2025-02-04

Gecko feet inspire anti-slip shoe soles

Adding zirconia nanoparticles to the mix enhances slip-resistant hydrophilic effects. [...]

2025-02-04

Opera's new Air browser will encourage you take breaks from the internet

Opera is introducing Opera Air, a new web browser designed around mindfulness. The app has a “minimalist Scandinavian design” and frosted glass accents, which blend well with the mindfulness conce [...]

2025-02-03

Punxsutawney Phil Predicts More Winter, but Just How Accurate Is He?

Sand Mountain Sam is already predicting an early spring, so let's hope he knows his stuff. [...]

2025-02-03

UK to ally with EU for Horizon research projects

UK’s links to EU science and technology projects have been ‘turbo-charged’. [...]

2025-02-03

These Robots Are Recovering Dumped Explosives From the Baltic Sea

In the face of seabeds becoming valuable real estate and corroding bombs polluting the oceans, teams are turning to technology to clean up this dangerous and expensive problem. [...]

2025-02-03

Greenland’s glaciers are falling apart faster than expected

New 3D study shows meltwater driving fissures deeper into the glacial ice. [...]

2025-02-03

Let us spray: River dolphins launch pee streams into air

It's unclear why river dolphins do this, but it might serve some kind of social function. [...]

2025-02-03

Bonobos recognize when humans are ignorant, try to help

Study provides evidence that our relatives have a "theory of mind." [...]

2025-02-02

Why Computer Scientists Need Magic 8 Ball-Like Oracles

Hypothetical devices that can quickly and accurately answer questions have become a powerful tool in computational complexity theory. [...]