Tentacle-like robot weaves through the lungs to tackle cancer

The innovative use of magnetic fields has opened up some exciting possibilities in cancer treatment, with scientists demonstrating how they can be used to steer tumor-killing particles into cancer tissue or wires into veins in search of blood cancers, … Continue reading Tentacle-like robot weaves through the lungs to tackle cancer

AI algorithm accurately predicts risk of heart attack within 5 years

A new AI tool developed by researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center can accurately measure plaque deposits in coronary arteries and predict a patient’s risk of suffering a heart attack within five years. The tool needs further validation before bei… Continue reading AI algorithm accurately predicts risk of heart attack within 5 years

Handheld robot uses AI to help first responders stem bleeding

Researchers at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory have developed a handheld robot that can help minimally trained responders to control severe internal bleeding in victims of traumatic injury, by helping them insert a needle and catheter into a major blood vesse… Continue reading Handheld robot uses AI to help first responders stem bleeding

Record-setting heatwaves strike the Arctic and Antarctic

Scientists have long warned that with the climate continuing to change we can expect extreme weather events to increase in frequency, and freak heatwaves hitting either end of the planet this week serve as a pertinent example. Temperatures have been re… Continue reading Record-setting heatwaves strike the Arctic and Antarctic

Suzuki joins SkyDrive’s push to build an eVTOL flying car by 2025

Japanese eVTOL company SkyDrive has announced it’s going into partnership with Suzuki, as it works toward the development and full-scale production of a “compact, two-seating electric-powered flying car,” which it hopes to debut at the Osaka World Expo… Continue reading Suzuki joins SkyDrive’s push to build an eVTOL flying car by 2025

To remove microplastics from drinking water … just add okra?

If you’ve ever eaten okra, then you’ll know that the stuff can be pretty … gooey. According to new research, that quality could allow a compound from the plant to be used in a less toxic method of removing microplastics from drinking water.Continue Rea… Continue reading To remove microplastics from drinking water … just add okra?

T1 Tomahawk brings digital capabilities to the humble tape measure

Two years ago Reekon Tools introduced its M1 Caliber tool, which added digital measurement functionality to existing power saws. The company is now offering that same tech in a stand-alone tape measure, called the T1 Tomahawk.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading T1 Tomahawk brings digital capabilities to the humble tape measure

GE produces world’s largest recyclable wind turbine blade

Through its massive wind turbines and innovative offshore designs, GE continues sharpening its toolkit in a bid to built the future of sustainable energy, and a newly unveiled turbine blade shows how that can extend to the materials used. A consortium … Continue reading GE produces world’s largest recyclable wind turbine blade

NASA’s massive Moon rocket takes an excursion to the launch pad

NASA’s massive new Moon rocket is inching closer to lift-off, with the Space Launch System (SLS) today exiting its Vehicle Assembly building for the first time and making its way for the launch pad. On arrival engineers will carry out what’s known as a… Continue reading NASA’s massive Moon rocket takes an excursion to the launch pad