Chinese scientists have refueled a nuclear reactor without shutting it down, the first time the feat has been achieved.
Tag: Science
EXPERIMENT SHOWS A WAY TO GROW NEW HUMAN TEETH IN A LAB
Sharks and crocodiles are lucky—they can grow a new tooth any time they lose one.
STARVING BEES SURVIVE ON HUMAN-MADE POLLEN SUBSTITUTE
As if bees didn’t have enough trouble already. The critters we count on to pollinate our fruits and other crops have been beset by lethal parasites, pesticide poisoning, and the persistent collapse of their colonies.
TEXTURED TILES PROTECT COASTLINES, FOSTER MARINE LIFE
Levees and seawalls defend coastlines from storm waves, erosion, and rising tides but often the 10-foot-tall procession of concrete slabs destroys shoreline ecosystems and the marine life that depends on them.
HACKERS’ NEXT TARGET: YOUR DNA
Newly emerging DNA sequencing techniques are creating customized medicines, diagnosing disease risks, and tracking infectious diseases.
BALD NO MORE: BODY’S OWN SUGAR SPARKS NEW HAIR GROWTH
With baldness visiting a third or more of men at some point in their lives, Big Pharma has been laboring to find lucrative treatments.
NEW BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE IS THE SIZE OF A PINHEAD
Sensors that read brain signals typically are the size of coins and are attached to bathing cap-size headwear. In some cases, the sensors are surgically buried in the brain.
“MICRO-CLEANER” PELLETS PULL MICROPLASTIC FROM WATER BODIES
Microplastics—those bits of plastic less than 5 millimeters, or a fifth of an inch, in diameter are littering the floors of our seas, the peaks of our mountains, and everything in between, including our internal organs.
TURNING REFINERY SLUDGE INTO CARBON FIBERS
Some components of crude oil have no value and, after the bulk of it is refined, wind up as sludge to be dumped or burned.
PRODUCTION BEGINS ON FIRST LIGHT-POWERED NEURAL COMPUTER CHIP
Production has begun on company Q.ANT’s light-powered neural processing unit. The company plans to deliver 1,000 in the next 12 months.