Collaborate Disseminate
It will doubtless be a while yet before big stadium-type events start taking place again. Once they do, though, the stands will still likely have to be disinfected after each use. A US company is aiming to make that task easier, using drones.Continue R… Continue reading Startup proposes using drones to disinfect stadiums
Although 3D printers can produce a wide variety of objects, the size of each item is limited by the size of the printer. Scientists have now developed a way of getting around that limitation, using a resin that expands when heated.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Foaming resin allows for larger 3D-printed objects
In urban environments, it’s not uncommon to see cyclists wearing masks that filter out airborne pollutants. The Iwind is a little different, though, in that it actually blows purified air onto the user’s face.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, Transpo… Continue reading Iwind is claimed to give cyclists a faceful of clean air
Several years ago, we heard how scientists were looking at eradicating malaria-carrying mosquitoes by making the females infertile. Now they’re going a step further, by eliminating the females altogether.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Mosquito,… Continue reading Genetically-manipulated male mosquitoes could eliminate females
When you’re trying to establish who was present when a crime was committed, every little clue helps. That’s where a newly repurposed forensic technique comes in, as it can determine if oral fluid comes from a smoker or non-smoker.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Forensic tech shows if samples come from smokers
Thanks to factors such as agricultural fertilizer runoff, Sargassum seaweed is growing out of control in many regions – it washes up on beaches in huge amounts. Utilizing a new technique, that rotting organic matter could soon be converted into biofuel… Continue reading Inexpensive process converts seaweed into biofuel, fertilizer and more
Given that solar panels lie in direct sunlight, it goes without saying that they can get pretty hot. Unfortunately, though, they also get less efficient as they heat up. That said, a new gel could help cool them … without using any electricity.Continue… Continue reading Polymer gel pulls in water vapor to cool solar panels
As a recent study indicated, aerial delivery drones aren’t always as energy-efficient as ground-based transport. We may therefore be seeing more wheeled delivery robots, such as the rather cool-looking and increasingly in-demand REV-1.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Three-wheeled delivery robot sees increased use in Michigan
As factors such as habitat loss decrease the number and variety of flowering plants in the environment, beekeepers are increasingly starting to augment their insects’ diet with artificial feeds. It now turns out that microalgae may be a particularly go… Continue reading Algae-based feed could help save struggling bee colonies
Would you buy a cloudy white wine? Probably not, which is why vintners go to great lengths to clarify their product. Soon, they could do so more efficiently than ever, using newly created nanoparticles.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: University … Continue reading Magnetic nanoparticles used to clarify white wine – with less waste