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Western Diet Disrupts Gut Recovery and Raises Infection Risk

Categories Health
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering PhD candidate Changxu Sun holds up a small malva nut and a submerged one to demonstrate how much it swells in water. Sun is harnessing this “natural hydrogel” to create new medical devices.

Nut Waste Transforms into Next-Gen Medical Marvel

Categories Health, Technology
A crystal used in the study charges under UV light. The process created by the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Zhong Lab could be used with a variety of materials, taking advantage of rare earths’ powerful, flexible optical properties.

Terabytes of data in a millimeter crystal

Categories Physics & Mathematics, Technology
Octopus bimaculoides

Inside the Amazing Octopus Arm: Scientists Discover Secret Behind Their Extraordinary Control

Categories Life & Non-humans
Glacieer

Scientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciers

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment
Prison cell. Pixabay

The problem with prison abolition movement? Misunderstanding it

Categories Social Sciences
police lights atop a cop car

As racial diversity and income rise, civilian injuries by police fall

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health, Social Sciences
Flag of Congo Republic

Congolese Oil Discovery: A Blessing or a Curse for the Newly Independent Nation?

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Social Sciences
metaphorical image representing scientists studying the gut microbiome and the impact of preservatives.

Common food preservative has unexpected effects on the gut microbiome

Categories Health
illustration of hiv and cell nucleus

Simulations show how HIV sneaks into the nucleus of the cell

Categories Health
brain cell networks

Surprisingly simple model explains how brain cells organize and connect

Categories Brain & Behavior
Two figures in chairs having a conversation. Pixabay

MDMA and Meth both increase feelings of connection during conversation

Categories Brain & Behavior
Plastic fork. Pixabay

Nudging food delivery customers to skip the fork drastically cuts plastic waste

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Social Sciences
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