A study in scarlet Japanese macaques
From peacocks to butterflies and betta fish, mother nature never disappoints when it colors the males of a species. Which makes sense, in species with traditional sex roles, males are more involved in...
View ArticleWhen is fruit ready to pick? Nature offers different clues
It takes just a twist of the wrist to determine when pears are ready to come off the tree.
View ArticleHow electronic skin could help people with disabilities
You might not know what they're called, but you probably use them quite a lot. Virtual buttons, also called soft keys, are on smartphones, ATMs and computer monitors, doing the work of buttons though...
View ArticleUpside-down, 3-D-printed skin and bone for Mars explorers
3-D printing human tissue could help keep astronauts healthy all the way to Mars. An ESA project has produced its first bioprinted skin and bone samples.
View ArticleStripping down bacterial armor: A new way to fight anthrax
A new study led by Dr. Antonella Fioravanti in the lab of Prof. Han Remaut (VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology) has shown that removing the armor of the bacterium that causes anthrax slows its...
View ArticleNew tuberculosis tests pave way for cow vaccination programs
Skin tests that can distinguish between cattle that are infected with tuberculosis (TB) and those that have been vaccinated against the disease have been created by an international team of scientists....
View ArticleTheory that ridged skin helps dolphins debunked
A dolphin is obviously not a golf ball. However, many scientists believed that the way one slips through the water and the other through the air owed to the same cause: similarities in surface texture...
View ArticleTeam develops new material for wearable devices able to restore conductivity
The research team of researcher Hyunseon Seo and senior researcher Dr. Donghee Son of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology's Biomedical Research Institute, postdoctoral candidate Dr. Jiheong...
View ArticleFungal compound deodorizes skunk smell
Being sprayed by a skunk is no fun for people or their pets, and the strong, stinky secretions can serve as a nasty reminder of the wildlife encounter for days or weeks. Available "de-skunking"...
View ArticleSkin in balance: Joint forces of polarity and cell mechanics
The cell polarity protein Par3 controls mechanical changes in the skin and plays an important role in cell division. Malfunction can lead to DNA damages. The balance of the system is of great...
View ArticleMetal-oxide semiconductor nanomembrane-based multifunctional electronics for...
Wearable electronic human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are an emerging class of devices to facilitate human and machine interactions. Advances in electronics, materials and mechanical designs have offered...
View ArticlePositive steps for Asian elephants facing skinning threat
The Asian elephant is the forgotten elephant.
View ArticleCreating textiles and cosmetics of the future with nanotechnology
By using nanocapsules, scientists and industrial partners are developing innovative garments and skin products that provide thermal comfort, and anti-aging and antimicrobial properties.
View ArticleSkin patch could painlessly deliver vaccines, cancer medications in one minute
Melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer that has been increasing in the U.S. for the past 30 years. Nearly 100,000 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed every year, and 20 Americans die every day from...
View ArticleMosquito incognito: Could graphene-lined clothing help prevent mosquito bites?
The nanomaterial graphene has received significant attention for its potential uses in everything from solar cells to tennis rackets. But a new study by Brown University researchers finds a surprising...
View ArticleChameleon inspires 'smart skin' that changes color in the sun
A chameleon can alter the color of its skin so it either blends into the background to hide or stands out to defend its territory and attract a mate. The chameleon makes this trick look easy, using...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence speeds up photodynamics simulations
The prediction of molecular reactions triggered by light is to date extremely time-consuming and therefore costly. A team led by Philipp Marquetand from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of...
View ArticleEnglish Channel dolphins carry 'toxic cocktail' of chemicals
Bottlenose dolphins in the English Channel harbor a "toxic cocktail" of chemicals, some of which have been banned for decades and which may be harming the rare marine mammals' health, scientists said...
View ArticlePorcupinefish inspires sturdy superhydrophobic material
Nature has evolved a dazzling array of materials that help organisms thrive in diverse habitats. Sometimes, scientists can exploit these designs to develop useful materials with similar or completely...
View ArticleSuntanner, heal thyself: Exosome therapy may enable better repair of sun,...
In the future, you could be your very own fountain of youth—or at least your own skin repair reservoir. In a proof-of-concept study, researchers from North Carolina State University have shown that...
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