Collaborate Disseminate
Whether it’s an impoverished nation, a battlefield or a disaster site, there are places where doctors have to perform surgery outside of a sterile operating room. That’s where the SurgiField system comes in, as it’s basically a miniature pop-up O.R.Con… Continue reading SurgiField system is a packable sterile mini operating room
It’s a rather horrifying fact that every day in hen hatcheries around the world, all male chicks are tossed alive into a grinder. A new system could keep those chicks from ever existing, by analyzing the scent of eggs to ascertain the sex of the embryo… Continue reading Egg-smelling tech may keep male chicks out of the grinder
Given the fact that many ebikes allow their riders to pedal at speeds of up to 28 mph (45 km/h) with relatively little effort, should those people be wearing special helmets? The folks at French startup The Beam seem to think so, which is why they crea… Continue reading Virgo full-face helmet is made for high-speed ebiking
If you leave a clear bottle of water in the sunlight, the ultraviolet rays will kill any harmful microbes in that water, making it drinkable … but it has to sit in the sun for at least six hours. A new sunlight-activated powder, however, does the job i… Continue reading Sunlight-activated powder disinfects water in just 60 seconds
Chronic muscle loss doesn’t simply make a person physically weaker. Among other things, it increases the risk of serious falls … and even death. A new urine test, however, could allow it to be detected earlier than ever before.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Simple urine test designed for at-home monitoring of muscle loss
Whether you’ve just started playing chess or are a seasoned pro, it can be difficult finding people of your skill level to play against. GoChess allows you to do so online, via an actual physical chessboard with robotically moving pieces.Continue Readi… Continue reading GoChess brings online opponents’ moves to a robotic chessboard
Blind people using white canes are limited in how fast they can walk, as they have to wait for the tip of their cane to hit obstacles before going around them. The NextGuide cane is different, in that it preemptively steers users around obstacles that … Continue reading NextGuide cane guides blind users via a pointer under their thumb
One thing that will definitely ruin a wine is an unpleasant aroma. Such malodorous wines could soon be saved, however, with a little bit of help from gold nanoparticles.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Wine, Flinders University, Gold, Nanoparticl… Continue reading Scientists use gold nanoparticles to get the stink out of wine
Back in 2017 we told you about a prototype electric-assist velomobile known as the Iris eTrike. Its designer has now provided us with images of the planned production version of the vehicle … and it’s breathtaking.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transp… Continue reading Grant Sinclair releases pics and specs of production-version Iris eTrike
In recent years, pomegranate-derived compounds have been shown to slow cellular aging, protect unborn babies’ brains, and serve as additives in better automotive materials. Now, they’ve also been used to remove pharmaceuticals from wastewater.Continue … Continue reading Pomegranate extract has an appetite for waterborne pharmaceuticals