Order out of chaos
“With automated construction, you can just go in and change one parameter, and suddenly the whole design adapts to the change.”
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Nano-needles for cells
Tiny needles can force medicine into cells, even when they resist taking it.
Language is in our biology
If you want to master languages, you should pick your parents with care.
Taking X-rays of CO2
A spongy sandstone deposit can help cool the Earth’s fever.
Serengeti road divides biologists
Will a road across the northern tier of Serengeti National Park ruin it?
An arctic animal community crashes in response to extreme weather events
What happens when animals in harsh environments are exposed to extreme weather? Scientists found that extreme icing caused widespread die-offs in one arctic animal community. Climate change may cause more such extremes.
Beating the winter blues
The lack of sufficient daylight in northern climes makes many tired and depressed. But don’t worry, researchers have come up with ways to counteract the winter blues.
The many maps of the brain
Your brain has at least four different senses of location – and perhaps as many as 10. And each is different, according to new research from NTNU’s Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience.
Ivory gulls in trouble
High levels of contaminants are linked with thinner eggshells in the ivory gull, a red-listed high Arctic seabird.
When the doctor is out
Training community medical officers to do acute surgery is saving lives in the small west African country of Sierra Leone.
New material may replace silicon
Norwegian researchers are the world’s first to develop a method for producing semiconductors from graphene. This finding may revolutionise the technology industry.
Surfaces that repair themselves
A ball bearing – or a slide bearing around an […]
Polar perils
Activity in the Arctic is on the increase, but how safe is it to operate there?
Semiconductors grown on graphene
Researchers at NTNU have patented and are commercializing GaAs nanowires grown on graphene, a hybrid material with competitive properties.
Gold for the body
A dash of nanogold in the body can make a difference in the fight against diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. Researchers are about to test this potential medication – on bees.
Long night shifts are dangerous
But a workout can reduce the risk of accidents.
Smart traffic lights know if you’ll go
Who are you, and where are you going? A smart traffic light knows.
In Hannibal’s head
Ice cold, hard and emotionless. Such is the psychopath – we think. Until we get a glimpse behind the mask.
The psychologist in your pocketbook
Turn on your tablet, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and say hello to the psychologist in our living room.
What in the world is “witch soot?”
You go to bed with white, freshly painted walls and wake the next morning to find the living room black with soot!
Plug-ins for the brain
Scientists are on the hunt for spare parts for our damaged or faltering brains. But is that a future we want?
A bright future – with algae
Algae shells are perfectly constructed to exploit sunlight. These materials may provide efficient and cheap solar cells.
How Western diets are making Indians sick
International Research Project: Why are so many Indian IT workers getting sick, and what can be done to prevent it?
A “lifeline” of flowers and stones
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more treatable than previously thought. A novel method has shown to be remarkably effective.