Innovative solar reactor efficiently generates oxygen, hydrogen and usable heat
Groundbreaking system uses a parabolic dish to concentrate solar radiation nearly 1,000x and convert water into hydrogen, oxygen and heat.
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JJ Shavit
- Apr 21
Groundbreaking solar reactor efficiently generates oxygen, hydrogen and usable heat
Groundbreaking system uses a parabolic dish to concentrate solar radiation nearly 1,000 times and convert water into hydrogen, oxygen,
JJ Shavit
- Mar 9
Too much oxygen can cause lasting health problems in humans, study finds
Excess oxygen changes a handful of proteins in our cells that contain iron and sulfur—a chemical process similar to the rusting of iron.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 6, 2022
The secret to a longer life lies in your sleep
If you’re a woman and over 50, we recommend that you find out whether or not you snore at nights (your partner may already have alerted you)
JJ Shavit
- Aug 24, 2022
Amazing new technology extracts oxygen from water using magnets
Making oxygen in low gravity environments, such as aboard the International Space Station, is challenging and resource intensive.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 14, 2022
Effective oxygen treatment is now available for millions suffering from long-term COVID-19 symptoms
Researchers from Tel Aviv University exposed patients with long-term COVID-19 symptoms to intensive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
JJ Shavit
- May 6, 2022
Lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel
Soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, scientists in China report.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 4, 2022
Mouth taping can improve oxygenation and quality of sleep, expert says
It’s tough to tell your body to breathe through your nose at night, but you can force it to with a trick that’s growing in popularity.
Joshua Shavit
- Oct 25, 2021
How asteroid, comet strikes may have delayed evolution of Earth's atmosphere
2.5 to 4 billion years ago, a time known as the Archean eon, Earth’s weather could often be described as cloudy with a chance of asteroids.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 15, 2021
Australia plans lunar rover to help NASA find oxygen on moon
Australia has agreed to build a 20-kilogram (44-pound) semi-autonomous lunar rover for NASA to take to the moon as early as 2026.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 24, 2021
Cooking up water and oxygen from lunar soil
Engineers have successfully shown how water and oxygen can be extracted by cooking up lunar soil, in order to support future Moon bases.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 3, 2021
Oxygen-delivering hydrogel accelerates diabetic wound healing
About one-fourth of people with diabetes develop painful foot ulcers, which are slow to heal due to low oxygen in the wound and inflammation
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 4, 2021
A long day for microbes, and the rise of oxygen on Earth
A slowdown in the Earth's rotation could have affected the oxygen content of the atmosphere
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