Soulless ‘big box’ storefronts are erasing downtowns’ character. But there’s still time to save our cities

New retail developments are replacing small storefronts in downtown areas, leading to a kind of suburbanization of urban ...
Foreign Affairs

A Divide Is Growing Between the Region’s Continental and Maritime Countries

Policymakers and scholars in the West talk about Southeast Asia as a coherent region, but it has always been divided. The region’s 700 million people speak hundreds of languages and follow different ...
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Scientists build insect-inspired robots that float, paddle, and stride on water surfaces

Scientists build insect-inspired soft robots on water using HydroSpread, a new fabrication method for flexible films.
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Novel film manufacturing technique lets robots walk on water

Imagine tiny robots zipping across the surface of a lake to check water quality or searching for people in flooded areas. This technology is moving closer to reality thanks to work by researchers at ...