Single-Cell Learning
Slime mold may not have a nervous system – but it is the first single-cell organism to show an ability to learn, demonstrating a simple type of learning called habituation.
Category: Snippets
New labels tell you how much exercise will burn off your food
In January the UK Royal Society for Public Health proposed a new labelling system that would show images with information on how much exercise you would need to burn off the calories contained within food products.
Robotic Etiquette
Touching a robot’s bottom triggers an unconscious emotional reaction – suggesting we respond to humanoid robots as if they are people, not computers.
A Robot in Squid’s Clothing
Soft robots now have a new stretchy, luminescent skin – inspired by octopuses and squids that change their skin’s texture and colour to camouflage with their environments
A Tight Squeeze for Cancer Cells
The elephant that pushed through the front door: Michaela Mrschtik explores how cancer cells can do the unimaginable and pass through holes smaller than themselves.
The Brain’s Google Maps
Neurons in the brain that track your location activate during imagination of navigation and actual movement
