2024
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March
- Artificial mucus identifies link to tumor formation
- New composite decking could reduce global warming effects of building materials
- Mimicking exercise with a pill
- The many flavors of edible ants
- Better kombucha brewing through chemistry
- Animal hair structure changes from summer to winter to fend off freezing weather
- Protein fragments ID two new “extremophile” microbes— and may help find alien life
- You don’t need glue to hold these materials together — just electricity
- Lithium-ion batteries from drones might find second lives in less ‘stressful’ devices
February
- A bright idea for recycling rare-earth phosphors from used fluorescent bulbs
- Want fewer microplastics in your tap water? Try boiling it first
- ‘Artificial tongue’ detects and inactivates common mouth bacteria
- A new vibrant blue pottery pigment with less cobalt
- Highways through historically redlined areas likely cause air pollution disparities today
- Mercury levels in tuna remain nearly unchanged since 1971, study says
- Compounds in female ginseng could lead to new osteoporosis treatments
- Three unexpected foods in alternatives to traditional plastics
- Pesticides to help protect seeds can adversely affect earthworms’ health
- Cleaned surfaces may be germ-free, but they’re not bare
- Lighting up Alzheimer’s-related proteins to allow for earlier disease detection
- A sleeker facial recognition technology tested on Michelangelo’s David
- Five advances that could change heart health monitoring
January
- Lifetime of ‘biodegradable’ straws in the ocean is 8-20 months, study finds
- A non-allergenic wheat protein for growing better cultivated meat
- Puffed-up MOFs for improved drug delivery
- Using magnetized neurons to treat Parkinson’s disease symptoms
- Next-generation batteries could go organic, cobalt-free for long-lasting power
- Artificial ‘power plants’ harness energy from wind and rain
- Microplastics from natural fertilizers are blowing in the wind more often than once thought
- Glowing COVID-19 diagnostic test prototype produces results in one minute
- A more eco-friendly facial sheet mask that moisturizes, even though it’s packaged dry
- PFAS flow equally between Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, study finds
- Recent advances in medical applications of nanoparticles
- Designing the ‘perfect’ meal to feed long-term space travelers