The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has voluntarily recalled a blood pressure medication for the second time in a month. Pfizer is recalling five lots of blood pressure medicine Accupril because of elevated levels of a N-nitroso-quinapril, a compound known as a nitrosamine, the company said in a news release posted Friday on the[Read More…]

The Chinese University of Hong Kong recently created a brown, slimy, magnetic robot known as the ‘Reconfigurable Magnetic Slime Robot.’ A study about this innovation was initially published on March 2 in the peer-reviewed journal Advanced Functional Materials. According to the study, this slime-bot can access restricted spaces and provide[Read More…]

In the last month, scientists were shocked when a research station in Antarctica reported surprising warm weather.  The temperature at Concordia Research station atop Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau surged to -11.5 degrees Celsius on March 18. While the normal high temperature for the day remains around -49 degrees[Read More…]

MIT’s mini cheetah has taught itself how to run. The engineers behind this creation released a video showing off its new skills. Engineers updated the way the cheetah ran, using using AI simulations instead of a human-designed controller. This has allowed it to better navigate tougher terrain and even break[Read More…]

Scientists in Saudi Arabia developed a solar-powered system that successfully draws water from the air while producing electricity using a novel hydrogel.  A WEC2P system consists of a solar photovoltaic panel mounted on top of a layer of hydrogel, which is mounted on top of a large metal box to[Read More…]

Oil and water, known to be immiscible due to different densities make it harder to separate them. Though, scientists might have found an unsuspecting solution that transforms oil so it can be dissolved in water.  A team of researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) set out to understand where much of[Read More…]

The James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most complex of its kind, successfully completed its final deployment stage by opening its 21-foot gold-coated, flower-shaped mirror. A joint effort with ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency, the Webb Observatory is NASA’s flagship mission to search for “light[Read More…]

The Parker Solar Probe reached the sun’s upper atmosphere, gathering data along the way to help scientists better understand our primary energy source, the sun. Scientists announced the breakthrough news at a press conference during the 2021 American Geophysical Union Meeting held in New Orleans on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.[Read More…]