Collaborate Disseminate
Organ transplants are invasive and donors hard to find. Treating kidney disease with stem cells is an option, and now researchers have isolated and studied kidney stem cells from urine samples, which could be a much easier way to collect them. Continue reading Kidney stem cells can be collected from urine to reduce transplants
Even when camping in a large vehicle, eventually you run out of space. So, it can pay dividends to opt for slimmer, lighter gear. You’ll have trouble finding a slimmer, lighter camping stove than the GSI Pinnacle Pro, a laptop-thin dual-burner. Continue reading GSI Pinnacle Pro stove packs camp cooking power into super-sleek body
Scientists at MIT are now reporting an exciting advance in the realm of solid-state lithium batteries, demonstrating a new type of architecture that overcomes some limitations of current designs and could lead to smartphones that last for days. Continue reading MIT’s solid-state battery breakthrough may see phones last for days
With the backing of aviation giant Boeing and a pilotless 13-rotor transitioning VTOL airframe from Kitty Hawk, Wisk Aero is preparing to launch an autonomous air taxi service trial on the South island of New Zealand, complete with actual passengers. Continue reading Wisk announces autonomous eVTOL air taxi service trial in New Zealand
As promising as immunotherapy is against cancer, these therapies aren’t entirely without risk. But now scientists have developed an emergency brake drug that can switch off the treatment if it begins to spiral out of control. Continue reading Emergency brake drug keeps cancer immunotherapy from turning deadly
Scientists at the University of Toronto have spent years developing a portable device that can print out large sheets of “bio ink” to boost the healing process from severe burns, and have just proved its abilities in pigs for the first time. Continue reading Handheld skin printer proves itself a healer in severe burns trial
Photographer Oleg Ershov won the International Landscape Photographer of the Year award with a folio of spectacular vertical images. In its sixth year, the photo contest delivers a stunning array of images focusing on the beauty of the natural world. Continue reading The best of the International Landscape Photographer of the Year awards
Research has shed light on how Pluto’s heart-shaped plane of frozen nitrogen creates winds in the planet’s thin atmosphere, that lead to discolorations on its bright surface. The study used information collected by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft. Continue reading Pluto’s famous heart may drive winds that darken its icy surface
Although there are already complex prototype interfaces that track all of the fingers on a computer-user’s hand, let’s be honest – it’s mostly just the index finger that matters. That’s where the experimental AuraRing system is designed to come in. Continue reading Smart ring tech magnetically tracks its user’s finger
In nature, pest insects and other parasites latch onto their hosts by inserting backward-facing barbs into their tissue. Scientists have now copied that strategy, in a system that could someday replace painful hypodermic needles. Continue reading Bioinspired microneedle patch has more sticking power