Giving lemurs the chance to use technology to share control of sensory experiences with zoo visitors can help create meaningful connections between humans and animals, groundbreaking new research suggests. The team behind the finding, from…
ESA Committed to Boosting European Launch Services
ESA is extending its commitment to the new generation of commercial-led European launch services through its ‘Boost!’ program, awarding contract extensions with four companies towards deployment of their launch services. Several first launches of new…
Two Pseudo-nitzschia diatom species identified in Luzon
The two Pseudo-nitzschia species found in Luzon produce a dangerous neurotoxin that can cause severe sickness and permanent short-term memory loss. Light microscope and transmission electron microscope photographs of Pseudo-nitzschia pungens var. Pungens (top two…
Plastic device aids robot-assisted heart surgery
Medical-grade plastic surgical device: This polyether ether ketone plate has a thickness of 0.4 mm and can be fastened into a circular shape for use in robot-assisted heart surgery. Robot-assisted heart surgery usually requires an…
Sky’s the limit for cloud-inspired method of guiding…
Custom 3D printed white resin semi-cylinder-illuminated by laser (RHS). The resin is printed with an arc channel, and laser light is shone from one side. Diffusive scatter waveguiding occurs, where light is guided out to…