Collaborate Disseminate
Just like us, crop plants are subject to bacterial infections. And while antibiotics are often used to kill those microbes, compounds extracted from fly larva fat may prove to be a more eco-friendly alternative.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: An… Continue reading Fly fat extract eradicates crop-killing bacteria
Many people don’t like the thought of delivery drones buzzing up to their doorstep, with their propellers whirling dangerously close. The RDS1 setup was designed with that in mind, as it drops packages – in free-fall – but doesn’t let them hit the grou… Continue reading Drone delivery system drops packages from 150 feet – on a tether
Although there are now a slew of manufacturers offering folding ebikes, UK-based GoCycle was one of the first to popularize them. The company’s GX model is an excellent urban commuter, as I recently discovered when I tried one out for a week.Continue R… Continue reading Review: GoCycle GX is an awesome urban folding ebike
One of the nice things about reading electronic text is the fact that if there’s a word you don’t understand, you can just highlight it to perform a Google search. Well, a device called the Googstick is designed to do the same thing for paper-printed t… Continue reading Googstick lets users select and search printed text
Visitors to this year’s Genoa Boat Show – which apparently is taking place in a physical venue – will see a rather unique watercraft. Made by Milan-based Moi Composites, the MAMBO is claimed to be the world’s first “real” 3D-printed fiberglass boat.Con… Continue reading MAMBO powerboat is 3D printed out of fiberglass
In order to keep water from evaporating from the soil, farmers will often cover the ground around their crop plants with sheets of polyethylene plastic. There could soon be a more eco-friendly alternative, though, in the form of soybean oil-coated sand… Continue reading Soybean oil-coated sand could be a green alternative to plastic mulch
When it comes to portable bicycle tire-inflating devices, hand pumps require a lot of effort, while CO2 cartridges are single-use only. That’s where the aluminum Choka bike frame comes in, as it doubles as a compressed air tank.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Pressurized bike frame fills flat tires
Even though we’re warned about the harmful effects of the ultraviolet (UV) rays in sunlight, they’re essential for the production of vitamin D in the body. Now, scientists are claiming that UV LEDs could serve as a safe alternative to sunlight, when th… Continue reading Ultraviolet LEDs proposed for skin-safe vitamin D production
When surgery is performed on infants in utero, it’s not uncommon for them to be born without any scars. This comes thanks to a special quality of their skin which scientists now believe could be replicated in adults, potentially leading to scar-free wo… Continue reading Scientists reactivate scar-free wound healing in adult skin
When surgery is performed on infants in utero, it’s not uncommon for them to be born without any scars. This comes thanks to a special quality of their skin which scientists now believe could be replicated in adults, potentially leading to scar-free wo… Continue reading Scientists reactivate scar-free wound healing in adult skin