First Antidote For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ‘Cleans’ Blood In Minutes Summary An engineered protein called RcoM-HBD-CCC, adapted from a bacterial CO sensor (RcoM), acts like a molecular sponge that selectively…
Is gravity quantum? Experiments could finally probe one of physics’ biggest questions Summary Quantum theory explains vast swathes of physics, yet gravity remains described only by Einstein’s classical general relativity.…
Octopus motion in the ocean tracked by a deep-sea 3D camera Summary The EyeRIS light-field camera system gathers 3D visual data in near real time from deep-sea habitats, capturing the…
Levitating platform could ride sunlight into the ‘ignorosphere’ Summary A nano-engineered, perforated centimetre-scale structure has been shown to levitate when illuminated by light of an intensity comparable to natural sunlight.…
Photophoretic flight of perforated structures in near-space conditions Summary This Nature paper demonstrates how ultralight, perforated membrane structures can generate sustained lift in near-space (very low-pressure) environments through photophoretic forces.…
Watch rappelling robots dive into a lava tube — for science Summary Researchers tested a team of specialised autonomous robots in a lava tube on Lanzarote, Spain, demonstrating coordinated surface…
These tiny flyers levitate on the Sun’s heat alone Summary Researchers have built centimetre-scale, ultralight wafer devices that can lift and briefly hover using only sunlight. The design revisits physics…
A humidity measure that accounts for redistribution of water across the landscape Summary A new global humidity index incorporates lateral hydrologic flows — rivers and groundwater — alongside precipitation, potential…
Delocalized electrolyte design enables 600 Wh kg−1 lithium metal pouch cells Summary This Nature article reports a new “delocalised” electrolyte design that breaks the common reliance on dominant solvation structures.…
n-Type thermoelectric elastomers Summary This Nature article reports the development of one of the first n-type thermoelectric elastomers. The team combined uniform bulk nanophase separation, thermally activated crosslinking and targeted…
