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Researchers engineer bacteria to produce plastics 2025-03-17 A bacterial energy storage system is modified to make polymers.
Physicists unlock another clue to brewing the perfect espresso 2025-03-17 "Channeling" during brewing process can lead to non-uniform filtration and lower extraction yield.
A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells 2025-03-15 A real bit of cyborg hardware highlights the technology's current limitations.
For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids 2025-03-15 Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations.
Small charges in water spray can trigger the formation of key biochemicals 2025-03-14 Charges cause water droplets in an early-Earth atmosphere to build up pre-life chemicals.
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