Collaborate Disseminate
Inspired by how the human eye sees, processes, and sends information to the brain, researchers have created a tiny device that captures, recognizes and memorizes images enabling it to make quick, real-time decisions based on what it sees. The device co… Continue reading Eye-inspired device memorizes what it sees, enables real-time decisions
Australian scientists have designed a new capsule that could mean diabetics might one day swallow their insulin instead of injecting it. The design also has potential uses for delivering other protein drugs, such as antibiotics and cancer treatments.Co… Continue reading New insulin capsule could be game-changing for diabetics
For some people who are morbidly obese, changes in diet and lifestyle just aren’t sufficient to shed all the extra weight. A new study suggests that a hibiscus flower extract could help, without the side effects of weight-loss drugs.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Hibiscus extract shows promise as natural weight-loss supplement
Although glass is known for being fully recyclable, the US Environmental Protection Agency states that only about one third of post-consumer glass actually gets recycled. A new glass-based building cladding material could help boost that number.Continu… Continue reading Eco-friendly, fire-resistant cladding material is made of recycled glass
For some time now, a nanomaterial known as MXene has been touted as a faster-charging alternative to the lithium used in batteries. It could soon be an even more viable choice, as scientists have devised a method of making it last much longer.Continue … Continue reading Rust-removing sound waves could breathe new life into MXene batteries
While the purification of wastewater once just involved the removal of traditional pollutants, it now also entails the removal of microplastic particles. A new powder reportedly does the job much quicker and more thoroughly than has previously been pos… Continue reading “Nanopillared” material removes microplastics from water via magnetism
Australian scientists have discovered strangely folded diamonds in rare meteorite samples. In investigating how they came to form, the team found evidence that they were forged in a cataclysm on an ancient dwarf planet.Continue ReadingCategory: Materia… Continue reading Mysterious folded diamonds traced back to ancient dwarf planet cataclysm
In recent years, we’ve heard about efforts to replace some of the aggregate used in concrete with crumbled used tires. Now, however, scientists have succeeded in producing good quality concrete in which all of the aggregate has been replaced with tire … Continue reading Scientists create quality concrete with 100% tire-rubber aggregate
Getting an organ from donor to recipient is a race against time, with many going to waste. Now, researchers in Australia have identified new cryoprotectants that could preserve organs and tissues for much longer without damaging them.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading New cryoprotectant chemicals could preserve organs without ice damage
Because they feed by filtering seawater, mussels are particularly vulnerable to pollutants present within that water. According to new research, it now looks like waterborne microplastics could keep the molluscs from growing to their regular size.Conti… Continue reading Ingestion of microplastics could hamper mussel growth