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Dutch designer Arnaud Desseyn has graced our pages with a couple of interesting stove designs before, which place an emphasis on cooking with biofuels found around a campsite. The FireTower is his latest creation, featuring a neat rocket stove design t… Continue reading FireTower camp stove folds up into a book-sized bag for easy carry
Last December, the Chinese lunar lander Chang’e-5 returned to Earth with the first rocks and dust collected from the Moon since 1976. Researchers studying these precious samples have used advanced scientific instruments to determine their age and concl… Continue reading Youngest Moon rocks ever found shake up understanding of lunar past
The modern microscope is an incredibly powerful tool when it comes to detecting disease, but typically the biological material being studied needs to be stained or dyed to reveal its secrets. This can alter the properties of the sample and lead to misd… Continue reading Smart microscope slide makes cancer cells pop like “color TV”
With the potential to hold many times more energy than the graphite it would replace, silicon is an enticing proposition for scientists working on next-generation lithium batteries. The trouble is that the silicon doesn’t stand up so well to the stress… Continue reading “Dead zone” discovery could bring high-density silicon batteries to life
The increasing popularity of electric vehicles is undoubtedly a good thing for the planet, but there is a problem mounting in the background as more and more take to the road. The lithium-ion batteries used in EVs don’t last forever, and a massive infl… Continue reading Flotation tank treatment separates battery materials for easy recycling
As researchers continue to search for the causes behind Alzheimer’s disease and age-related dementia, one possibility is that a leaky blood-brain barrier could have a role to play, allowing for the easy passage of harmful proteins. A new study has explored how this defense might be shored up through the use of an existing anti-cancer drug, with the authors demonstrating some promising results around the reversal of cognitive decline in mice.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Blood-brain barrier, University of British Columbia, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Cancer drug restores blood-brain barrier to reverse Alzheimer’s in mice
Limiting how long depleted electric vehicles need to be plugged in for will go a long way toward driving their adoption, and bit by bit we are seeing advances that shave valuable minutes off the waiting times. Technology company ABB is making inroads i… Continue reading World’s fastest EV charger adds 100 km of range in 3 minutes
Blue Origin is gearing up for the second human flight of its New Shepard launch vehicle, and has just revealed the crew members that will be taking part. Hopping aboard for the NS-18 mission will be the company’s own boss of flight operations Audrey Po… Continue reading Blue Origin to launch William Shatner into space
Citroën has introduced an interesting mobility concept that brings together several forward-looking transport technologies into one versatile vehicle. The Citroën Skate is a self-driving electric vehicle platform that can be fitted with different types… Continue reading Self-driving Citroën Skate carries swappable pods for inner-city travel
Nearly three years after lifting off from French Guiana, the BepiColombo space probe has now set its sights on Mercury for the first time, completing a “flawless” flyby over the weekend. The maneuver resulted in the probe’s first images of its target p… Continue reading “Flawless” flyby for BepiColombo turns up its first photos of Mercury