Collaborate Disseminate
Looking to offer outdoor-enthusiasts a more eco-friendly solution than your typical polyurethane-walled cooler, or even worse, one of the disposable styrofoam variety, startup Wool Street has come to the party with the world’s first wool-insulated cool… Continue reading Fully recyclable Wooly cooler packs its walls with wool instead of foam
By combining miniaturized electronics with some origami-inspired fabrication, scientists in Germany have developed what they say is the smallest microsupercapacitor in existence. Smaller than a speck of a dust but with a similar voltage to a AAA battery, the groundbreaking energy storage device is not only safe for use in the human body, but actually makes use of key ingredients in the blood to supercharge its performance.
Category: Science
Tags: Supercapacitor, Chemnitz University of Technology, Electronic, World’s Smallest, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Dust-sized supercapacitor packs the same voltage as a AAA battery
After last year revealing an all-electric truck designed to move goods around cities, Volta Trucks has revealed that the 16-tonne cargo hauler has commenced real-world testing. A prototype built to production specifications is now undergoing on-road ev… Continue reading Volta Trucks starts real-world testing of its all-electric cargo truck
What if your house could respond to a rupture in one of its structural beams by simply repairing itself, or bridges could patch up their own cracks the moment they appear? As fanciful as it sounds, there is a growing field of research dedicated to so-c… Continue reading Bacteria lays foundation for building materials that repair themselves
A team of scientists in the US investigating the relationship between metabolic syndrome and a key hormone have demonstrated how a promising new drug could play an important preventative role in a variety of conditions. The experiments were carried out… Continue reading Novel anti-obesity drug breaks the cycle of appetite and weight gain
Scientists believe one of the key culprits behind the cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer’s are amyloid beta proteins that clump together and disrupt the brain’s synaptic connections, but how they carry out such degeneration has remained unclear. A new study has shone compelling new light on this phenomenon, with the authors demonstrating how these toxic agents take aim at the “Achilles’ heel” of synapses, and better yet, how they might just be stopped.
Tags: UC San Diego, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Brain
Continue reading Alzheimer’s discovery reveals “Achilles’ heel” of synapse degeneration
With its extremely narrow and delicate blood vessels, the brain poses a unique challenge for surgeons trying to get at its various nooks and crannies, and there are limitations to what current catheters can achieve. Scientists have developed a first-of… Continue reading Insect-inspired catheter steers through brain’s intricate pathways
Leatherman has used its hugely popular Wave as the basis for a fresh multitool that is a little cheaper than the company’s typical offerings, but which still packs plenty of functionality. The brand new Curl carries 15 tools in all, including many of t… Continue reading Leatherman launches light and affordable Curl multitool
Alphabet-owned Waymo is looking to gain a strong foothold in the nascent autonomous freight industry, today announcing plans to build a dedicated hub for its self-driving trucks in the state of Texas. The facility will serve as the company’s primary ba… Continue reading Waymo begins work on dedicated Texas hub for self-driving trucks
Whether you’re road tripping and need to stop for a snack or pulling up for full-blown tailgate festivities, table space is always a welcome addition, though some solutions come easier than others. The new floating Tail Table from Colorado’s Space Inno… Continue reading Tail Table backpacks on the rear seat and slides out for tailgate time