Editor's Choice: Venice of the Pacific, membrane transformers, extinct swimmers & more!

Venice of the Pacific, Membrane transformers, Diverse meals, Nano dots and spirals & Extinct swimmers. Read all in the latest Editor's Choice.
Venice of the Pacific, membrane transformers, extinct swimmers & more!

Venice of the Pacific

Nan Madol, the capital of an ancient dynasty in Micronesia, was built with nearly a million tonnes of columnar basalt and coral rubbles. Scientists uncovered the impact of climate change on its collapse.

600-year-old lesson

Membrane transformers


A new material can be switched to liquid, glass, or crystal by controlling the temperature. It can be used for efficient industrial gas separation, which is essential for clean energy and environmental protection.
 

Diverse meals


Researchers uncovered how four closely related civet species coexist instead of compete in the rainforests of Borneo.
 

Faunivory
Nano dots and spirals

A new tool allows precise control of light emitted by quantum dots, opening up possibilities in biological and chemical sensing and quantum computing. The design was inspired by a spiral ladder and double-headed drum. 

Extinct swimmers


Plesiosaurs are extinct reptiles that had four large, equally sized flippers. Researchers designed a robot to understand how they moved through prehistoric oceans.
 

Biomimetic
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