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Davos Agenda 2022
How investing in big science benefits industrial innovation
Big science projects hold the potential to solve existential threats to humanity. Here's how to overcome challenges and harness them to benefit industry.
3D Printing
Get a grip: How geckos are inspiring robotics
Researchers have taken inspiration from geckos to develop a new robot gripper that can handle a wide range of objects - from raw eggs to an angle grinder.
Biodiversity
Scientists have shed new light on how organs evolve - thanks to a type of beetle
Scientists from the California Institute of Technology have shed new light on how our organs have evolved, thanks to help from the humble rove beetle.
Climate Change
This is how jet planes can help predict the production of ozone
Scientists using a jet to fly through wildfires have gathered data to better understand the impact of smoke on air quality through the production of ozone.
Plastics and the Environment
These are the world's most dangerous mountains
The main peak of the Annapurna massif is the most dangerous of the world's mountains, with a 29% fatality rate of everyone who tries to climb up it.
Quantum Computing
Quantum entanglement: what it is, and why physicists want to harness it
Two particles in quantum mechanics are said to be entangled when the particles are connected in such a way that they are not independent of one another.
Science
These fossils answer a decades-old question about ancient humans
The fossils, combined with previously discovered vertebrae, form one of the most complete lower backs in the early hominid record.
Science
Here's how cameras are helping protect the world's rarest gorillas
Hidden camera traps in Nigeria are helping conversation efforts to protect Cross River gorillas which are the world's rarest and most endangered ape.
Africa
These scientists are attempting to answer the phenomenon of tuskless African elephants
Amidst heavy poaching, researchers from Princeton University are exploring genomes that affect tooth development in Africa elephants, explaining why some don't develop.
Science
This light-powered catalyst mimics photosynthesis
The new molecule, known as a biohybrid photocatalyst, can improve the yield of chemical reactions for generating pharmaceuticals and other useful compounds.
Book Club
Are these the best science books of 2021?
These are the top six science books for 2021, as the importance of access to science writing is stressed by The Royal Society.
Biotechnology
How can technological advancements in synthetic biology benefit everyone? An expert explains
An ideal bioeconomy policy agenda needs to be established so that everyone can benefit from the latest advancements made in synthetic biology, expert says.
Space
NASA's new DART spacecraft could save us from dangerous asteroids
NASA is testing a spacecraft's ability to alter an asteroid's trajectory with sheer kinetic force, nudging it off course and potentially preventing a collision with Earth.
Space
Should we be worried about space debris? Scientists explain
Space debris consists of discarded launch vehicles or parts of a spacecraft, which float around hundreds of miles above Earth.
Science
Here's how a new type of X-ray could save a 500-year-old ship
A new X-ray method has allowed researchers to identify zinc-sulfide nanoparticles on the timbers of the Mary Rose, helping conservationists preserve it.
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