Engineers have literally reanimated dead spiders. Now those corpses do their bidding. It’s part of a new field called “necrobotics.” Here, researchers converted the corpses of wolf spiders into grippers that can… Read More »Engineers put a dead spider to work — as a robot
A team of psychology researchers from the University of Amsterdam, Western Washington University, the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto, has found that reading books to children… Read More »Children found to change their views on gender stereotypes when read books that give other views
Solar panels aren’t just for rooftops anymore — some buildings even have these power-generating structures all over their facades. But as more buildings and public spaces incorporate photovoltaic technologies, their… Read More »Colorful solar panels could make the technology more attractive
Europa’s ice shell could be purer than previously thought. Research shows that a kind of underwater snow — which on Earth freezes purer than other ice — is likely to… Read More »Underwater snow gives clues about Europa’s icy shell
Researchers have discovered that spider silk proteins can be fused to biologically active proteins and be converted into a gel at body temperature. One of the goals is to develop… Read More »Scientists develop gel made from spider silk proteins for biomedical applications