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Tag: Science
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RESEARCHERS FIND THE BRAIN’S TRIGGER FOR DISEASES OF AGING
Aging is the greatest risk factor for developing neurodegenerative Huntington’s Disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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SCIENTISTS SAY WE CAN MAKE MARS LIVABLE. SHOULD WE?
The conversation among scientists about terraforming Mars – making it an Earth-like place where people can live – has been revived. It was long thought impossible.
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HAWAII PAVES ROAD WITH RECOVERED OCEAN PLASTIC
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.
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REMOTE-CONTROLLED HUMANOID ROBOTS PERFORM LIVE SURGERY
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.
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SPRAY-ON POWDER STOPS BLEEDING ON CONTACT
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.
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TREATMENT RESTORES DEAD LITHIUM BATTERIES TO 95-PERCENT CAPACITY
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.
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COMPUTER CHIP CAN AUTHENTICATE DEEPFAKES
AI technology has advanced to the point that deepfakes – completely made-up audios and videos of actual people saying and doing things they never really did – are virtually indistinguishable from reality.
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BIOENGINEERS REPLICATE LIVING CELL
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.”
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ZINC-BASED BATTERY STORES MORE ENERGY, LASTS LONGER
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.