Revolutionary Origami-Based Flying Robots: Shape-Shifting Midair without Batteries

These cute little electronic “microfliers” developed by scientists at the University of Washington could be the stuff of nightmares – if they weren’t so damn cute. These postage stamp-sized origami micros are equipped with all the latest features, including a programmable microcontroller, a Bluetooth radio, a solar power-harvesting circuit, a pressure sensor for altitude estimation, …

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Crucial Insights: Hospitals’ Decision-Making on Masking up This Fall

Back in the spring, around the end of the COVID-19 public-health emergency, hospitals around the country underwent a change in dress code. During the pandemic, hospitals required staff to wear masks at all times. However, as the situation improved, hospitals started to relax their masking policies. At UChicago Medicine, for example, masking policies were softened …

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Tragic Loss of Beloved Orca, Lolita, at the Miami Seaquarium

CNN — Lolita, an orca whale, passed away on Friday afternoon at the Miami Seaquarium where she had been held in captivity since 1970. According to an Instagram post from the Miami Seaquarium, Lolita had been showing signs of discomfort in recent days. Despite immediate and aggressive medical treatment, she succumbed to what is believed …

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