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.
Can Antibiotics Actually Make an Infection Worse?
Millions of people in the UK take antibiotics every year to clear infection, but in some cases, could they actually be doing more harm than good?
Helping Fractures Heal
Andrés explores the science of bone healing with a view to current and new applications for orthopaedic surgery based in new conductive materials, growth factors and stem cells.