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    Researchers develop a fabric that turns body movement into electricity
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 20

    Researchers 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.
    NASA claims that warp drive is getting closer to reality
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 10

    NASA claims that warp drive is getting closer to reality

    [July 10, 2022: JD Shavit, The Brighter Side of News] Warp drive was the very first theory proposed in Star Trek, allowing it to travel faster than light across the galaxy. (CREDIT: Creative Commons) Ever since the Sci-fi TV series Star Trek telecast, the show has left people baffled with thousands of questions. The science fiction series has always been intertwined between real-life science since the past decades. It has inspired technologies that people use daily. Of many
    Arizona start-up reinvents the wheel
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 29

    Arizona start-up reinvents the wheel

    AZ-based startup, has literally reinvented the wheel. They developed a new type of wheel that ditches the need for pollutive rubber tires.
    Quantum charging can charge EVs as fast as pumping gas
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 18

    Quantum charging can charge EVs as fast as pumping gas

    Human civilization must turn to renewable energies considering our ever-growing energy demands and the finite nature of fossil fuels.
    Innovative ink coating can power wearable devices via heat
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 17

    Innovative ink coating can power wearable devices via heat

    Researchers at KTH report that they are closing in on a way to replace batteries for wearables and low-power applications in the IoT.
    Stanford engineers develop tiny robots that precisely target drug delivery
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 15

    Stanford engineers develop tiny robots that precisely target drug delivery

    These fingertip-sized robots are poised to become medicine’s future lifesavers – to crawl, spin, and swim to enter narrow spaces.
    World First: Scientists use CRISPR to map every human gene to its function
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 12

    World First: Scientists use CRISPR to map every human gene to its function

    Researchers and collaborators used their single-cell sequencing tool Perturb-seq on every expressed gene in the human genome.
    Portable device converts seawater to drinking water at the push of a button
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 11

    Portable device converts seawater to drinking water at the push of a button

    The user-friendly unit, which weighs less than 10 kilograms and does not require the use of filters.
    Solar panels, created from food waste, can generate energy without sunlight
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 11

    Solar panels, created from food waste, can generate energy without sunlight

    Solar panels are a cornerstone of the clean energy revolution. Yet, they have one great flaw: when clouds roll in their productivity dives.
    Non-lethal deterence! The first hand-held electric rail gun for the public and law enforcement
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 10

    Non-lethal deterence! The first hand-held electric rail gun for the public and law enforcement

    The U.S. Navy may have shelved its railgun program, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a similar futuristic weapon for yourself.
    Scientists craft living human skin for robots
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 10

    Scientists craft living human skin for robots

    Researchers pool knowledge of robotics and tissue culturing to create a controllable robotic finger covered with living skin tissue.
    Introducing GTGraffiti: The robot that paints like a human
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 9

    Introducing GTGraffiti: The robot that paints like a human

    Graduate students have built the first graffiti-painting robot system that mimics the fluidity of human movement.
    Researchers develop method that can recycle water used in fracking and drilling
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 9

    Researchers develop method that can recycle water used in fracking and drilling

    The current volume of wastewater - the result of water forced underground to fracture rock - is estimated at 250 million barrels per day.
    Solar cell innovation generates 1,000x more power
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 8

    Solar cell innovation generates 1,000x more power

    The result surprised even the research group: compared to pure barium titanate, the current flow was up to 1,000 times stronger.
    Researchers develop solid-state alternative to lithium batteries
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 8

    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
    MIT researchers invent $4 solar-powered desalination device
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 8

    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.
    Warp drive is getting closer to reality, NASA claims
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 7

    Warp drive is getting closer to reality, NASA claims

    Miguel Alcubierre created a bubble within space-time that would twist distances making it possible to travel long distances in the bubble.
    Mobile app provides effective support for children with obesity
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 7

    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.
    Cotton fabric filter key to low-cost, effective carbon capture
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 6

    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
    Scientists develop a ‘fabric’ that turns body movement into electricity
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 5

    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.
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