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Engineers the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a composite of paper with nanothreads completely waterproof and has an extraordinary ability to absorb hydrophobic materials (like oil). According to its creators, this “supertowel” is capable of absorbing 20 times its weight in oil, so their most immediate application might be to minimize the effect […]

As biotechnology advances and the methods to detect and analyse DNA are more sensitive and accurate, scientists have found a new twist to the power of DNA. A recent paper in Biology Letters reports that it has been possible to detect the presence of the invasive frog American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) in ponds by measuring […]