Ultrasound can push vaccines into the body without needles
Vaccinations could be made less painful by treating skin with a vaccine-laden liquid and using ultrasound to push it into…
Life expectancy gap between men and women is closing worldwide
The life expectancies of men around the world are catching up with women's longer lifespans, possibly due to a decline…
Melting ice reveals millennia-old forest buried in the Rocky mountains
Trees dating back almost 6000 years have come to scientists' attention due to ice melting in the Rocky mountains, offering…
The way Cheerios stick together has inspired a new kind of robot
Tiny robots designed to carry out environmental or industrial tasks could be powered by tricks involving surface tension
Nuclear fusion fuel could be made greener with new chemical process
Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a…
Mind-reading AI can turn even imagined speech into spoken words
A brain-computer interface has enabled people with paralysis to turn their thoughts directly into words, requiring less effort than older…