A localized dust storm on Mars may have played a key role in driving water into the planet’s upper atmosphere, offering fresh clues to how the Red Planet lost much of its water over billions…
Rare first moment of stellar explosion captured by…
An amateur astronomer testing his new camera captures the moment a supernova became visible in the night sky, which has helped an international team of researchers to test their theory about the beginning stages of…
Robo-picker grasps and packs
New robotic system could lend a hand with warehouse sorting and other picking or clearing tasks. [caption id="attachment_14539" align="alignnone" width="691"] The “pick-and-place” system consists of a standard industrial robotic arm that the researchers outfitted with…
Reshaping drug tests
Researchers have improved on the currently available methods for screening drugs for heart-related side effects. [caption id="attachment_14530" align="alignright" width="273"] Cell-free ion channels embedded in bilayer lipid membranes formed in silicon chips Credit : Ayumi Hirano-Iwata[/caption]…
Forecasting antibiotic resistance with a ‘weather map’ of…
[caption id="attachment_14523" align="alignnone" width="775"] The researchers, including Comparative Health Systems Global Pharmacy Fellow Laurel Legenza, are developing a visual display of antibiotic resistance data across Wisconsin. PHOTO: ALL WAYS FORWARD/UW–MADISON[/caption] The resistance that infectious microbes…