Editor's Choice: Carving life, printed food, fast-glowing molecule & more🔆

Hidden hand that carves life, Plant-inspired water purification, 3D-printed meals, Fast-glowing molecule, See less to move better. Read all in the latest Editor's Choice.
Carving life, printed food, fast-glowing molecule & more🔆

Hidden hand that carves life

Scientists discover the century-old mystery of why and how large-scale cell death accompanies the rapid proliferation and differentiation of cells during embryonic development.

Trigger waves

Plant-inspired water purification

A German-Japanese collaboration takes inspiration from plants to create a polymer that can efficiently remove toxic heavy metal ions from contaminated water. 
 

3D-printed meals

Like a scene from the movies, researchers designed a multi-channel nozzle that allows for fast, seamless 3D printing of foods using multiple types of foods and repurposed ingredients.
  

Fast food
Fast-glowing molecule
A new organic molecule shows high-efficiency phosphorescence – more than ten times faster than traditional materials – paving way for advancements in organic EL displays and cancer diagnostics. 

See less to move better

Simulations reveal how schools of fish can move in complex patterns without ever colliding with one another.
  

School dance

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