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<p>Today, you’ll learn about the tiny tractor beam that could change how certain diseases are diagnosed, how a screw allowed an iconic historical building to go up faster than anyone thought possible, and why scientists are worried about the 33 <em>dark spots</em> with thousands of unknown plants.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tractor Beam&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“MIT engineers create a chip-based tractor beam for biological particles.” <a href="https://news.mit.edu/2024/mit-engineers-create-chip-based-tractor-beam-biological-particles-1003" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Adam Zewe. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Optical tweezing of microparticles and cells using silicon-photonics-based optical phased arrays.” <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52273-x" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Tal Sneh, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Crystal Palace&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“How London’s Crystal Palace was built so quickly.” <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/how-londons-crystal-palace-was-built-so-quickly/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Jennifer Ouellette. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“The Great Exhibition of 1851.” <a href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/content/100717" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christopher Marsden. N.d.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Thread form at the Crystal Palace.” <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17581206.2024.2391984" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by John Gardner &amp; Ken Kiss. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Botany Dark Spots&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Botanists identify 33 global ‘dark spots’ with thousands of unknown plants.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/01/kew-botanic-gardens-study-33-dark-spots-plant-species-identification-unknown-biodiversity-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Patrick Greenfield. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“‘Uncharted territory’: more than 2m fungi species yet to be discovered, scientists say.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/10/uncharted-territory-kew-scientists-say-more-than-2m-fungi-species-waiting-to-be-identified-aoe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Patrick Greenfield. 2023.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with</em><a href="https://twitter.com/producercody" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em> </em></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/calbits/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Calli</em></a><em> and</em><a href="https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em> </em></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Nate</em></a><em> — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to </em><a href="https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</em></a><em> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.</em>&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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