Silicon-based computer chips remember things by storing each bit of data as a 1 or a 0 and putting the pieces in different places. Shuttling those data bits back and forth and collating them together takes time and energy.
Tag: Science
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NEW PROCESS PULLS STRAY LITHIUM FROM OIL AND GAS WELLS
It’s ironic: in a world running short of the lithium needed to ease the world past the oil age, oil and gas wells can help make up that shortage.
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ROBOT LEARNS TO DO YOUR CHORES BY WATCHING HOW-TO VIDEOS
At Carnegie Mellon University, engineers are teaching robots to handle routine household chores by showing them how-to videos.
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HAVE DIABETES? EAT YOUR INSULIN
Borrowing a technique from plants, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s dental school have infused lettuce with the three proteins that make up insulin, the drug that controls symptoms of diabetes.
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SOLAR REACTOR CONVERTS PLASTIC TRASH, CARBON FROM AIR INTO FUEL
At the University of Cambridge, researchers have created a solar-powered reactor that can turn carbon pulled from the air into “syngas” or synthetic gas, a hydrocarbon that can be used as a fuel or chemical feedstock in a variety of manufacturing processes.
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NEW HYDROGEL DISTILLS WATER FROM AIR
The world is running short of clean water at a time when the global population is growing.
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WHAT CAME FIRST, THE LAB-GROWN CHICKEN OR THE CELLS?
The U.S. approved two companies in California to sell “chicken” to the public that are “cell cultivated” and developed by scientists aiming to create meat without having to kill the animal.
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OBESITY PERMANENTLY REWIRES THE BRAIN TO THWART WEIGHT LOSS
The “obesity epidemic” is old news by now: 13 percent of the world’s adults are obese—defined as a body mass index of 30 or higher— including 36 percent of Americans, according to Harvard University. Among people in the U.S. under age 20, more than 19 percent are affected and the proportion is growing.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES’ DIRTY DILEMMA
Data shows that electric vehicles (EVs) do less damage to the natural world over their lifespans than gas-powered cars and trucks do.
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HAD A STROKE? TAKE NOSE DROPS.
If someone has a stroke that affects mobility and isn’t treated within a few hours, the person’s chances of significantly recovering their movement diminish greatly.