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Interest is growing in alternative fuel sources for tractors that help sidestep heavy diesel pollution, and given its widespread use as agricultural fertilizer, ammonia might just be a prime candidate. Brooklyn-based startup Amogy has broken important … Continue reading Modified John Deere makes tracks as world’s first ammonia-fueled tractor
The prospect of a widespread flying taxi service like that imagined by Lilium hinges on the ability of these aircraft to seamlessly transition from vertical to horizontal flight, and the aviation startup has just demonstrated a key element of this func… Continue reading Lilium claims eVTOL landmark by transitioning main wing mid-flight
In 2015, scientists in Switzerland began work on what they hoped would become a revolutionary machine for organ transplants, feeding livers oxygen and nutrients to keep them alive outside the body for extended periods of time. In a world-first, this pi… Continue reading World-first surgery transplants a damaged liver kept alive in a machine
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have taken cutting-edge sensors used to measure temperature changes within cells to gain fascinating new insights into Alzheimer’s disease. The work shows how protein clumps long associated with the condition can cause heat to build up and fry brain cells “like an egg,” and more promisingly, demonstrated how drugs could be deployed to stop things from reaching harmful temperatures.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, University of Cambridge, Brain
Continue reading Alzheimer’s discovery hints at drugs to stop cells frying “like eggs”
Though there are plenty of compact survival tools around that feature all kinds of impressive functionality, sometimes it pays to keep things simple. Taking this approach is the newly launched Sharp-n-Spark, a lightweight camping implement that focuses… Continue reading Sharp-n-Spark survival tool starts fires and sharpens knives
Scientists experimenting with the makeup of metal alloys used for medical implants have made a significant breakthrough, resulting in a biomaterial with supreme flexibility and wear resistance. The team’s new superelastic alloy overcomes some key safet… Continue reading New superelastic metal alloy bends it like bone for safer implants
The pursuit of next-generation treatments for obesity has scientists hunting for singular enzymes that can be targeted to switch off certain functions of the metabolism, and studies continue to turn up some promising candidates. The latest comes from s… Continue reading Enzyme depletion suppresses appetite to stop weight gain in obese mice
Walmart is pressing ahead with its ambitions in aerial cargo transport, announcing plans to offer a same-day drone delivery service in six US states. The move follows years of smaller-scale testing by the retail giant and will reach millions of new hou… Continue reading Walmart launches same-day drone deliveries in six US states
Oral medication has become an indispensable method of drug delivery, today accounting for around 90 percent of pharmaceuticals produced for human use. Despite their value in treating everything from headaches to COVID-19, children and adults can have d… Continue reading Oily gels deliver essential medicine for kids who can’t swallow pills
Addressing the shortage of dopamine that characterizes Parkinson’s disease is a key objective of treatments old and new, but monitoring levels of the neurotransmitter that result from these interventions can be a tricky undertaking. Scientists have developed a promising new tool for this task described as a “fluorescent nanosensor paint,” which glows brightly in the presence of dopamine to reveal its concentrations and spread in the brain.
Tags: Parkinson’s Disease, Ruhr University Bochum, Brain
Continue reading “Fluorescent sensor paint” lights up key markers of Parkinson’s disease