NASA and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) across the United States are teaming up to bring untapped talent and diverse perspectives to several of the agency’s top priorities: understanding and monitoring global ocean health, returning humans to…
Looking to un-loch solar energy potential
Scotland's vast lochs may hold the key to future solar energy production, according to researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University. A team from the University's School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment has secured funding to…
New light-sheet microscopy unit reduced photodamage
A research group led by Takashi Saito, of the Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, developed a 2-photon excitation light-sheet fluorescence microscope which lowers phototoxicity, extends the field of view, and heightens spatial resolution. This…
China’s Zhu Rong rover successfully landed on Mars
After seven months of space travel, China's Zhu Rong Rover has successfully landed on Mars. Orbiting three months and “nine minutes of terror”, China became the third country in the world to safely land a…
Researchers’ algorithm designs soft robots that sense
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (MIT News Office)-- There are some tasks that traditional robots — the rigid and metallic kind — simply aren’t cut out for. Soft-bodied robots, on the other hand, may be able to interact with…