Ever thought about how to control and release scents at exactly the right moment? Scientists have been exploring ways to manage fragrances, especially in fields like psychology and entertainment. They've made an exciting discovery using a material called bulk poly(dimethylsiloxane), or PDMS, to stor
Imagine you're a grass trying to survive in harsh conditions. You might think that learning to handle drought would also help you deal with cold winters. Scientists are exploring if this is true or not. They studied different types of grasses and how they adapt to different climates. Some grasses th
Did you know that the stiffness of the environment where cells live can change how they age and what they release? This is like how a rubber band feels different on a soft pillow compared to a hard surface. In a condition like pulmonary fibrosis, the tissue gets stiffer and more senescent cells appe
Milk from mammals isn't just food; it's a complex ecosystem filled with microorganisms that play vital roles in health and disease. One major concern is mastitis, an infection that affects mammary glands. Scientists have started using powerful tools like metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metaproteo
As we get older, our brains shrink, and our thinking skills deteriorate. Scientists have found a new way to study this process using brain age prediction. This study introduces a special deep learning model that can guess someone's age from brain scans. Researchers used data from almost 17, 000 heal
Fire raged through Los Angeles County in January, with an airborne imaging spectrometer from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) documenting the damage. The device captured images of charred hillsides and destroyed neighborhoods, including the 170-acre JPL campus, which amazingly remained unharme
Scientists found out that TCDD, a harmful chemical, can mess up the skull development of baby mice if their mothers are exposed to it early in pregnancy. They did scans and saw that bones were not forming properly. Some sutures, which are the places where bones meet, were fused too early. Also, part
Nitrogen dioxide, or NO2, is a big player in the atmosphere's chemical game. It's a primary pollutant that sets off chain reactions leading to smog, acid rain, and tiny particles floating in the air. Scientists have been studying how NO2 behaves when it touches different surfaces, like dust, water d
Imagine you're walking or climbing stairs while wearing a knee brace. You wouldn't want it to interfere with your movement, right? That's the challenge for exoskeleton designers. They need to make sure their devices don't get in the way during the swing phase of walking or stair climbing. But how mu
In China, microcystin LR (MC-LR) pollution is a big problem for both aquatic life and human health. Scientists found a special bacterium, Alcaligenes faecalis D04, that can break down MC-LR without needing oxygen. This bug was discovered in water and can deal with these toxins at a rate of 0. 303 mi
