A genetically engineered cow in Brazil has produced human insulin in her milk, a global first.
Tag: Science
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VTOL AIRPLANES GO COMMERCIAL
After years of speculation about fixed-wing, vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft (VTOL), German manufacturer Lilium has just landed an order for 20 all-electric VTOLs from UrbanLink, a regional airline that’s first in the U.S. to commit to flying the technology commercially.
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COULD DAD’S ANTIBIOTICS COMPROMISE HIS OFFSPRINGS’ HEALTH?
It’s only a study in mice but the implications are clear: common antibiotics may disrupt a father’s ability to sire healthy children.
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SLASHING COMPUTERS’ POWER CONSUMPTION WITH “MAGNETIZATION SWITCHING”
From crypto mining to power-hungry AI data centers to the rise of electric cars, the world’s demand for electricity is growing faster than utility companies can hang cables.
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GENERATOR TAKES CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR TO MAKE ELECTRICITY
Carbon dioxide as a waste gas can be a source of energy, but that energy is in the form of heat that ebbs away when the gas is released.
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CIRCUIT BOARD MATERIAL DISSOLVES AFTER USE
Peeling the valuable electronic components and useful metals from discarded circuit boards is labor-intensive and time-consuming.
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SUPERCAPACITORS COULD LET EV AND OTHER BATTERIES CHARGE IN SECONDS
Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a near-term alternative to the standard lithium-ion cells that power electric vehicles (EVs) now.
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SYNTHETIC CELLS LOOK AND ACT LIKE NATURE’S OWN
A research team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has reported a first: the group engineered DNA and proteins to synthesize cells that look and act like those in the human body but have improved capabilities.
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WEAK ELECTRIC CURRENT ZAPS DEPRESSION
As many as three million American adults ages 65 and older are beset by depression, according to figures from the Pew Research Center.
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A CHEAPER NEW WAY TO CULL LITHIUM FROM TRASH
Supplies of lithium, the clean energy transformation’s precious metal, are projected to fall millions of tons short of demand in the years ahead.