Clever design makes sticky tape that’s strong but easily removed
A ‘shocklingly simple’ design based on kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting, makes sticky tape 60 times stronger, but easy to peel off in one d
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GPS could predict earthquakes two hours ahead, but there’s a catch
An analysis of GPS data has revealed a slow and otherwise undetectable slip of tectonic plates that begins two hours before an earthquake – but detect
Giving birth aged 23 to 32 cuts risk of some congenital conditions
A baby’s chance of having certain medical issues, collectively known as non-chromosomal anomalies, is higher either side of a window of optimum matern
Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘helicopter’ design could make drones quieter
A simulation of the “aerial screw” designed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1480 suggests it would use less power than modern drone rotors to generate the sam
Trillion dollars’ worth of platinum waiting to be mined on the moon
Mining craters on the moon could be more practical than extracting precious metals from asteroids, but it might also introduce new legal difficulties
Glasses coated in lithium could let us see in the dark
A film made of lithium niobate and gratings of silicon dioxide converts infrared light into visible light better than the other leading compound, pote
Disney and Universal lawsuit may be killing blow in AI copyright wars
Two huge movie studios are suing Midjourney, claiming the firm’s AI has been trained on their copyrighted material – the entrance of the Hollywood gia
Not getting enough sleep may make you feel years older
Insufficient sleep seems to result in people feeling older than they are, with a higher “subjective age” previously being linked to depression
Ancient mass extinction shows how Earth turned into a super-greenhouse
A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the world were wiped out, disr
Zinc provides new clue for why loud noise causes hearing loss
Exposing mice to continuous loud noises changed the zinc levels in their inner ears, while a zinc-trapping compound helped prevent some of the damage