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- Life
3-D printing builds bacterial metropolises
By simulating biofilms, new 3-D printing technique may help researchers study antibiotic resistance.
By Meghan Rosen - Tech
Memory upgrade
The demands of modern computing call for a seismic shift in data storage and retrieval.
By Andrew Grant - Earth
Deep network
The NEPTUNE observatory — a ring of six underwater research stations connected to the Internet with fiber optic cables — is the first online observatory to brave the depths of the abyss.
- Tech
Vitamin stops static electricity
Clearing out uncharged molecules may prevent charge buildup.
By Meghan Rosen - Tech
Bacterial batteries get a solid boost
Using microbes to harvest energy from wastewater now has a silver lining, with the metal making reliable, rechargeable batteries.
By Beth Mole - Tech
Letters to the editor
Readers respond to glowing plants, fracking worries and space hookups.
By Science News - Tech
Stretchy, see-through material conducts electricity
Simple new device could find use in loudspeakers, artificial muscles or soft robots.
By Meghan Rosen -
- Tech
Online ‘likes’ multiply themselves
Social media users swayed by previous ratings, researchers find when they randomly assign positive and negative votes.
- Tech
Hybrid race car of transistors debuts
A new transistor combines the essential features of high speed and low energy consumption.
By Andrew Grant - Tech
Bandage-like patch dissolves to deliver medicine to skin
Flexible material gets drugs or vaccines into body painlessly.
By Meghan Rosen - Computing
Forecasting by computer
Excerpt from the August 10, 1963, issue of Science News Letter.
By Science News