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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
Managing heat is a major challenge in electronics and engineering, and it’s controlled using materials that either conduct or insulate heat. A new material blurs that line by blocking heat in one direction but conducting it in another.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Twisted material conducts and insulates heat at the same time
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
Intriguing new preclinical research from a team of Japanese scientists has found targeting opioid receptors in the gut could be a new treatment for inflammatory bowel disease. The research builds on early evidence showing a relationship between opioids… Continue reading New discovery reveals direct link between opioids and gut inflammation
Pharmaceutical company Merck has revealed the first data from its large Phase 3 trial of an oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19. The interim results show the treatment reduces a person’s risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 by 50 percent wh… Continue reading First COVID-19 pill passes human trials, looks to FDA approval
The immune system is a powerful weapon protecting us from dangerous infection, but sometimes it can get a little overzealous and attack things that are trying to help us. A new preclinical treatment could one day help, using a kind of “reverse vaccine”… Continue reading “Reverse vaccine” trains immune system not to attack beneficial drugs
Everybody knows sleep is important, but there’s still a lot we don’t understand about what it actually does to the brain – and how its benefits could be boosted. To investigate, the US Army has awarded researchers at Rice University and other instituti… Continue reading Brain-cleaning sleeping cap gets US Army funding
Researchers from The Mount Sinai Hospital have found changes to electrical activity in the heart can help predict which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are more likely to decline and die. The biomarker is easily measurable and potentially predicts death… Continue reading Newly discovered biomarker predicts COVID-19 death days in advance
Artificial sweeteners are widely promoted as safe, zero-calorie alternatives to sugar, ideal for those trying to lose weight. But a new study is indicating artificial sweeteners may increase appetite and food cravings, particularly in females and the o… Continue reading Brain imaging reveals artificial sweeteners can increase food cravings
Even with the toughest-looking bike locks, many people still say, “An angle grinder would go right through that.” Well, Hiplok’s new D1000 is claimed to be different – it’s touted as being “the first portable anti-angle-grinder bike lock.”Continue Read… Continue reading Graphene composite Hiplok D1000 is designed to stop angle grinders