Since the discovery of graphene in 2004 by physicists at University of Manchester, this thin, single-atom, two dimensional material of carbon arranged in a lattice or honeycomb formation, has had scientists all over the world scrambling to come up with a viable way to fabricate it without sacrificing its beneficial properties. Graphene is one of [...]
In February 2013, researchers were able to create a link between the brains of two rats, but these rats weren’t sitting next to each other. In fact, they were miles from one another. One day, technology may be able to make telepathy a reality, but determining how far this technology can take human beings is [...]
There is a material so thin yet so strong that it beats the strength of steel by as much as 300 times. This is graphene, dubbed to be a ‘super material’ that can be used for different applications across various industries. However, the innovative uses of graphene have remained limited as no extensive studies have [...]
There is a less-studied reason why everything just feels so hot on a concrete pavement on any given summer’s day. More than just rising temperatures, dark-colored pavements actually contribute to burning temperatures, given that dark surfaces tend to absorb almost all of the sun’s rays. This is why researchers associated with the Heat Island Group [...]
North Carolina State University researchers have found a way to devise self-healing, stretchable wires for use in industrial processes, mainly through special polymer materials and liquid metal. Liquid metal is found in the cores of the wires, allowing the polymer sheath to reconnect effectively after being cut off. Researchers involved in the project have been [...]
The Rubiks Cube has fascinated, entertained, and challenged many for generations now; but not everyone has had the opportunity to try out this colorful puzzle. Since the main idea behind the Rubiks cube was to arrange each of its six faces according to its distinct color, visually-impaired individuals have never had the chance to try [...]
Giant pandas now pose a new reason for the world to continue saving them from total extinction, reports The Telegraph. Scientists at the Nanjing Agricultural University in China have discovered that the compounds found in the blood of a Giant Panda may potentially fight superbug attacks, including those from microorganisms such as bacteria and even [...]
Global warming and its effects have been critical issues for many years, and now a Harvard scientist is putting forward a rather unexpected proposal: re-freezing the Arctic by forcing reflective particles into our planet’s stratosphere to overturn the harsh effects of global warming. This is the alternative plan of environmental scientist David Keith, who is [...]
Smartphone are getting smarter, so they say, and another start-up is well on their way into making smartphones serve as lab-instruments-on-the-go, especially where detecting allergens in every day meals is concerned. Inventor Aydogan Ozcan heads a team of researchers, who are currently devising prototypes of the iTube, a device that transforms smartphones into colorimeters for [...]
A second science rover will set foot on Mars in 2020 as NASA plans to launch another one after the successful landing of the Curiosity rover on the red planet this year. The announcement was made by NASA officials during the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union the previous week. While the Curiosity rover [...]
Having thrived for 100 days in space, NASA’s ‘spidernaut’ Nefertiti has died of natural causes, days after it was displayed at the Smithsonian, reported Foxnews.com. Named after Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti, the spider was the first jumping spider species (Johnson Jumper or Phidippus johnsoni) to have survived the journey to space and back. It was launched [...]
Recent studies and experimentation by The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has resulted in the creation of a hybrid 3D printer that could produce cartilage implant constructs built to cater to regenerative procedures in joint injury patients. The implantable constructs are created using an electro spinning technology that produces slim and permeable polymer threads, [...]
This might sound like the stuff of magic but a nanotechnology company co-founder has found a way to create a self-filling water bottle inspired by a desert beetle that procures water through condensation from the air for its hydration. Deckard Sorensen, co-founder of NBD Nano, has devised a self-filling water container, which could be available [...]
The previous week we published a story on self-healing polymer developed for prosthetics and devices by Stanford researchers. Now, Harvard bioengineers have devised an injectable sponge that expands once it has entered the body. This sponge may aid the slow but steady release of drugs or stem cells into the patient’s body or act as [...]
Before long, smartphones and other devices will appear spanking new even after years of long use, thanks to self-healing plastic that is flexible enough to be used on electronic gadgets. Stanford researchers are currently developing a material that is sensitive to touch and has the capacity to recover itself at room temperature. The material is [...]
Now amputees can have a prosthetic arm that moves and functions almost like a real limb, except that it looks a whole lot cooler than the real thing. BeBionic has developed a carbon-fibre myoelectric hand (BeBionic3) that responds to actual muscle twitches and operates like a real flesh-and-bone arm. 53-year old Nigel Ackland, who lost [...]
Zac Vawter may have lost his right leg from a motorcycle accident years ago, but this did not stop him from going up 103 floors of Chicago’s Willis (Sears) Tower. Wearing a bionic leg which functions according to his thoughts and works in accordance with his hamstring muscles, Vawter was the first person to have [...]
A tire and rubber designer based in Colorado has developed prototype wheels that don’t use air in mountain biking tires. Brian Russell, founder of Britek Tire, has introduced the Energy Return Wheel, which eliminates the need for air, using instead several layers of rubber stretched across levels of adjustable carbon nano composite rods. The adjustable [...]
Humans have been speculating on religion since the dawn of time, and while everyone has an opinion, it was previously thought that no one could know for sure. Now, thanks to advances in medical science, this has all changed. With humans being brought back from the brink of death on a daily basis, many are [...]
Written on 18 Oct 2012 by Vincent AbryScientists at work for the 10-billion-dollar worth atom smasher on the Swiss-French border have something hugely smashing to announce on Wednesday: enough evidence have been culled to establish the almost certain existence of the ‘God particle’ or Higgs boson, which has eluded physicists for long decades. The Associated Press has reported that physicists at CERN [...]