Extending the shelf life of vaccines: Like Tupperware for proteins
Nearly half of all vaccines go to waste, due to the logistical obstacles involved in transporting them to diverse regions of the world.
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Joseph Shavit
- Mar 6
Could human teleportation ever become a reality, physicists explain
Researchers imagine a reconstruction station like a 3D printer with big bottles of every necessary chemical element that puts you together.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 25, 2021
Free green services could substantially reduce emissions
Using carbon tax revenue to fund free green electricity and public transport could significantly reduce households’ greenhouse gas emissions
Joshua Shavit
- Oct 28, 2021
Canada hospitals use drones to carry lungs for transplant
In the dark of night, a drone takes off from a Toronto hospital rooftop, the hum of its rotors barely audible over the bustling cars.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 24, 2021
For sleepy Hong Kong residence, the 'Snooze Bus' is a 5-hour nap on wheels
The five-hour ride covers a distance of 76 kilometers on a regular double-decker bus. It is meant for people who are easily lulled to sleep.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 18, 2021
How to ship the world's largest space telescope 5,800 miles across the ocean
When NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches, it will undergo one of the most harrowing deployment processes any spacecraft has endured.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 27, 2021
Flying cars are coming sooner than you think
While the idea of hovering motor vehicles might once have been considered farfetched, it's certainly not the case today.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 30, 2021
Sound of Moosic: Swiss cows airlifted off mountain pastures ahead of annual parade
Cows in Switzerland have been airlifted to the bottom of their Alpine meadows in a bizarre spectacle.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 27, 2021
Magnetized concrete that wirelessly charges EVs on the move tested in America
The viability of a new type of road that can charging electric vehicles while in motion is being tested by engineers in the United States
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 2, 2021
US AI firm launches Europe's first commercial robotaxi service
The launch opens the door for cities across the EU to adopt this ground-breaking alternative form of transportation.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 28, 2021
Will human teleportation ever be a reality?
Transportation means beaming matter from one point to another by breaking it down into tiny, transmittable form and then reconstructing it.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 22, 2021
China rolls out the world's fastest maglev bullet train with a top speed of 600 km/h
China rolled out its new Maglev train at a ceremony in Qingdao on July 21, 2021. The train has an astonishing top speed of 600km/h.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 29, 2021
World's Fastest Formula 1-Inspired Motorcycle Can Break 400 KM/H
White Motorcycle Concepts wants to produce the world’s fastest motorcycle with its all-new electric WMC 250EV.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 19, 2021
An eco-route for heavy-duty vehicles could reduce fuel consumption
Semi-trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles are responsible for nearly half of road transportation carbon dioxide emissions in Europe
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 14, 2020
Toronto will test Olli driverless shuttles to boost its transit system
The six- to 12-month test run will gauge how well the autonomous vehicles will bolster Toronto’s mass transit system