MIT engineers created a paper-thin swimming robot that uses light-controlled living muscle cells to move and steer through water. Navigating delicate underwater ecosystems requires a gentle physical touch that conventional metal and plastic motors cannot provide. Engineers trying to build machines soft enough for these environments often turn to living tissue, constructing biohybrid machines powered […]
MIT’s Paper-Thin Swimming Robot Is Powered by Living Muscle
MIT engineers created a paper-thin swimming robot that uses light-controlled living muscle cells to move and steer through water. Navigating delicate underwater ecosystems requires a gentle physical touch that conventional metal and plastic motors cannot provide. Engineers trying to build machines soft enough for these environments often turn to living tissue, constructing biohybrid machines powered […]
Engineers Have Created the World’s First Floating Titanium
Australian engineers have developed a strong, lightweight titanium material that remains afloat even after severe damage, offering a potential new option for marine infrastructure. Buoys, floating sensors, and other marine structures depend on sealed spaces to keep water out and stay afloat. A serious crack can flood those spaces and send the entire structure underwater. […]
Depression May Have 5 Distinct Brain Activity Patterns, Study Finds
People with the same depression diagnosis can have opposite patterns of brain activity, with researchers identifying five distinct connectivity profiles linked to different symptoms. Depression can take very different forms from one person to the next. For some, anxiety and relentless rumination may dominate daily life. Others may also struggle with post-traumatic stress or substance […]
Depression May Have 5 Distinct Brain Activity Patterns, Study Finds
People with the same depression diagnosis can have opposite patterns of brain activity, with researchers identifying five distinct connectivity profiles linked to different symptoms. Depression can take very different forms from one person to the next. For some, anxiety and relentless rumination may dominate daily life. Others may also struggle with post-traumatic stress or substance […]
Depression May Have 5 Distinct Brain Activity Patterns, Study Finds
People with the same depression diagnosis can have opposite patterns of brain activity, with researchers identifying five distinct connectivity profiles linked to different symptoms. Depression can take very different forms from one person to the next. For some, anxiety and relentless rumination may dominate daily life. Others may also struggle with post-traumatic stress or substance […]
More Than 1 in 3 Adults Had High Blood Pressure – Most Didn’t Know It
A study of 1.4 million adults in England found that more than one-third had high blood pressure, while nearly two-thirds were unaware they had it. A person can have blood pressure high enough to meet the clinical definition of hypertension without ever being diagnosed or receiving medication. That gap matters because hypertension is one of […]
Extreme Human Traits May Have a Simple Genetic Explanation
A study of dozens of human traits suggests that genetic architecture may shift at the extremes. People with unusually high or low cholesterol, blood glucose, body size, and other measurable traits may sometimes have a simpler genetic explanation than scientists have assumed. A new study suggests that rare genetic variants with relatively large effects could […]
Extreme Human Traits May Have a Simple Genetic Explanation
A study of dozens of human traits suggests that genetic architecture may shift at the extremes. People with unusually high or low cholesterol, blood glucose, body size, and other measurable traits may sometimes have a simpler genetic explanation than scientists have assumed. A new study suggests that rare genetic variants with relatively large effects could […]
Extreme Human Traits May Have a Simple Genetic Explanation
A study of dozens of human traits suggests that genetic architecture may shift at the extremes. People with unusually high or low cholesterol, blood glucose, body size, and other measurable traits may sometimes have a simpler genetic explanation than scientists have assumed. A new study suggests that rare genetic variants with relatively large effects could […]