Scientists from China and Australia have made major progress in liquid metal robots, a prototype that resembles a robot in The Terminator sci-fi film franchise. The scientists have designed a controlled actuation of gallium liquid metal, which makes wheeled robots driven by a liquid metal droplet come true.
When facing mounting tasks, will you continue to work or indulge in a cup of coffee? Behind this choice lies key brain activity that decides "what's more important." Scientists have said they have located a part of the rat's brain involved in this process of importance ranking, a discovery that will prompt the search for a similar mechanism in humans.
Scientists discovered that a form of RNA called metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) appears to suppress breast cancer metastasis in mice, suggesting a potential new area of therapeutic investigation. The study reveals the unexpected function of MALAT1 through comprehensive gene targeting and genetic rescue approaches in multiple in vivo models.
China’s rapid city building has churned up a motherlode of dinosaur fossils. Perhaps no one has seized the scientific opportunity more than Xu Xing, a diligent and unassuming standard-bearer for China’s new prominence in paleontology. The energetic researcher has named more dinosaur species than any living paleontologist, racing between dig sites to collect specimens and further scientists’ understanding of how birds evolved from dinosaurs.
GV-971, a multi-targeting oligosaccharide drug developed by a Chinese research group, could give Alzheimer patients hope, lead researcher Geng Meiyu told Xinhua on Thursday. "If everything is confirmed in future studies, this can really give the world new hope," she said.
China's national science academy on Wednesday launched its robotics and intelligent manufacturing innovation institute in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said the new institute aims to aggregate robotics research resources to boost the development of intelligent manufacturing.
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