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Scientists Find New Technique to Defeat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

By administering two doses, one while bacteria are swarming and one while in transition into a biofilm, antibiotic-resistant bacteria were eradicated.

Even without fans, the home team advantage still exists

Fans or no fans, playing at home still grants you an advantage.

Researchers develop underwater WiFi

The internet of things is going deep -- deep underwater, that is.

Our phones have their own microbial communities, just like us

You're never really alone; there's always a group of microbes along for the ride.

Dump the plastic: Scientists create edible food packaging films from seaweed

They are water-soluble and eco-friendly, you can eat them or throw them away.

Want people to stop sharing fake news? Just make them reflect on what they're sharing

Social media is riddled with misleading stories. Researchers are zooming in on ways to address that.

Scientists observe nanobots coordinating inside a living host for the first time

We're talking swarms of millions of bots here.

Artificial Intelligence can debate and it's pretty good at it (but not as good as the best humans)

AI is ready to stop playing games and move on to other challenges.

The merging of Milky Way and Andromeda’s supermassive black holes

Milkomeda is really happening -- #couplegoals.

Scientists continue unlocking the mysteries of the world's oldest computer

The entire front panel was recreated with a 3D computer model, and that's when researchers noticed something.

Cheap plastics could soon be turned into sustainable fabrics

We need as many ways to get rid of plastic as possible.

Fossils in China reveal an impressive evolutionary secret of plants

Study sheds light on plant's evolutionary race

Researchers find a way to grow wood in a lab, and it could curb global deforestation

Your future furniture might be produced with lab-grown wood

Most conversations don't end when people want them to, study finds

We might need to reconsider our conversation skills -- and stop talking.

Latin American's science contribution against COVID-19

Research against Covid-19 in Latin America brings hope in the middle of the crisis.

How does an air conditioner work?

Simple questions often lead to very rich topics.

Smart glasses made in Japan could slow down or even reverse myopia

Myopia affects almost 2 billion people. For many of them, surgery is not an option.

Scientists zoom in on snake skin to see how they navigate sandy surfaces

Sidewinder snakes helped solve a puzzling conundrum.

The first 3D printed house in the US is now officially on sale -- for $300,000

It's a lot of money, but it's still cheaper than what you get in the area.

Korean researchers develop fully transparent solar panels -- and they're smartphone compatible

Smartphones might soon power themselves.

NASA cut short a "critical test" of its new rocket on Sunday

Nobody was hurt and nothing blew up so, altogether, not that bad!

This AI module can create stunning images out of any text input

"an illustration of a baby daikon radish in a tutu walking a dog" "a lovestruck cup of boba" "a snail made of harp"

This "electronic amoeba" is capable of solving a complex problem

Amoeba-based computers could enable us to solve some hardcore problems.

Archaeologists just found a lot of plastic at an archaeological site

More than 2,300 pieces of plastic were found in a digging site in Wales.

The next generation of cancer detectors could be breathalyzers

Some diseases just stink -- and cancer is one of them.

Bigger boost in robot’s field of view

Human-eye type of device from Oregon State University picks human brains.

Extremely efficient microprocessors can make your computer more eco-friendly

It's 80 times more efficient than the microprocessor you're using to read this.

VR companies create interactive virtual offices and event solutions for a new era of remote work

Since the beginning of the pandemic, millions of office workers have been working remotely from home, their only contact with colleagues and managers through emails, daily Zoom meetings, and conference calls. As much as employees initially welcomed the freedoms remote work afforded, such as relaxed clothing during meetings or spending more time with family, many […]

Japan wants to launch a wooden satellite into outer space to reduce space junk

Eco-friendly satellites might be coming soon.

Bioprinting as a matter of the heart

Researchers turn to alginate bioink and 3D printers for breakthrough heart models.

Poverty line shmoverty line: Backed by AI, researchers want a new way to measure poverty

The 'poverty line' concept is outdated and counterproductive.

AI makes stunning protein folding breakthrough -- but not all researchers are convinced

DeepMind's AlphaFold claims to have solved a 50-year-old challenge of protein structure.

Nanocrystals allow dragonfish to camouflage their teeth

This enables the dragonfish to creep up on unsuspecting critters.

KFC introduces self-driving trucks to sell chicken without human contact

They're already up and running in China, and could expand elsewhere.

Ireland's first-ever dinosaur fossils confirmed

Geologically speaking, Ireland is not conducive to finding dinosaur fossils.

Liquid telescope could help us see the very first stars

Mothballed on NASA’s shelves were the plans to view stars 13 billion years in the past. Now, a group of astronomers from the University of Texas at Austin want to dust off ideas for a moon-based telescope and try to put them to good use. The project was first tabled more than a decade ago […]

South Korea's new experimental train runs at 1000 km/h

At this speed, it would go from Paris to Moscow in under three hours.

This company's weird mission: turning moon dust into oxygen

To build a moon base, you first need oxygen.

A robot near you might soon have a tail to help with balance

My pets already have them so why not?

Despite good intentions, 5G might widen the gap between farmers

The poor stay poorer.

Texting and watching TV at the same time? It might make your memory worse, according to this new study

It’s called “media multitasking,” and it may lead to poor attention and memory loss in young adults.

Ancient DNA shows dogs are humans' oldest friends

Dogs are not only our best friends but also our oldest ones.

Satire from South Park creators shows how eerily real deepfakes already are

It's like South Park but with real characters instead of animations. It's sassy -- sassy justice.

India has two supercomputers in Top 500, but Japan’s Fugaku still leads the race

It's nice to see some fresh faces in the supercomputer race, but the old legends are hard to dethrone.

They took our jobs... but we're okay with it? AI-related job growth linked to improved social welfare

Well, this is unexpected.

Dum dum badum dum: Google now lets you hum-search for songs -- and it actually works

Okay, how's this: nanana na na nana na nana? The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel, obviously.

Archaeologists discover 2.000-year old cat figure in Peru's Nazca Lines

It's massive but sadly, it's not a real cat.

This camera can film 3-D movies at 100 billion frames per second

It's fast enough to screen light.

This AI can tell which Instagram photos are edited

The future is here: it's AI versus the Gram.

Researchers train robot swarm to serve as 'real-life paintbrushes'

Can robots play a part in producing art? This team believes so.

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