A five-millimetre jump shows why robot muscle and scaffold must be designed together
ETH’s biohybrid actuators gain movement through co-designed tissue and structure. Nutrient supply and biological variability still keep them in the lab.
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Pinal turns protein descriptions into candidates; the laboratory still decides what works
The researchers combine a large language model with experimental checks. A generated sequence and a useful biological function remain different claims.
The Lycurgus Cup’s colour trick has a modern recipe, without solving every Roman mystery
A Sheffield technician has reproduced the red-green effect in workable glass. The sculpture shows why the direction of light matters.