Scientists have developed renewable soft robots from rice paper which have the capacity to biodegrade safely within 32 days. They claim that rice paper has material characteristics similar to the most widely used silicone materials in soft robotics.

Various external factors can influence pH measurement. Temperature in particular can have a significant effect. Read on to find out what strategies are available to compensate for these effects.

Engineers have harnessed quantum physics to detect the presence of biomolecules without the need for an external light source, overcoming a significant obstacle to the use of optical biosensors in healthcare and environmental monitoring settings.

Researchers at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice have transformed ordinary brewer’s yeast into miniature factories for producing and screening therapeutic peptides. Their new method, published in Nature Communications, enables the rapid and environmentally friendly discovery of macrocyclic peptides — highly promising drug candidates for precision medicine.

Hasunuma Tomohisa and his team developed a workflow that allows them to screen a large variety of enzymes for a given function and tried it on a class of almost 7000 enzymes that are involved in a process needed to produce the raw materials for fuels, plastics and flavors. The Kobe University team now reports that this approach allowed them to identify an enzyme that has a productivity up to ten times higher than that of the current industry standard.

Rising temperatures don’t just drain individuals — they disrupt collaboration. A new study from UC San Diego reveals that even mild heat can significantly reduce team performance, with implications for productivity in workplaces lacking climate control.

As part of her PhD studies at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Dr. Daisy Crick found out that Omega-3 fatty acids which are popularly believed to reduce inflammation in the body appears to increase certain inflammatory markers.

The University of Bristol has become the first university across the globe to certify all of its labs at the Silver level through the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework. This milestone will help the University to conduct better research, lower emissions, and also comply with funder expectations.

A new study has revealed that 26 bacterial species have been growing inside cleanrooms associated with NASA space missions. These species are unknown and their genetic properties hint that they can survive space travel.

They lurk at the coffee machine and hover near your desk — nosy coworkers are more than just an office nuisance. New research from Boston University sheds light on how workplace snooping raises stress levels, lowers performance, and erodes trust, and introduces a new tool to measure just how intrusive your colleagues really are.