Researchers develop solid-state alternative to lithium batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are currently the preferred technology to power electric vehicles, but they're too expensive for long-duration storage
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Joseph Shavit
- Jun 7, 2022
MIT researchers invent $4 solar-powered desalination device
An estimated two-thirds of humanity is affected by shortages of water and in the developing world face a lack of dependable electricity.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 6, 2022
Mobile app provides effective support for children with obesity
100 children from Martina Children’s hospital in Stockholm were able to try the digi-physical treatment concept over a period of one year.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 5, 2022
New custom program helps diabetics control their blood sugar and weight
Program tailored for people living with diabetes helped participants lose weight, lower blood glucose levels, and improve overall wellbeing
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 5, 2022
Self-destructing parasites -- New weapon against drug-resistant malaria
Over the last 50 years, malaria parasites have developed resistance to seven drugs, but a new way to identify future antimalarials holds
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 5, 2022
Cotton fabric filter key to low-cost, effective carbon capture
Researchers found they could filter carbon dioxide from air and gas mixtures at promising rates using a proposed new textile-based filter
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 4, 2022
Scientists develop a ‘fabric’ that turns body movement into electricity
NTU scientists have developed a stretchable and waterproof ‘fabric’ that turns energy generated from body movements into electrical energy.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 4, 2022
Cancer-killing virus injected into human for the first time
The oncolytic virus has been shown to shrink colon, lung, breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancer tumors in preclinical laboratory models.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 3, 2022
Researchers invent the world’s first zero emissions cement
have filed a patent and been awarded new research funding for their invention of the world’s first ever zero-emissions cement.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 2, 2022
For the first time, a human liver was treated in a machine and then successfully transplanted
The machine mimics the human body as accurately as possible, in order to provide ideal conditions for the human livers.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 1, 2022
Computer display creates colors out of gold and DNA
People say there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but a new technology is turning that idea on its head – using particles of gold.
Joseph Shavit
- May 31, 2022
Teen creates fire suppression extinguisher to combat wildfires
A teen in the San Francisco Bay Area has parlayed the tragedy of a 2018 wildfire to hopefully prevent the spread of future fire disasters.
Joseph Shavit
- May 30, 2022
Scientists develop artificial skin that can feel pain
Researchers developed an SPS-enabled artificial skin which mimicks human skin for pain perception and sensitivity to touch.
Joseph Shavit
- May 30, 2022
Turning high-rise buildings into batteries
With the rapid reduction in the costs of renewable energy generation, there is a growing need for energy storage technologies.
Joseph Shavit
- May 30, 2022
Ultrasound-assisted laser vaporizes arterial plaque
Researchers developed a method that combines a low-power laser with ultrasound to remove arterial plaque safely and efficiently.
Joseph Shavit
- May 29, 2022
Fastest carbon dioxide catcher is 99% efficient, lightning fast, and easily recyclable
Researchers have developed a new carbon capture system which removes CO2 directly from the atmosphere with unprecedented performance.
Joseph Shavit
- May 29, 2022
Cutting-edge teleportation technology is taking cybersecurity to new, “unhackable” heights
A cutting-edge teleportation technology is taking cybersecurity to new, “unhackable” heights using miniscule particles of light or “beams.”
Joseph Shavit
- May 28, 2022
Meet QuitBet -- the motivational game that helps people quit smoking
Quitbet is an innovative way to help people quit smoking – by letting them bet on themselves and win real money.
Joseph Shavit
- May 28, 2022
When AI is the inventor, who gets the patent?
The day is coming – some say has already arrived – when artificial intelligence starts to invent things that its human creators could not.
Joseph Shavit
- May 28, 2022
Next-gen synthetic antibiotic destroys drug-resistant bacteria
A new antibiotic derived from computer models of bacterial gene products, appears to neutralize even drug-resistant bacteria.
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