Collaborate Disseminate
Like many notable names in the field, Jaguar has signaled its intentions to ramp up the electrification side of its operation, today outlining plans to sell only electric vehicles by the end of the decade. Alongside this announcement, it was revealed t… Continue reading Jaguar promises to become a purely electric automaker by 2030
Advances in flexible electronics have opened up some exciting possibilities in health monitoring, with a breed of soft and stretchy patches emerging that can be worn on the skin to track things like glucose or antibiotic levels, or even change color wh… Continue reading First-of-a-kind patch tracks multiple biochemicals and blood pressure
Beer is one of humankind’s oldest prepared beverages, with artifacts and evidence of its production dating back thousands of years. Shedding further light on its long and storied history are new findings from archeologists working in Egypt who have unc… Continue reading World’s oldest industrial brewery unearthed in Egypt
Taking inspiration from some of the unique attributes of dragonfly wings, scientists at Germany’s Kiel University have developed a new type of splint for injured joints that offers support in all the right places. The device can withstand loads many ti… Continue reading Dragonfly-inspired splint locks into place to support injured joints
As a degenerative disease that gradually wears away at the joint cartilage and causes great pain for sufferers, scientists are searching far and wide for potential cures for osteoarthritis. For researchers at Pennsylvania State University, that search … Continue reading Anti-depressant found to promote healing in osteoarthritic joints
Thermoelectric systems are based on technology that leverages differences in temperature to generate electricity, and we’ve seen how this approach can be applied to the world’s tiniest refrigerator, cooking pots that power smartphones and even thermoel… Continue reading Thermoelectric ring generates power from body heat and repairs itself
In what the authors are hailing as a “game-changer” in the realm of weight loss therapy, a major global study has demonstrated how an obesity drug can cut significant body weight from many of those who take it. Originally developed to treat diabetes, t… Continue reading “Game-changer” obesity drug cuts 20% of weight in a third of subjects
More than two years after teasing its electrified grand touring concept at the LA Auto Show, Audi has finally pulled back the curtain on its first electric performance saloon, the e-tron GT. Available as both a GT base model and high-performance RS var… Continue reading Audi unveils its all-electric e-tron GT performance saloon
Looking to extend the combat range of its aircraft and keep human operators removed from danger, DARPA has kicked off the development of a new missile-equipped drone. Called LongShot, the unmanned vehicle is intended to be launched from the air from a … Continue reading DARPA begins development of LongShot air-launched combat drone
While much of the criticism surrounding the burning of fossil fuels focuses on the long term impacts to the health of the planet, it can also have devastating short-term effects on the health of the human population. A new study led by Harvard scientis… Continue reading Fossil fuel pollution caused 8.7 million deaths in 2018, study finds