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Alphabet’s floating internet venture Project Loon may have been deflated, but its legacy looks set to live on through a new effort called Project Taara. The team has salvaged the technology to deliver internet connectivity with lasers, demonstrating th… Continue reading Lasers beam high-speed internet between cities through open air
A new, dissolving, textile-based stem cell implant has reduced pain and restored hip joint function to dogs with moderate osteoarthritis, in what researchers say could be a first step toward less invasive joint resurfacing in dogs as well as humans.Con… Continue reading Cartilage resurfacing implant restores hip function in arthritic dogs
The typical freezers found homes and restaurants play an invaluable role in preserving foods until they’re ready to be eaten, but an alternative technology promises to not only use far less energy, but improve food quality at the same time. Known as is… Continue reading Low-energy freezing technology keeps food fresh without forming ice
Bruder rattled the outdoors with an earthquake of a debut when it introduced its EXP-6 off-road camping trailer back in 2016. A whole new level of Australian caravan, the EXP-6 is a composite-shelled hunk of galvanized steel with an interior elegant en… Continue reading Bruder pushes deeper off-grid with EXP-8 off-road camper trailer
An impressive new study is presenting robust evidence showing the toxic proteins thought to be the cause of Alzheimer’s disease may be produced in the liver and travel through the blood before landing in the brain causing neuron damage.
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Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Liver disease, Dementia, Brain, Curtin University, Neuroscience, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Landmark study presents evidence Alzheimer’s disease begins in the liver
The first all-private space mission has lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With a crew of four inside a Dragon Crew capsule, the Inspiration4 mission launched today at 8:03 pm EDT… Continue reading SpaceX’s first all-private crewed space mission lifts off
While we may think of blue jeans as kind of earthy, basic clothing, the process by which they’re dyed is definitely not eco-friendly. That may soon no longer be the case, however, thanks to the development of a new coloration technique.Continue Reading… Continue reading New jean-dying process shouldn’t give the environment the blues
There are now a fair number of electric cars that have a small, lightweight body in order to maximize their battery range. Well, the Pickman XR takes that same philosophy and applies it to a four-wheel-drive pickup truck.Continue ReadingCategory: Autom… Continue reading Pickman XR packs a 4WD pickup into a small electric package
Though it has a total length of just 7.2 m (23 ft), the River Bank tiny house, by New Zealand’s Build Tiny, actually packs quite a lot of features into its compact frame thanks to some clever space-saving design. The home includes movable furniture, lo… Continue reading Compact tiny house goes big on features thanks to space-saving design
Patients with kidney failure require dialysis regularly, which is an invasive and potentially risky treatment. But now researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have successfully demonstrated a prototype bioartificial kidney that… Continue reading Bioartificial kidney prototype aces lab tests, could replace dialysis