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Joshua Shavit
Aug 15, 2021
Researchers develop environmentally-friendly way recycle smelting by-products
Researchers developed a waste-free technology to produce valuable smelting products from the complete disposal of slag.
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Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021
NASA and UM program protects the Earth from space storms
The last major space weather event struck the Earth in 1859. Smaller, but still significant, space weather events occur regularly.
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![Turning municipal wastewater into freshwater using recycled CO2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_5e405193afb7433eb82fde79b170769b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_5e405193afb7433eb82fde79b170769b~mv2.webp)
Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021
Turning municipal wastewater into freshwater using recycled CO2
Turning cities’ wastewater into usable freshwater is an environmental win.
Engineering the system to be more energy efficient is better
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Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021
Using virtual reality technology to turn MRI scanning into a new experience
Researchers from King’s College London have created a novel interactive VR system to be used by patients when undertaking an MRI.
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Joshua Shavit
Aug 14, 2021
Using magnets to greatly improve the accuracy of blood tests
A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently unveiled a hemolysis-free and highly efficient blood plasma separation platform.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 13, 2021
LifeGlider, a revolutionary Hands-Free walker that helps people move safely
Josie Ingber, who has multiple sclerosis, maintains her independence and mobility with a walking aid that secures her center of gravity
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Joshua Shavit
Aug 13, 2021
Stanford researchers use artificial intelligence to unlock extreme weather mysteries
Stanford researchers have developed a machine learning tool to identify conditions for extreme precipitation events
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 13, 2021
Researchers create an interactive gravitational-wave detector for education and museums
Observations of gravitational waves in space have sparked public interest in space technology and an interactive exhibit will help explain
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 13, 2021
Bipedal robot makes history by learning to run, completing 5K
Cassie the robot has made history by traversing 5 kilometers, completing the route in just over 53 minutes.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 13, 2021
A tech startup is making convincing cow-free milk by genetically engineering yeast
A food startup is looking to spill a lot of milk in grocery stores across America by offering shoppers a replica of the real thing.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
MIT built a search engine to find the future's most important tech innovations
New research using patent data could help inform decision-makers by predicting which technologies are improving the fastest.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
NASA Learns to Search for Life Underground Using a 'Cave Rover'
Imagine descending into a cave carved out by lava to work alongside a rover about the size of Spirit and Opportunity on Mars
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Joshua Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
Dragonfly mission to Titan announces big science goals
Among our solar system’s many moons, Saturn’s Titan stands out – it’s the only moon with a substantial atmosphere and liquid on the surface.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
Chameleon-like artificial skin can change colors to match its environment
Chameleons have long been a symbol of adaptation due to their ability to adjust their iridophores, a special layer of cells under the skin
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Joshua Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
Researchers discover how to stick sensors to skin without adhesive
Imagine if you could attach something to your skin without needing glue. A biosensor, a watch, a communications device, a fashion accessory
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
Airline cabin crew's new uniforms made from recycled plastic bottles
easyJet has announced that it is introducing a new uniform for cabin crew and pilots, each made from around 45 recycled plastic bottles
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Joshua Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
MIT develops a bio-inspired tissue glue that seals bleeding wounds in seconds
A new adhesive that mimics the sticky substance barnacles use to cling to rocks may offer a better way to treat traumatic injuries
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
Bees find refuge from perilous world in robotic hive
The buzz of the bees drowned out the hum of the robotic arm, which worked with an efficiency no human beekeeper could match.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 10, 2021
NASA wants you to spend a year pretending to live on Mars
The space agency is embarking on a ‘one-year analog mission in a habitat to simulate life on a distant world’
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 10, 2021
NASA's Supersonic X-59 Jet "Quietly" Booms Its Way To First Flight
Newly released timelapse footage from the US space agency shows "the major aircraft sections" of NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology jet
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