Hold up your two hands. They are identical in structure, but mirror opposites. No matter how hard you try, they can’t be superimposed onto each other. Or, as chemists would say, they have “c... Read more
“As long-lived species, they enhance the predictability and stability of marine ecosystems” “Consider the subtleness of the sea; how its most dreaded creatures glide under water, unapparent... Read more
The diversity of the world’s life forms — from corals to carnivores — is under assault. Decades of scientific studies document the fraying of ecosystems and a grim tally of species extinctio... Read more
New methods and techniques for engineering lungs for patients with COPD and pulmonary fibrosis In end-stage lung disease, transplantation is sometimes the only viable therapeutic option, but... Read more
“The key to our approach is to break up the request for power from each car into multiple small chunks — into packets” Selecting a Chevy Volt, Tesla Model S, Nissan Leaf — or one of many oth... Read more
Bacteria hiding in the lungs might not be able to hide much longer. Although traditional tests can take days or weeks to culture to determine the presence of certain harmful bacteria—... Read more
In 1714, the British government held a contest. They offered a large cash prize to anyone who could solve the vexing “longitude problem” — how to determine a ship’s east/west position on the... Read more
Everyone knows that, unless you’re extraordinarily gifted, you need to crawl before you can walk. Turns out the same principle could also apply to robots. In a first-of-its-kind experiment c... Read more