For the first time, researchers have 3D-printed layered, living skin onto wounded areas of a living creature, preventing scarring, possible infection, and other dangers that can accompany skin grafts.
Tag: Science
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ELECTRONICS RECYCLERS STRIKE GOLD
Electronic trash is laced with rare minerals and even gold—but recovering that gold from discarded computers’ circuitry has been too complex and expensive to make it worthwhile.
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PUT SOME AZOLLA IN THAT SALAD
Azolla is a common plant that grows on water like a thick mat and can double its biomass in two days under the right conditions.
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“A GOLD RUSH FOR GOLD HYDROGEN”
As much as 500 trillion tons of hydrogen lies beneath the Earth’s surface, a gas that could fuel everything from vehicles to electric generators.
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USING LIGHT AND SOUND TO DEFEAT ALZHEIMER’S
Clicking sounds and flickering lights have been shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease and even reverse symptoms in some cases, according to studies at several research centers.
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A BETTER WAY TO RECYCLE CRUCIAL ELEMENTS FROM BATTERIES
Key metals used in batteries, such as cobalt and lithium, are more rare every day as mobile devices, and especially electric vehicles, permeate our lives.
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BLOOD TEST FORECASTS HEART ATTACKS SIX MONTHS IN ADVANCE
Heart attacks, one of the most common causes of sudden death globally, can be foretold as far as six months into the future with a new online tool created at the Uppsala University in Sweden.
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MIXED-REALITY HEADSETS CITED FOR “DANGEROUS” EFFECTS
Mixed-reality headsets—the bulky goggles that overlay digital content and animation onto the real world using “pass-through” video technology—can cause “dangerous” side effects, according to researchers at Stanford University.
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CONCRETE? NO—IT’S SUGARCRETE
Processing sugarcane leaves an enormous amount of fibrous waste, known as bagasse, that usually winds up in landfills.
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A LITHIUM EV BATTERY THAT CHARGES IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES—BUT THERE’S A CATCH
One complaint drivers have about electric vehicles (EVs) is that the lithium batteries that most EVs run on can take hours to fully charge.