Unfolding Mysteries

Write like an Egyptian! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. For ancient Egyptians, that would be on papyrus!  Folded up. Argh.  How do you unwrap fragile scrolls, without destroying them? Enter Egyptologist Verena Lepper of Humboldt University in Berlin. Her team used high powered X-ray beams

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Sensor tattooed on skin

Smartwatch weighing you down? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying… How smart are they, anyway? Tracking your health and fitness is important – you want a device that knows you like your own skin! Faheem Ershad from the University of Houston has a solution.

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ElectronINKed

Sensor tattooed on skin

Smartwatch weighing you down? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying… How smart are they, anyway? Tracking your health and fitness is important – you want a device that knows you like your own skin! Faheem Ershad from the University of Houston has a solution.

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Unfolding Mysteries

Write like an Egyptian… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. How did ancient Egyptians write their grocery lists? On papyrus! Unfortunately, these valuable texts are often discovered folded up. How can archaeologists unwrap their secrets without completely destroying the fragile scroll? Ask Egyptologist Verena Lepper

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