What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of March 03, 2021

Wed, 03 Mar 2021
'Smart Bandage' detects, may prevent infections

Researchers placed nanosensors in microfibers to create a 'smart bandage'

Bandages are great for covering wounds, but they would be much more useful if they could also detect infections.

By embedding nanosensors in the fibers of a bandage, U.S. National Science …

Wed, 03 Mar 2021
In predicting shallow but dangerous landslides, size matters

Computer models for predicting slide-prone areas confront lack of subsurface data

The threat of landslides is in the news as torrential winter storms in California threaten to undermine fire-scarred hillsides and bring deadly debris flows crashing into homes and inundating roads.

But it doesn't take winter storms and wildfires to reveal the …