The challenge is staggering. It requires the power of a miniature wrecking ball to break these extremely strong bonds, combined ...
Study suggests shamans acted as the first professional class in human society
The names may vary—medicine man, witch doctor, holy man, prophet—but the notion of the shaman, someone who uses trance to commune with the supernatural and effect real-world change, is one that crosses virtually all cultural ...
Ocean fertilization by unusual microbes extends to frigid waters of Arctic Ocean
Microbes that provide natural fertilizer to the oceans by "fixing" nitrogen from the atmosphere into a form useable by other organisms were once thought to be limited to warm tropical and subtropical waters. Now, however, ...
A molecular look at nascent HDL formation
Oil and water don't mix. But our aqueous blood is full of different types of hydrophobic lipids—including cholesterol. In order to travel via the bloodstream, those lipids need to hitch a ride on an amphipathic carrier. ...
Insight into swimming fish could lead to robotics advances
The constant movement of fish that seems random is actually precisely deployed to provide them at any moment with the best sensory feedback they need to navigate the world, Johns Hopkins University researchers found.
Five nanosecond decision-making: New chip design to make speedy calculations for researchers
Computer scientists develop algorithms that control everything from unmanned aerial vehicles to desktop computers to the cellphones in our pockets. But it can be complicated to match the code they develop to hardware systems ...
Black students who have one black teacher are more likely to go to college
The influence of having a black teacher can make a monumental difference in a black student's life, and the effect begins early in an education.
