News Topic: Science buzz
Mosquito mouthparts used for 3D printing
NEWS SUMMARY Researchers at McGill University in Canada have developed a 3D printing technique called 3D necroprinting. They used the proboscis of a female mosquito as a natural nozzle, which can print very fine structures as thin as 20 micrometres at low cost. The nozzles fit existing 3D printers and last up to two weeks […]
New dinosaur species discovered
NEWS SUMMARY Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur species called Istiorachis macarthurae. The species, which was named after a famous sailor, lived around 120 million years ago in what is now the Isle of Wight (the UK). It weighed about one tonne and had a sail-like structure along its back. Dr. Jeremy Lockwood, the lead […]
Possible life beyond Earth
NEWS SUMMARY A team of astronomers studying the atmospheres of exoplanets in search for biosignatures (features that can be evidence of past or present life) found dimethyl sulfide (DMS) molecules in the atmosphere of a planet called K2-18b. DMS on Earth is mostly produced by marine algae, which led the astronomers to consider the exoplanet […]
