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A team of University of Waterloo researchers has created smart, advanced materials that will be the building blocks for a future generation of soft medical microrobots.

A study of 500 health people has found that antibodies can develop against polyethylene glycol (PEG), a substance used in cosmetics, food and medicine, which might hinder the effectiveness of drugs.

A tiny magnetic resonance imager made of diamond could be used to investigate microstructures in single, living cells.

Researchers are part of an ongoing collaborative project to develop new ways to determine where seafood has been sourced, and whether it has been farmed or wild-caught.

For the first time, a team presents a viable alternative to cobalt which in some ways can outperform state-of-the-art battery chemistry. It also survives a large number of recharge cycles, and the underlying theory can be applied to other problems.

Geologists already knew it: a piece of continent 5,000 kilometers long broke off on the northwestern edge of Australia 155 million years ago. This is evident from the “void” it left behind.

Researchers have discovered a way to make ceramics tougher and more resistant to cracking. By building these materials using a blend of metal atoms possessing more electrons in their outer shell.

When exposed to radiation, electrons produced within molten zinc chloride, or ZnCl2, can be observed in three distinct singly occupied molecular orbital states, plus a more diffuse, delocalized state.

Biodegradable plastics may not be the solution to plastic pollution many hoped for, with a University of Otago study showing they are still harmful to fish.

By analyzing genomes up to 40,000 years old, a UNIGE team has traced the history of migrations between Sapiens and Neanderthals.