The whitest paint is here – and it’s the coolest. Literally.
Coating buildings with this paint may one day cool them off enough to reduce the need for air conditioning
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Joseph Shavit
Jun 3, 2021
Wearable accelerometer and vibrator 'thimble' could reduce falls amongst seniors
Japanese researchers have developed and tested a prototype device -- wearable on the fingertips to enhance the sense of balance
Joseph Shavit
Jun 3, 2021
Manta: The first-of-a-kind processing ship designed to collect, treat and repurpose floating debris
The "Manta" is a giant, plastic-eating catamaran that collects trash on an industrial scale. And it's powered by renewable energy.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 3, 2021
French Explorer Jean-Louis Etienne Launches Vertical Polar Pod to Study Antarctic Currents
The objective is to study the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, a crucial player in the Earth’s climate.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 2, 2021
App helps pregnant women to a healthy lifestyle
Researchers at Linköping University have developed an app to help women achieve a healthy weight gain and lifestyle during a pregnancy
Joseph Shavit
Jun 2, 2021
Popcorn! Packaging for the future?
Forest scientists at Göttingen University develop plant-based, environmentally friendly material
Joseph Shavit
Jun 1, 2021
Electronic nose accurately sniffs out hard-to-detect cancers
An odor-based test that sniffs out vapors emanating from blood samples was able to distinguish between benign cancer cells with 95% accuracy
Joseph Shavit
Jun 1, 2021
Junk food game helps people eat less and lose weight
Using a brain-training app helps people eat less junk food and lose weight, new research suggests.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 1, 2021
How AI could alert firefighters of imminent danger
Firefighting is a race against time. Exactly how much time? For firefighters, that part is often unclear.
Joseph Shavit
May 28, 2021
Danish invention preserves muscle mass in COVID-19 patients
Researchers from Aarhus University have developed electronic support stockings and tested them on bed-ridden Covid patients
Joseph Shavit
May 28, 2021
Detecting Skin Disorders Like Cancer Through a Simple Soft Sensing Electrode
By putting a piece of soft, strain-sensing sheet on the skin may be able to detect skin disorders non-invasively and in real-time very soon.
Joseph Shavit
May 28, 2021
Scientists develop transparent electrode that boosts solar cell efficiency
Developing new ultrathin metal electrodes has allowed researchers to create semitransparent perovskite solar cells that are highly efficient
Joseph Shavit
May 27, 2021
Could Airlander Airships Be The Green Future Of City-Hopping Air Travel?
As the world starts to become increasingly aware of the footprint left behind by airplane travel, could it be time to bring back the blimp?
Joseph Shavit
May 27, 2021
The robot smiled back
Columbia Engineering researchers use AI to teach robots to make appropriate reactive human facial expressions, an ability that builds trust
Joseph Shavit
May 26, 2021
Tech startup launches philanthropy platform to help employees donate to charity
Americans donated $450 billion to charity in 2019, and donations from individuals accounted for 69% of total giving that year
Joseph Shavit
May 25, 2021
No joke: DARPA helped researchers build a Sarcasm Detector
SocialSim researchers demonstrate deep learning model capable of accurately classifying sarcasm in textual communications online
Joseph Shavit
May 25, 2021
A new type of gene-based therapy partially restored a blind man’s vision
Light-activated proteins inserted in eye nerve cells and special goggles help him see objects
Joseph Shavit
May 24, 2021
Could a nasal spray drug delivery be the key to a better Parkinson's disease treatment
Scientists at the University of York have made significant progress in development of a nasal spray treatment for patients with Parkinsons.
Joseph Shavit
May 21, 2021
Scientists create new building materials that effectively protect humans from radiation
Bricks made of new materials are cheaper and more environmentally friendly than analogues made of lead and other materials
Joseph Shavit
May 20, 2021
Out of thick air: Transforming CO2 into light-emitting carbon
Breakthrough by uOttawa researchers sees creation of light-emitting solid carbon from CO2 gas
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