Breakthrough technology uses sound waves to boost green hydrogen production by 14 times
Engineers in Melbourne have used sound waves to boost production of green hydrogen by 14 times, through electrolysis to split water.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 15, 2022
Gold-based coating converts sunlight into heat to defog glasses
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an ultrathin, gold-based transparent coating that is able to convert sunlight into heat.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2022
Groundbreaking new drug can treat cataracts without surgery
A revolutionary new treatment for cataracts has shown extremely positive results in laboratory tests, giving hope to treat the condition.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2022
Microparticles found to prevent vitamin A deficiency
Fortifying foods with new polymer particles containing vitamin A could promote better vision and health for millions of people.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2022
Dishwashers can be very bad for your gut health, study finds
Residue from rinse agents is left behind on dishes after they are cleaned in dishwashers damages the natural protective layer in the gut.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 13, 2022
Groundbreaking implants can restore 20/20 vision to the blind and visually-impaired
Researchers and entrepreneurs have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig’s skin, which resembles the human cornea.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 13, 2022
Dark matter is made up of dark photons, study finds
Dark matter could be made up of ultralight dark photons that heated up our universe: this is a new scenario proposed in a recent study.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 13, 2022
Could insulin come in a pill? Groundbreaking molecule mimics insulin
Mebourne researchers have answered a 100-year-old question in diabetes research: can a molecule different to insulin have the same effect?
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2022
Alzheimer's disease can be identified before symptoms emerge, study finds
A large study in Sweden has shown that people with Alzheimer's disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2022
Breakthrough solar desalination technology extracts 400% more salt from seawater
Engineers have developed a new desalination technology that significantly reduces the cost of desalination and quadruples salt production.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2022
Greta Thunberg effect evident in uniting young people around climate change
What we see is that Greta Thunberg has been very important in uniting young people who were already concerned about the climate.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2022
Scientists solve the genetic mystery to how all life on Earth began
The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2022
Sugar substitutes affect the human body in surprising ways, study finds
Non-nutritive sweeteners – also known as artificial sweeteners – are supposed to deliver all the sweetness of sugar without the calories.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2022
Important discovery can help extinguish global threat to koalas
University of Queensland virologists are a step closer to understanding a mysterious AIDS-like virus that is impacting koala populations.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2022
Researchers discover the genes of the sixth sense
Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch: We’re all familiar with the five senses that allow us to experience our surroundings.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2022
First-ever study identifies the mechanisms behind learning, memory and Alzheimers
The Fujita Health University study led the team to understand the intracellular mechanism of donepezil and its effect on learning and memory
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2022
Building a space elevator to the moon is possible using today’s technology
Perhaps the biggest hurdle to humankind’s expansion throughout the solar system is the prohibitive cost of escaping Earth’s gravity.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2022
Gamechanging treatment for osteoporosis called the Fountain of Youth
As we age, our bones become thinner, we suffer fractures more often, and bone-diseases such as osteoporosis are more likely to occur.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2022
Life-saving infrared light beam can detect malaria
A fast, needle-free malaria detection tool developed by a University of Queensland-led team could help save hundreds of thousands of lives.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2022
Researchers just modified a common respiratory virus to destroy cancerous tumors
A common respiratory virus, called adenovirus, to act like a Trojan horse to deliver genes for cancer therapeutics directly into tumor cells
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