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Today’s astronauts are able to survive largely on freeze-dried, canned and dehydrated foods, but there are limitations in both nutrition and flavor to these dietary regimes. Refrigeration in space is a complex engineering challenge but one that would c… Continue reading Zero Gravity Fridge for astronauts shows promise in microgravity
Perovskite solar cells are advancing at a rapid rate, and is drawing interest from scientists working to not just boost their performance but better understand how they offer such incredible, ever-increasing efficiencies. By turning their tools to pero… Continue reading New state of matter unlocks a secret of perovskite solar cells
Why do some people benefit from some types of exercise more than others? Scientists investigating this question have demonstrated how profiles of certain proteins in the blood can predict a person’s “trainability.” The work not only sheds new light on … Continue reading Blood protein score might predict which exercise will benefit you most
Lately, we’ve seen some exciting advances in the development of robots that can interact with objects in interesting ways, ranging from grippers that work like elephant trunks to coil around odd items to others that use electroadhesion to grasp fragile… Continue reading MIT’s Digger Finger robot can sense items buried beneath the surface
The brain functions behind the feelings of fullness that stop us from reaching for another bite are highly complex, but by better understanding the intricacies of these systems scientists hope to uncover new treatments for conditions like obesity. Rese… Continue reading Brain circuit behind satiation offers new target for obesity treatment
While offshore wind farms continue to play a growing part in the renewable energy mix, particularly in the US which recently approved its first major facility off the coast of Massachusetts, there remains a lot of untapped potential in the winds blowin… Continue reading GE designs massive floating turbine to take wind energy into deep water
Google has teamed up with Jaguar Land Rover for its first ever all-electric Street View vehicle, which is now being rolled out in Dublin. The modified Jaguar I-Pace will also be used as part of a new initiative to map air quality in the city, using mob… Continue reading Google’s first all-electric Street View car rolls out in Dublin
As the mostly widely used material on Earth, concrete has a massive carbon footprint that scientists are working to chip away at in all sorts of ways. Recent research projects have demonstrated how the wonder material graphene could play a role in this… Continue reading World’s first graphene-enhanced concrete slab poured in England
There is a lot gastroenterologists can tell about a patient’s gut health by analyzing their stool and looking out for irregularities that could be signs of conditions like inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome. A new technology develop… Continue reading Smart Toilet uses AI to spot signs of gastrointestinal trouble
Fasting diets in their many forms have gained serious popularity as effective ways to lose weight, but researchers studying the physiological underpinnings continue to show how they might do much more than that. Scientists at King’s College London have used experiments in mice to demonstrate how fasting can also improve long-term memory and tackle age-related cognitive impairment, by boosting expression of what’s known as the “longevity gene.”
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Continue reading Fasting boosts “longevity gene” to improve long-term memory in mice