Mars may have been habitable millions of years later than we thought
2 February 2022
Analysis of minerals in a Martian meteorite suggest that the planet may have begun to be hospitable for life 30 million years later than previously thought
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Hong Kong’s car pollution sensors help it clean its air in world first
2 February 2022
Carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide pollution have fallen sharply in Hong Kong since it introduced a world-first scheme to detect and repair vehicles with the highest emissions
Flying robot generates as much power as a flapping insect
2 February 2022
A flying robot with wings controlled by an electric field instead of heavy motors and gears slightly outperforms insect muscles
Medical dressing works like duct tape to seal internal wounds
2 February 2022
Wounds in the gut can cause dangerous infections, but a sticky medical dressing can patch them up and allow them to heal
Cheap blood test detects lung cancer at an early and treatable stage
2 February 2022
Lung cancer screening has always been expensive, but a simple blood test that detects lipids associated with tumours may offer a cheaper alternative
Quantum friction explains strange way water flows through nanotubes
2 February 2022
Water flows mysteriously well through narrow carbon nanotubes, but now there is an explanation: it may all be due to quantum friction
