ExxonMobil may have shut down its algae-based fuel project, but no one else seems to be giving up on the idea of turning these stemless plants into industrial workhorses.
Tag: Science
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NOT JUST FOR VIRUSES: SCIENTISTS HELLBENT ON HUMAN AND AI GAIN-OF-FUNCTION EXPERIMENTS
Imagine super soldiers who can shrug off a chemical weapons attack and keep right on waging war.
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INTRODUCING THE OXYGEN-ION BATTERY
Engineers at the Vienna University of Technology have created a battery that needs no hard-to-come-by materials, uses no nickel or cobalt, can’t catch fire, and can be regenerated when the performance begins to degrade with time.
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ENGINEERED MOLECULES KILL CANCER
Immunotherapy is cancer treatment’s new go-to remedy. Technicians take white blood cells from a patient—the “killer T cells” of the immune system —isolate the ones best suited to fight the patient’s form of cancer, then genetically engineer them to be “super T cells” able to overcome cancer’s defenses.
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ROBOTS THAT READ YOUR MIND
Working with the Australian army, researchers at the University of Technology at Sydney have developed a way for humans to control robots through brainwaves.
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MAKE YOUR OLD CAR BATTERY PART OF THE ELECTRIC GRID
Your old battery might not have enough oomph to start your car but it probably has enough power left to still be of service, this time as part of the electric grid.
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“PALMLESS” PALM OIL CAN SAVE ECOSYSTEMS, AVOID HEALTH DAMAGE
Palm oil accounts for 40 percent of the plant-based oils used in the world, from cooking to cosmetics to food processing, according to the World Wildlife Fund, because it’s odorless, tasteless, colorless, unusually smooth, and works well even under high heat.
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INJECTABLE BIOMATERIAL HEALS DAMAGED TISSUES FROM THE INSIDE
Heart attacks create scar tissue that can lead to congestive heart failure. High blood pressure thickens arteries and can cause heart attacks and strokes. Strokes leave damaged tissues in the brain.
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SCIENTISTS “GROW” ELECTRODES IN LIVING BRAINS
Scientists at Gothenburg, Linkoping, and Lund universities in Sweden have grown electrodes in living brains and other tissues, bringing closer the time when humans can carry customized, internal electronic circuitry.
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SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AT LAST
Scientists at the University of Rochester seem to have succeeded in the century-long quest for superconducting materials—those that can carry electricity with virtually no resistance.