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COPD: Inhalable nanoparticles could help treat chronic lung disease

[ad_1] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects the lungs SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Delivering medication to the lungs with inhalable nanoparticles may help treat chronic obstructive

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SpaceX aims to let astronauts avoid a radio blackout during re-entry

[ad_1] Artist’s impression of the uncrewed Orion capsule re-entering Earth’s atmosphere. The real thing returned safely to Earth in 2022 NASA SpaceX is about to

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Blood vessels made with 3D-printed ice could improve lab-grown organs

[ad_1] A 3D-printed ice template of blood vessels Philip LeDuc et al./Carnegie Mellon University Complex artificial organs could be created by 3D printing a mould

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Sensitive prosthetic lets man feel hot and cold in his missing hand

[ad_1] Fabrizio Fidati tests the temperature-sensitive prosthetic arm EPFL Caillet A man who had his right arm amputated below the elbow has been able to

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AMOC collapse: Atlantic current shutdown is a real danger, suggests simulation

[ad_1] An ocean current that flows from the tropics to the North Atlantic has a big influence on Europe’s climate Jens Carsten Rosemann Is there

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Hominins may have left Africa 700,000 years earlier than we thought

[ad_1] Our hominin ancestors originated in Africa and the consensus is that they didn’t leave there until about 1.8 million years ago, but stone tools

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Super Earths that seem to have oceans may actually be covered in magma

[ad_1] An illustration of exoplanet K2-18b based on scientific observations NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) A type of planet thought to be capable of

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Minecraft could be the key to creating adaptable AI

[ad_1] Minecraft is a game for humans, but it could help AI too Minecraft Minecraft is not only the best-selling video game in history, it

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Old milk can be used to extract gold and other metals from e-waste

[ad_1] A gold nugget obtained from electronic waste Raffaele Mezzenga An aerogel made from old milk can extract highly pure gold nuggets from discarded computer

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Hottest January on record sees the world reach 1.7°C warming mark

[ad_1] Devastating wildfires have raged in Chile following extreme heat and drought in January JAVIER TORRES/AFP via Getty Images The temperature records keep on coming.