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According to some studies, people who are overweight or outright obese are at an increased risk of cognitive decline in old age. There may be hope, however, as a new study suggests that eating an avocado each day may help such folks maintain mental foc… Continue reading Trial shows an avocado a day could help the obese stay sharp-minded
If you’re a soldier who’s using a drone for reconnaissance, you doubtless want to get that aircraft in the air and over its target as fast as possible. A proposed new system was designed with that in mind, as it involves shooting a drone out of a grena… Continue reading Parasailing drone designed to be shot from a grenade launcher
While it’s important to keep the wings of aircraft ice-free, the application of chemical deicers before takeoff can be problematic. German scientists are working on something that could help, in the form of an ice-repelling laser-based treatment for fl… Continue reading Scientists developing ice-repelling laser treatment for airplanes
Wind turbine blades can be truly enormous, reaching lengths of up to 107 m (351 ft). They often incorporate lightweight balsa wood, which may soon be easier than ever to reclaim for recycling when the blades’ time is done.Continue ReadingCategory: Envi… Continue reading “Smashing” system used to harvest balsa wood from wind turbine blades
Ordinarily on a helicopter, the main (top) rotor is mechanically linked to the tail rotor, so the spinning of the former causes the latter to do likewise. An experimental new system replaces the tail rotor with four electric fans, however, potentially … Continue reading Bell’s EDAT system – are four fans better than one tail rotor?
In the past couple of years, both bomb-carrying balloons and brush fire-causing flaming kites have been launched from Gaza into neighboring Israel. A new system uses lasers to shoot them down, and it could even be used to neutralize drones.Continue Rea… Continue reading Light Blade tech uses lasers to shoot down airborne incendiaries
If you like spicy foods, then you’re probably aware of the claimed anti-inflammatory qualities of turmeric. Scientists have now developed what they say is a more effective way of biologically delivering turmeric’s active compound, curcumin.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: University of South Australia, McMaster University, Texas A&M Universty, Nanoparticles, Alzheimer’s Disease
Continue reading Nanotech said to boost the bioavailabilty of curcumin
While we’ve already heard about light-activated germ-killing coatings, they generally require either ultraviolet or high-intensity light. A new one, however, works with regular low-intensity light, as might be found in offices or waiting rooms.Continue… Continue reading Practical antibacterial coating is activated by ambient light
A few years ago, for the first time ever, astronauts ate lettuce that had been grown aboard the International Space Station (ISS). It has now been determined that the “space lettuce” was at least as nutritious as similar plants grown on Earth.Continue … Continue reading ISS-grown “space lettuce” is just as good as its Earthly counterparts
Various groups have already developed “thought-controlled” prosthetic hands, that respond to nerve impulses in the user’s residual arm stump. A new system could make such hands easier than ever to use, by amplifying those impulses.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Muscle grafts boost nerve signals for better performing prosthetics