Tag: Science

Engineers at the University of Cambridge have devised a self-powered raft that can not only provide clean water to an increasingly thirsty world but also deliver hydrogen for fuel or industrial uses.

A “smart pill” the size of a blueberry can be easily swallowed, then travel through the large intestine, lighting up symptoms and causes of illness as it moves through.

Lyme disease is rampant, with 14 percent of the world’s adults having or having had the illness, according to BMJ, a British publisher of medical journals.

Working with a plastic called epoxy resin vitrimer, researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a new kind of plastic that is plastic-strong at room temperature, repairs itself when cut, breaks down into its recyclable ingredients when heated, and dissolves in seawater into edible material that can nourish marine life. 

Twenty-one teams of scientists around the world have collaborated to make the most detailed catalog yet of human brain cells.

Several labs are working on different ways to turn waste carbon dioxide into engine fuel. 

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found previously undetected signals emanating from the human brain’s white matter, opening new pathways for discoveries in brain function and, potentially, into novel treatments for illnesses such as schizophrenia.