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Jun 11, 2020
Scientists grow ‘model’ human embryos from stem cells
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: biotech/medical, innovation
Paris (AFP) — Scientists have developed a human embryo “blueprint” using human stem cells, in a breakthrough that could provide vital insight into the early stages of infant development, new research showed Thursday.
Teams from the University of Cambridge and the Netherlands-based Hubrecht Institute said their model will allow them to observe never-before-seen processes underlying the formation of the human body.
The layout of humans — known as the body plan — happens through a process known as gastrulation, where three distinct layers of cells are formed in the embryo that will later give rise to the body’s three main systems: nervous, musculoskeletal and digestive.
Jun 8, 2020
Lamborghini’s 217-mph Sián supercar is powered by a battery breakthrough
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: innovation, transportation
The Italian sports-car company teamed up with MIT researchers to produce custom supercapacitors, an alternative to lithium batteries.
Jun 8, 2020
PAC-MAN: Scientists Aim Gene-Targeting Breakthrough Against COVID-19
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, innovation
Lipitoids, which self-assemble with DNA and RNA, can serve as cellular delivery systems for antiviral therapies that could prevent COVID-19 and other coronavirus infections. Credit: Illustration courtesy of R.N. Zuckermann.
Jun 6, 2020
GoSun Grill Is a Solar Oven That Can Cook Even at Night
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: energy, innovation
Have you ever wanted a grill that you can carry anywhere and it doesn’t need fuel? Well, then we present to you the GoSun Grill. This innovative solution to everyone’s need for a cool-looking, fuelless, clean portable oven should be a must on every “outdoorsy” person’s wishlist. Impress your friends with this device and your personal cooking skills at the beach, in the park or wherever you’d like really.
Let’s have a closer look at this solar cooker.
The story of GoSun Grill.
Jun 5, 2020
Could a novel UV light device inactivate SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, innovation
Researchers suggest that an innovative handheld UV light device could effectively sanitize surfaces, killing pathogens including SARS-CoV-2.
Jun 3, 2020
Kim Jong-un pulled out his nuclear card…what next?
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: existential risks, innovation
You can watch this video at https://koreanow.com
With North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pulling back out his nuclear card for the first time since 2018, a very natural and perhaps even urgent question is, what next? There are signs that the North is getting closer to unveiling its strategic weapon promised by Kim at the end of last year. But with the U.S. constrained and South Korea committed to global sanctions, there’s no sign of a dialogue breakthrough. We could be about to witness Pyongyang’s new way.
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Jun 2, 2020
Operation Warp Speed selects billionaire scientist’s COVID-19 vaccine for monkey tests
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, innovation
Jun 2, 2020
Theoretical breakthrough shows quantum fluids rotate
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: innovation, quantum physics
If a drop of creamer falls from a spoon into a swirling cup of coffee, the whirlpool drags the drop into rotation. But what would happen if the coffee had no friction—no way to pull the drop into a synchronized spin?
May 31, 2020
The Very First Wormhole Device — For Magnets!
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: biotech/medical, innovation
Circa 2015
Physicists have created a wormhole device that can tunnel a magnetic field through space. It sounds like Star Trek, but we won’t be zapping humans across the universe anytime soon. Still, the breakthrough could revolutionize certain magnet-based technologies, including MRIs.