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The Andean condor’s drag-reducing aerodynamic wings have inspired the creation of a winglet, which, when added to a wind turbine blade, boosted energy production by an average of 10%, according to a new study.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTa… Continue reading Condor-inspired retrofit boosts wind turbine energy production by 10%
Researchers have developed a technique to implant a thread-like device containing insulin-secreting pancreatic cells in a pocket under the skin. The device reversed type 1 diabetes in mice and didn’t require the administration of anti-rejection drugs. … Continue reading Under-skin implant reverses type 1 diabetes without anti-rejection drugs
A new study has found that combining radiotherapy with a cancer-targeting virus was more effective at combatting a hard-to-treat, deadly form of brain tumor than using either therapy alone.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Brain cancer, T… Continue reading Combination therapy a one-two punch to KO aggressive brain cancer
Researchers studying new methods for improving blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes have discovered an old class of antipsychotic drugs may offer clues to a novel kind of treatment for hyperglycemia. While the researchers propose the old drugs could … Continue reading Old antipsychotic drugs offer clues to new class of diabetes treatment
It has long been known that some of the earliest mammals coexisted with the later-period dinosaurs. Now, for just the second time ever, scientists have documented fossil evidence of a dinosaur having actually eaten one of those mammals.Continue Reading… Continue reading Fossil evidence shows that a dinosaur included mammals in its diet
Scientists have discovered at least two new minerals inside one of the largest meteorites ever found. The iron-based minerals have never been spotted in nature, and could hint at unknown geological processes and new material uses.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Two new minerals discovered in huge meteorite
A clinical trial testing fecal transplants in severely obese subjects with metabolic syndrome has found the treatment to be only beneficial when accompanied by non-fermentable fiber supplements. The phase 2 trial saw improvements in insulin sensitivity… Continue reading Fecal transplant plus fiber successfully treats metabolic syndrome
Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a new technique for 3D printing cartilage in custom shapes. This can be used to reconstruct the noses of skin cancer patients, saving them the trouble of having cartilage samples taken from other … Continue reading 3D-printed custom cartilage could repair noses after skin cancer
Probably the world’s most famous family of dinosaurs, the tyrannosaurs included the 40-ft (12-m) Tyrannosaurus rex within their ranks. Newly studied fossils now suggest that the reptiles were about “the size of a border collie” when first hatching from… Continue reading Fossil analysis suggests newly hatched tyrannosaurs were dog-sized
While you might think that dried almonds are one of the “safer” foods, they’re actually prone to contamination by harmful bacteria. A simple new process could help keep that from happening, while also boosting their shelf life.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Pressurized CO2 used to bacteria-proof dried almonds