A skin patch developed at the University of Chicago delivers unnoticeable electric pulses across wounds and prevents bacteria from infecting exposed areas.
Tag: Science
Post
“MIRACLE POWDER” SUCKS UP 80 TIMES ITS WEIGHT IN CO²
Cleaning excess carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere is a budding industry, with ventures trying everything from giant vacuum filters the size of small office buildings to storing CO2 bubbles under the sea.
Post
REINVENTING THE SUPERMARKET WITH ROBOTS
In Brooklyn, New York, a new Save A Lot grocery store has opened. It has no aisles or shelves or festive displays of candy or paper towels, no checkout lanes or cashiers.
Post
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE PLUS CATALYST BREAKS DOWN DRUG WASTE IN WATER SUPPLY
As many as 4,000 different prescription drugs run through our public water supplies as people pee them out or dump their unused supplies down the toilet.
Post
TWO NEW DISCOVERIES PROMISE HEALTHIER AGING
Cells make proteins, which are involved in every process of life. However, not every protein turns out exactly right.
Post
HOW TO OPEN A CELL’S NUCLEUS WITHOUT BREAKING IT
Scientists at the University of San Diego have figured out how to enter a cell’s nucleus without breaking its protective outer membrane, a feat that has been likened to entering the yolk of an egg without disturbing the shell.
Post
RECYCLING TAKES ON THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY
A lot of sportswear is made with plastic. Running shoes, cold-weather vests, yoga pants, and more items in your wardrobe are shot through with polyester fibers.
Post
GOT ENERGY? THANK YOUR MOTHER
Whether you have boundless energy or are habitually low-key could be an inheritance from your mother, according to new research from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Post
META’S “SMART GLASSES” CAN LEARN ALL ABOUT YOU
Meta designed its “smart” glasses as a wearable camera. They look like regular horn-rims but they’re able to take photos and videos of what you’re looking at.
Post
INDOOR VERTICAL FARM PLANS TO GROW FOUR MILLION POUNDS OF BERRIES A YEAR
Virginia’s Plenty Richmond Farm aims to branch out: its new growing system is designed to produce strawberries year-round from plants hanging off of 30-foot towers.