The perception that boys are more interested than girls in computer science and engineering starts as young as age six. That may be one reason why girls and women are underrepresented in these STEM career fields.
Science has the technology to measure the activity of every gene within a single individual cell, and just one experiment can generate thousands of cells worth of data. Researchers have now revolutionised the way this data is analysed – by using virtual reality.
A floating, robotic film could be trained to hoover oil spills at sea or remove contaminants from drinking water.
With feet and legs like a peregrine falcon, engineers have created a robot that can perch and carry objects like a bird.
"The idea is for people to eventually use this information to decide whether they need to get a COVID-19 test or self-isolate.”