Scientists have developed a novel strategy for improving the lateral resolution of optical microscopy by fabricating high-quality micro-spheres using laser-based 3D printing. This development offers a cost-effective alternative to expensive microscopy solutions, potentially revolutionizing the field with custom-designed devices that enhance resolution for any optical microscope.

Engineers at the University of Maryland have created a model using machine learning and robotics to design aerogels for wearable green tech. This new method automates material design with 95 % accuracy, enhancing sustainable applications like energy storage and insulation.

The production of antibodies, crucial for fighting infections, is tightly regulated by follicular helper lymphocytes. Researchers, led by Luís Graça, uncovered two distinct groups of these cells: one promoting antibodies against viruses, the other against parasites and allergies.

While mentally stimulating activities and life experiences can improve cognition in memory clinic patients, stress undermines this beneficial relationship. This is according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Introducing the fashion of the future: A T-shirt that you can wear a few times, then, when you get bored with it, dissolve and recycle to make a new shirt. Researchers at the Atlas Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder are now one step closer to that goal.

For the first time, water frost has been detected atop the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars, which is considered as the tallest volcanic mountains in the entire solar system.

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed microscopic robots, known as microrobots, capable of swimming through the lungs to deliver cancer-fighting medication directly to metastatic tumors. This approach has shown promise in mice, where it inhibited the growth and spread of tumors that had metastasized to the lungs.

Using artificial intelligence technology to identify patterns of DNA fragments associated with lung cancer, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and other institutions have developed and validated a liquid biopsy that may help identify lung cancer earlier.

A new study has revealed that people with persistently higher levels of omega-6 as compared to omega-3 fatty acids in their blood, as well as consistently low DHA levels, had more psychotic experiences at age 24.

A new lightweight sensor system with infrared imaging, developed by an international engineering team, can be mounted on drones for remote crop monitoring. This flat-optics technology could replace traditional lenses in environmental sensing, helping farmers precisely manage irrigation, fertilization, and pest control, potentially leading to cheaper groceries and higher yields.