Moth-inspired drone navigates autonomously without using AI
Moth-inspired drone uses optic flow to navigate cluttered spaces autonomously, without AI or pre-planned maps, based on a bio-inspired control model today
Botulinum toxin injections reduce phantom limb pain for Ukrainian amputees
A new study involving Ukrainian soldiers and civilians who have lost limbs has found that injections of botulinum toxin can…
Mursa mass grave reveals diverse ancestry of Roman soldiers
Mass grave at Mursa reveals seven adult male soldiers from diverse ancestries, linked to the 260 CE Battle of Mursa and indicating a mobile, nonlocal Roman army
Low-voltage metasurface modulates light for energy-efficient optics
Researchers are developing ultra-thin, artificial surfaces, known as metasurfaces, that can manipulate light with remarkable precision. These materials are at…
Meta builds a new 1GW AI data center in El Paso Texas
Meta has broken ground on a new, AI-optimized data center in El Paso, Texas, a massive facility designed to eventually…
New photothermal process rapidly boosts hydrogen production sixfold
Researchers have developed an ultrafast, high-temperature manufacturing process that dramatically increases the efficiency of producing clean hydrogen, a critical step…
Tricyclic antidepressants and SNRIs found effective for chronic jaw pain
A systematic review of seven trials finds low-dose TCAs and SNRIs reduce chronic temporomandibular disorder pain, especially when paired with physical therapy
St. Louis citizens funded a long fight against coal smoke
For decades, St. Louis was a city shrouded in a perpetual twilight, its skies choked with thick, black smoke from…
Enzyme-based system creates versatile ingredients for new drug discovery
Researchers have developed a novel enzyme through a process of accelerated evolution that promises to make the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals,…
TESS finds two Jupiter-sized planets orbiting dwarf stars
Astronomers have announced the detection of two large, gaseous exoplanets orbiting distant M-dwarf stars, a discovery that challenges prevailing theories…