Category: Snippets
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
How Longevity Varies Across Europe
Sarah Neidler looks at the surprising differences in longevity across Europe.
Let’s Repair Your DNA!
Alisha Aman reports on a breakthrough in the cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy using genome editing.
