Stretchy wearable device turns body heat into power

Researchers have developed a stretchable, wearable device that lights up an LED using only the warmth of your skin.

U. Washington • futurity
Sept. 16, 2024 ~5 min

What happens to plants when it gets super hot?

What 106-degree heat do to plants? Three experts weigh in on scorching sun and stressed stems.

Jules Bernstein - UC Riverside • futurity
Sept. 16, 2024 ~5 min


Drug kills triple negative breast cancer cells

A newly identified drug kills triple negative breast cancer cells and stops the formation of blood vessels that tumors need to grow.

Brian Consiglio-U. Missouri • futurity
Sept. 13, 2024 ~4 min

Immune cells can turn into pro-cancer traitors

New research digs into the underlying factors that cause the harmful transformation of immune cells from good to bad.

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~4 min

Why do we buy into superstitions like Friday the 13th?

Religious studies professors dig into our penchant for superstitions and the boundaries between science and falsifiability.

Michael Malone-U. Miami • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~7 min

Watch: Robot shoots clay to create sustainable structures

Researchers have developed a fast robotic printing process for earth-based materials that does not require cement.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~2 min

Long-term exercisers have healthier belly fat

"...exercising regularly for several months to years seems to modify your fat tissue in ways that allows you to store your body fat more healthfully..."

U. Michigan • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~5 min

Humans and animals will overlap on nearly 57% of Earth by 2070

The human-wildlife overlap is expected to increase across more than half of Earth’s land by 2070, researchers report.

U. Washington • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~8 min


Super flexible probes more accurately record brain activity

Researchers have developed ultra-flexible brain probes that accurately record brain activity without causing tissue damage.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Sept. 11, 2024 ~7 min

Music can enhance learning and change our memories

New research "sheds light on the malleability of memory in response to music, and the powerful role music can play in altering our existing memories."

Georgia Tech • futurity
Sept. 11, 2024 ~9 min

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