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Simon Fraser University researchers are hoping their latest study on seniors will help to address one of their biggest physical challenges — injury from falls.

Do plants attacked by herbivores produce substances that are most effective against attackers in a targeted manner, or are herbivore-induced changes in a plant metabolism random, which could thwart the performance of herbivores?

The smallest motor in the world - consisting of just 16 atoms: this was developed by a team of researchers from Empa and EPFL.

A device to directly measure blood oxygen saturation in a fetus during labor has been developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis. 

Humans have drawn technological inspiration from fish scales going back to ancient times: Romans, Egyptians, and other civilizations would dress their warriors in scale armor, providing both protection and mobility.