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03/06/2020 / By Franz Walker

“Pantry” science: MIT researchers grow carbon nanotubes using common kitchen ingredients

When the subject of carbon nanotubes is brought up, most people probably won’t think of something that can be cooked up in a kitchen. However, a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have done just that – creating carbon nanotubes with the help of common household materials. Led by Richard Li, a graduate student in […]

03/05/2020 / By Franz Walker

Incredible non-invasive medical device reduces need for CT scans that expose patients to radiation

CT scans use ionizing radiation to take a look inside the body, exposing patients to the risk of cancer. Now, researchers have found that a recently FDA-approved device can reduce the need for CT scans for traumatic brain injury by as much as 30 percent. Called BrainScope One, the device comes from the BrainScope Company, Inc. – […]

03/02/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo

The secret to “unlimited” hair: Can this novel scientific achievement finally address hair loss?

Scientists from the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) believe that they have found a way to cure baldness for good. The team of researchers figured out how to grow an “unlimited” amount of natural-looking hair all from stem cells. According to the researchers, who presented their findings to the International Society for Stem Cell […]

02/25/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo

NASA considering the use of “starshade” tech to look for alien planets

NASA has announced its plans to use “starshade” technology on exoplanet-hunting missions. Recent research from the space agency suggests that while the plans may be technologically daunting, it’s not impossible and well within NASA’s reach. Astronomers all over the world have been detecting exoplanets for over a decade now. However, their work has been done only […]

02/21/2020 / By Franz Walker

Neural network finds 11 asteroids that could hit the Earth

One of the most fascinating – and frightening – concepts in astronomy is that asteroids and other interstellar objects can fly really close to the Earth, and even hit it. Now, a team of researchers from Leiden University in the Netherlands are using a neutral network to predict which asteroids could hit the planet in […]

02/20/2020 / By Darnel Fernandez

Study: Newly discovered compound used by bacteria found to break down environmental pollutants

Environmental pollution is considered one of the biggest global threats. It is defined as the introduction of harmful contaminants to the environment through various means. These contaminants, or pollutants, can cause serious damage to the ecosystem and can even destroy the balance of the environment. According to a report by Pure Earth, a non-profit environmental organization, […]

02/13/2020 / By Michael Alexander

Seashell-inspired shatterproof glass: Researchers engineer strong composite glass based on mother of pearl that can resist impact

Despite their delicate appearance, seashells are surprisingly durable. This unexpected durability comes from the tough, impact-resistant substance known as nacre, also known as mother of pearl. Nacre is an organic-inorganic composite material that also gives seashells their signature iridescence. It is made up of microscopic calcium carbonate tablets mortared together by proteins. Arranged like bricks, […]

02/09/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo

French researchers claim to have created metallic hydrogen in a lab: Material can “conduct electricity indefinitely at room temperature”

Metallic hydrogen is a state of hydrogen wherein the element is able to conduct electricity. Scientists have spent close to a century attempting to create this material. A team of French researchers now claim that they’ve done it. Normally, hydrogen isn’t a great conductor. However, physicists since the 1930s have suspected that if hydrogen were to be […]

02/09/2020 / By Michael Alexander

Updating fluid-powered machines: Scientists design bizarre-looking lionfish powered by a blood-like compound

You’ve heard of robots that can run, lift, jump and crawl. Now, prepare to see one that can bleed. In a paper published in the scientific journal Nature, a joint team of researchers from Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania detailed how they built a soft robotic lionfish, complete with a multi-functional circulatory system. […]

02/06/2020 / By Edsel Cook

Engineers create nanophotonic structures that can compute using “light and waves”

Analog computing might get a new lease on life thanks to metamaterials that control electromagnetic waves. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) developed a metamaterial whose tiny structures manipulate light to solve mathematical equations. “Photonic calculus” encodes parameters into the properties of an electromagnetic wave. Once the wave passes through the metamaterial, its properties get altered by nanostructures. The modified electromagnetic wave serves […]

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