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Plant-based soft robots could do medical procedures inside the body

Plant-based soft robots could do medical procedures inside the body

Brian OwensFeb 15, 2024

Tiny medical robots made of polymers derived from cellulose could one day travel through your body, delivering drugs, transporting cells,…

How safe are Great Lakes fish to eat? Depends on who you ask

How safe are Great Lakes fish to eat? Depends on who you ask

Brian OwensFeb 13, 2024

Catching and eating fish is a way of life for many people around the Great Lakes and connecting St. Lawrence…

How to make academic hiring fair: database lists innovative policies

How to make academic hiring fair: database lists innovative policies

Brian OwensJan 30, 2024

The Reformscape database is designed to inspire university leaders by collecting examples of responsible career assessment. A new online resource…

Universities welcome clarity on national security rules

Universities welcome clarity on national security rules

Brian OwensJan 19, 2024

New policy includes lists of sensitive research areas and foreign institutions considered national security risks. After much uncertainty and multiple…

Creating a new kind of quasicrystal by accident

Creating a new kind of quasicrystal by accident

Brian OwensJan 19, 2024

A funny thing happened when Sergio de la Barrera and his colleagues started playing around with sheets of graphene –…

Can Animals Evolve Fast Enough to Keep Up with Climate Change?

Can Animals Evolve Fast Enough to Keep Up with Climate Change?

Brian OwensJan 15, 2024

Maybe. The world is always changing, leaving plants and animals everywhere to adapt to new habitats and living conditions. Evolution…