Today, you’ll learn about the amazing regenerative effects of thistle extract on damaged nerves, the first synthetic, lab-made cells, and new insights into the development of language in people with autism.

Thistle Extract

• “Thistle extract accelerates nerve regeneration by up to 29%.” by Paul McClure. 2024.
• “Nerves.” Byju’s. N.d.
• “Cnicin promotes functional nerve regeneration.” by Philipp Gobrecht, et al. 2024.

Artificial Cells

• “UNC-Chapel Hill researchers create artificial cells that act like living cells.” by Carleigh Gabryel. 2024.
• “What Are Peptides and What Are They Used For?” by Jillian Kubala, RD. 2023.
• “Designer peptide-DNA cytoskeletons regulate the function of synthetic cells.” by Margaret L. Daly, et al. 2024.

Autism Language

• “New research unveils three distinct language comprehension phenotypes in autistic children.” EurekAlert! 2024.
• “Autism Spectrum Disorder: Communication Problems in Children.” NIH. 2020.
• “Are there distinct levels of language comprehension in autistic individuals - cluster analysis.” by Andrey Vyshedskiy. 2024.

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Today, you’ll learn about a new way to purify water simply by walking, robots controlled by liquid and rubber balls, and an accident that led to a wild discovery about bumblebees.

Clean Water Walking

• “Walking-induced electrostatic charges enable in situ electroporated disinfection in portable water bottles.” by Young-Jun Kim, et al. 2024.
• “Freshwater Crisis.” National Geographic. N.d.
• “A revolutionary solution for on-the-go water disinfection.” by Manish Kumar Sharma & Zong-Hong Lin. 2024.

Metafluid

• “Tiny rubber spheres used to make a programmable fluid.” by Jacek Krywko. 2024.
• “Harvard’s bizarre ‘metafluid’ packs programmable properties.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
• “Metamaterials.” News Atlas Database. N.d.
• “Shell buckling for programmable metafluids.” by Adel Djellouli, et al. 2024.

Underwater Bees

• “Bumblebee species able to survive underwater for up to a week.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.
• “Unveiling the submerged secrets: bumblebee queens’ resilience to flooding.” by Sabrina Rondeau & Nigel E. Raine. 2024.

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Today, you’ll learn about the history of dragons, a lab-made gold that’s only a single atom thick, and a new low pressure way to make diamonds.

Dragon History

• “Dragons: A brief history of the mythical, fire-breathing beasts.” by Callum McKelvie & Benjamin Radford. 2022.
• “A Natural History of Dragons.” by Livia Gershon. 2022.
• “Job 41.” Bible Study Tools. N.d.

Gold Atom Layer

• “A single atom layer of gold - LiU researchers create goldene.” by Anders Torneholm. 2024.
• “Synthesis of goldene comprising single-atom layer gold.” by Shun Kashiwaya, et al. 2024.

Low Pressure Diamonds

• “A new method of making diamonds doesn’t require extreme pressure.” by Emily Conover. 2024.
• “The Science Behind Diamonds.” by Dustin Lemick. 2023.
• “Growth of diamond in liquid metal at 1 atm pressure.” by Yan Gong, et al. 2024.

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