April 2022

Over the past decade, we have witnessed a variety of bouncing robots. With a few exceptions, these robots hope to find inspiration in biology for design and function. Because nature is full of incredible bouncing animals, it seems like a reasonable pursuit to put their capabilities on robots—robots that have tried to mimic the actions

When scientists think about the transfer of microorganisms between animal species, we usually focus on “spillover” events: the transfer of pathogens from animals to humans. The spread of pathogens is not a one-way street . Humans have transmitted the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 to wild deer, mink, captive gorillas, pet dogs and cats, and

The world is spending huge sums of money on fiber optics to speed up internet connections, but researchers claim that widely used copper phone lines can achieve data rates three times higher than today — at least over short distances, and at a fraction of the cost of fiber optics. half. Their speed-boosting technology helps

MIT engineers develop paper-thin speakers that turn any surface into an active audio source. These membrane speakers produce very little distortion and use a fraction of the energy of conventional speakers. The palm-sized speaker demonstrated by the research team weighs about a dime and can produce high-quality sound no matter what surface it is glued