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Startup Mass Produces Synthetic Spider Thread
Scientists have been able to create synthetic spider silk for some time now but always in extremely limited quantities. A new startup company in Japan has figured out a way to overcome existing manufacturing methods and commercialize the thread's pr...
Researchers Build Miniature Flying Robots
The authors of the research, all from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard, modeled their miniature flying robot on the Drosophila commonly referred to as fruit flies.
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Kepler Finds Two Worlds In The Habitable Zone
A significant amount of astronomical research has been dedicated to mapping the skies looking for planets orbiting stars similar to our own and located in the Habitable Zone, also referred to as the "Goldilocks zone." The Goldilocks term is in refere...
Your Neighborhood May Be Why You Are Fat
Three recent studies have shown a possible correlation between where someone lives and their overall health. The layout of a neighborhood may be preventing weight loss by limiting access to health and fitness. The obesity epidemic is often tied to ca...