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Our deepening understanding of the different types of fat in the body continues to present new ways to potentially manipulate metabolic processes for better health outcomes, and new research on an existing asthma drug has opened up a promising new path… Continue reading Study of asthma drug uncovers metabolite that switches bad fat to good
With a view to one day helping people with impaired mobility, scientists at Stanford University have been toiling away on an ankle exoskeleton designed to make walking easier. The group has just introduced their first untethered version for use beyond … Continue reading Stanford exoskeleton breaks out of the lab to offer 30-lb walking boost
NASA is pressing ahead with its Artemis I mission, putting some recent setbacks behind it to today schedule another launch attempt. The rocket and spacecraft are pretty much ready to roll, according to the agency, and will be returned to the pad in ear… Continue reading NASA lines up another launch attempt for massive Moon rocket
Bigger batteries that can store more energy are only part of the puzzle when it comes to driving mainstream adoption of electric vehicles, with scientists also working to minimize future plug-in times through advances in fast-charging technology. Scien… Continue reading High-density EV battery puts 10-minute charge times on the table
While wind energy systems can come in some pretty big forms, scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore have been working on a low-cost solution at the other end of the spectrum. The team has developed an inexpensive device sensiti… Continue reading Cheap wind harvester generates electricity from a gentle breeze
Chinese electric-vehicle-maker XPeng has been developing a teardrop-shaped eVTOL to serve as a flying taxi of the future, and has just flown it in public for the first time. The short flight marks an important step forward for the ambitious and well-fi… Continue reading XPeng’s X2 flying car makes first public flight in Dubai
Last month, NASA purposely crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to knock it off course, and the results are now in. Scientists have analyzed telescope data of the historic impact and confirmed the path of Dimorphos was successfully alter… Continue reading NASA’s asteroid-ramming mission shortened Dimorphos’ orbit by 32 minutes
Smartphones are beginning to have a real influence on the way we manage our day-to-day health, and one area they may have a significant impact is in monitoring our hearts. A new study has demonstrated that an app designed to turn smartphones into electronic stethoscopes can capture reliable, quality recordings of user heartbeats across the population, which doctors can then use to remotely monitor progression of heart conditions.
Tags: Heart, Smartphone diagnostics, Smartphones, King’s College London
Continue reading App turns smartphones into electronic stethoscopes
In what they hail as a “new frontier in materials,” engineers at Northeastern University have developed a new type of ceramic that can be fashioned into thin and complex shapes, opening up expansive new applications in electronics. Described as thermof… Continue reading New class of ceramics can be thermoformed into shape like sheet metal
Scientists have delved into the makeup of a fungus species and discovered a novel compound with some promising cancer-fighting qualities. The anti-tumor effects were demonstrated in laboratory experiments but the team is optimistic about the path to cl… Continue reading Fungal pigment proves promising source of cancer-fighting compounds