Collaborate Disseminate
A number of countries are reporting increasing rates of viral gastroenteritis over recent months, and experts suggest greater use of hand sanitizers, known to have little effect on pathogens such as norovirus, may be partly responsible.Continue Reading… Continue reading Increased hand sanitizer use blamed for rise in gastro outbreaks
High-altitude icy clouds may have allowed ancient Mars to host rivers and lakes by warming the planet via a greenhouse effect, according to the results of a new study. The theory could be tested by NASA’s Perseverance rover, which is currently actively… Continue reading Ancient Mars may have icy clouds to thank for its liquid water
Whether you’re a farmer tending to expansive crops that you depend on for your livelihood or a hobbyist gardener trying to keep your tomatoes in check, weeds can be a time-consuming and relentless problem. Startup Carbon Robotics has wheeled out an aut… Continue reading Autonomous Weeder robot uses lasers to take out 100,000 plants an hour
A team has made a few intriguing discoveries in the outermost regions of the Milky Way. The astronomers mapped the fringes of the sparse halo that envelops our home galaxy, and found the wake of a dwarf galaxy pushing through it on its eventual collisi… Continue reading New Milky Way map reveals wake of dwarf galaxy on a collision course
For about a decade now, Kaman’s K-Max intermeshing rotor helicopter has been flying unmanned cargo missions for US forces in Afghanistan. Now, the K-Max Titan is becoming the world’s first heavy-lift unmanned helicopter for the commercial market, havin… Continue reading K-Max Titan: The first commercial heavy-lift helicopter with no pilot
Scotland’s Orbital Marine Power (formerly Scotrenewables) has completed the build on what it claims will be the world’s most powerful operational tidal turbine. It’s now on its way to the Orkney Islands, where it’ll have a chance to prove its worth con… Continue reading Orbital launches O2, the “most powerful tidal turbine in the world”
A newfound understanding around the intricate architecture of lobster underbellies has provided MIT engineers with a model for a tough and stretchy new hydrogel. The material mimics the spiraling structure of the creature’s under-armor that affords it … Continue reading Lobster underbellies inspire spiraling material for artificial tendons
A robust new study is offering the strongest clinical evidence to date of COVID-19 transmission from human to cat. The research builds on anecdotal reports from the past 12 months, but experts stress there is no evidence so far of viral transmission fr… Continue reading Human-to-cat COVID-19 transmission affirmed in new study
A new study from researchers at Syracuse University is presenting results from one of the first placebo-controlled trials exploring the influence of CBD on sensations of acute pain. The mixed results suggest CBD may reduce feelings of unpleasantness, h… Continue reading “Surprising” results from new CBD pain study
Astronomers have discovered a black hole that may set a new record or two – it seems to be both the smallest black hole ever detected, and the closest one to Earth found so far.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Astronomy, Black hole, Stars,… Continue reading “Unicorn” may be smallest and closest black hole to Earth