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Alex became the proud owner of the world's smallest car - an adorable blue Peel P50 - after seeing Jeremy Clarkson drive one on Top Gear.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 6, 2022
‘Smart dressings’ both stimulate tissue repair and report on the body’s healing processes
Dressings fail to heal over 40% of leg and foot ulcers within six months and 28% of such wounds persist for for over a year.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 5, 2022
People around the world like the same kinds of smells
What smells we like or dislike is primarily shared by people regardless of cultural background, according to researchers in Sweden and UK.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 4, 2022
Fish can do math, study finds
Cichlids and stingrays can perform simple addition and subtraction in the number range of one to five as shown in a recent study.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 1, 2022
When it comes to sucking up carbon, not all trees are equal
Trees are a large part of the climate change solution, with their ability to suck carbon out of the atmosphere and store it.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 31, 2022
Caffeine shown to be useful in treating ADHD
Researchers are studying the possibility of using caffeine as part of the therapeutic arsenal to alleviate some of the symptoms of ADHD.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 30, 2022
Mosquito netting innovation halves malaria infection in Tanzania
A novel class of bed net kills mosquitoes resistant to traditional insecticides by making them unable to move reducing malaria infections.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 29, 2022
Maximum speed limit of computers set by physicists
The maximum speed of signal transmission in microchips is one petaherz or about 100,000 times faster than current transistors.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 28, 2022
New stretchable and printable free-form lithium-ion batteries
Research developed a soft, deformable, and stretchable lithium battery which can be used in wearable devices and printed on clothing.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 27, 2022
Quantum silicon processors hit 99% accuracy
Australian researchers have proven that near error-free quantum computing is possible, paving the way to build silicon-based quantum devices
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 25, 2022
The opto-ionic effect: Light increases performance of fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells and many other devices depend on the high mobility of ions in order to work properly.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 25, 2022
How sugar promotes inflammation
People who consume sugar and other carbohydrates in excess over a long period of time have an increased risk of autoimmune diseases.
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