High-tech wood could keep homes cool by reflecting the sun’s rays
23 May 2019
A new type of wood material that reflects sunlight could keep homes cool and cut energy used for air conditioning
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Robots conduct daily health inspections of schoolchildren in China
23 May 2019
Thousands of preschools in China are using robots to give students heath checks. Each morning they examine pupils looking for signs of contagious diseases
Drone can transform into a tiny car to slide under small gaps
22 May 2019
A shape-shifting drone can switch between flying and driving to fit through small gaps or get past rough terrain
Some baby dinosaurs crawled before learning to walk on two legs
20 May 2019
A dinosaur that walked on its two hind legs, may have started out crawling around on all fours whilst its body was still developing
Shining a UV light on a special glue can repair heart wounds
14 May 2019
Tests of a biodegradable glue reveals it can successfully stick wounds in heart tissue back together again and withstand high blood pressure
Some deep-sea fish have evolved souped-up colour night vision
9 May 2019
Several species of fish living in the deep ocean have evolved extra copies of genes that enable them to see a range of colour hues in the near-darkness
Penguin and seal dung nourishes organisms that are kilometres away
9 May 2019
Nitrogen from penguin and seal faeces in Antarctica can spread to an area up to 240 times the original colony, which serves as a vital nutrient for other plants and animals
Pandas gobble as much protein as polar bears despite being vegetarian
2 May 2019
Pandas are not as odd as we thought. Though they are vegetarians with a carnivore digestive system, they still manage to eat as much protein as meat eaters
Robotic tube for surgery autonomously navigates inside a beating heart
24 April 2019
A robotic catheter can move autonomously inside a heart to the location where surgery is required. It has a camera for vision and has been tested in 5 pigs
Over 400 languages spoken today may have originated in northern China
24 April 2019
The Sino-Tibetan languages include Mandarin and Tibetan. Now, a study suggests they originated in northern China, contradicting previous research
