Microscopic ‘living robots’ created from frog embryo stem cells have memories

A microscopic ‘living robot’ made from frog embryo stem cells have been designed with self-healing powers and the ability to keep memories. The innovation pulls from previous work released last year, called Xenobots, but has been upgraded to move more efficiently and perform more complex tasks. Dubbed Xenobots 2.0, the machines are able to self-propel … Read more

Scientists 3D-print microscopic Star Trek spaceship USS Voyager

The final frontier: Scientists 3D-print microscopic Star Trek spaceship USS Voyager that ‘swims’ through liquids on its own Team of physicists at Leiden University in the Netherlands created the spaceship Microswimmers are tiny particles that can propel themselves through liquids  Research improves understanding of how microswimmers deliver drugs in body The team decided to make … Read more

MIT engineers develop new system for monitoring plant distress with microscopic nanotubes

Plants feel pain too! Chemical engineers at MIT develop system to monitor when plants are distressed by embedding microscopic nanotubes into their leaves Chemical engineers tested a monitoring system for damaged plant cells They inject microscopic nanotubes into cells and measure hydrogen peroxide Plant cells release hydrogen peroxide as part of a natural damage response … Read more