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Read The brain might not create consciousness after all

The brain might not create consciousness after all

Strategic angle: Is consciousness something the brain produces, or is it woven into the fabric of reality itself? Renowned neuroscientist Christof Koch is challenging long-held scientific assumptions by confronting the “hard problem” of

Editorial Staff Apr 6
Read 3D-printed 'spanlastics' could change how cancer drugs reach tumors

3D-printed 'spanlastics' could change how cancer drugs reach tumors

Strategic angle: University of Mississippi research offers hope that cancer drug therapies packaged in 3D-printed carriers could deliver medication directly to tumors while reducing many of the side effects that cancer patients endure. I

Editorial Staff Apr 6
Read Water-repelling surfaces reveal surprising charging effects

Water-repelling surfaces reveal surprising charging effects

Strategic angle: Materials that repel water are used in countless applications, including industrial separation processes, routine laboratory pipetting, and medical devices. When water touches these surfaces, the interface where they mee

Editorial Staff Apr 6
Read If life exists in Venus's atmosphere, it could have come from Earth

If life exists in Venus's atmosphere, it could have come from Earth

Strategic angle: The theory of panspermia holds that life is spread through the cosmos via asteroids, comets, and other objects. When the building blocks of life emerge on one planet, impacts can eject surface material into space, which

Editorial Staff Apr 6