Tag: Science

Like all Pacific islands, Hawaii’s are constantly collecting plastic trash washing up on its beaches. The state’s landfills are overflowing with it, and the government is paying to ship it elsewhere.

In a first test of its kinds, a humanoid robot successfully removed the gallbladder of a large animal. Guided by a human surgeon at a remote location within the University of California San Diego, the robot used standard surgical tools that had been adapted to fit its hands. 

Working with the South Korean army, researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have blended biocompatible ingredients into a spray-on powder that stops bleeding on contact.

Lithium, the precious metal of the electronic economy, stores more energy per volume than any other mineral, making it the choice for batteries that power everything from smartphones to drones to electric vehicles. 

Bioengineers at the University of Minnesota have unveiled SpudCell, which has been described as “the closest researchers have come to building a living cell from scratch.”

A research group led by the University of California at Los Angeles has developed a zinc-ion battery that uses a 3D-printed, honeycomb-like electrode that stores at least seven times more energy than conventional lithium-ion cells, the scientists reported.

Osteoarthritis, the most common form of the condition, is the wearing away of the cartilage that cushions joints, leaving the ends of bones to grind against each other.

China is investing $210 million to begin building a supply chain for its latest advanced technology initiative – diamond-based computer chips.