Wing, the Alphabet startup starts delivering with its drones
The first service in the history of delivery by drones is Alphabet and is called Wing. From now on we fly.
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The West has closed itself in: a global wall separates the rich from the poor
Here are 6 sections of a global wall: inside there is 14% of the population with 73% of the resources, outside there is 86% of the population with 27% of the resources.
SABER, the hypersonic plane will go from London to New York in an hour
Thanks to its technology, SABER can take the aircraft to Mach 5.4 (6.300 km per hour) for commercial flights. That's five times the speed of sound.
The Wakes? Outdated: Bill Gates wants chemical clouds against climate breakdowns
The potential solution to global warming revolves around solar geoengineering: chemical clouds to cool the planet.
Celiac disease, soon a quick test to diagnose it
The rapid test for celiac disease is nearby: two small samples, only one gluten intake and no interventions on the body. And the vaccine is around the corner.
Anorexia, a study also reveals genetic causes
Large-scale genomic analysis carried out by as many as 100 academics around the world has identified 8 genetic variants linked to anorexia.
Solid in light, soft in the dark: here are the dynamic materials
A team has developed one of the dynamic materials with the most unusual qualities: it can increase its hardness when illuminated, and return soft in the dark.
Would you ever say this is a plastic house?
JD Composites has entirely built a plastic house using more than 600.000 recycled PET bottles transformed into building materials.
Future work, the ideal dose will be 8 hours per week
The study published in the journal Social Science and Medicine shows that when someone goes from unemployment to a paid job of 8 hours or less per week, their risk of mental problems is reduced by at least 30%: instead there is no evidence that a longer schedule provides greater mental well-being.
30 by 30: Singapore is the gateway to the food of the future
With only 1% of its surface area (724kmXNUMX) dedicated to agriculture, the pressure is focused entirely on the creation of new 'urban farms' that respond to the need to grow more food in less space.
Amazon "orders" a slice of Deliveroo and enters the home meals market: in the background a "Prime Delivery" service and cloud kitchens
Deliveroo yesterday announced the contribution of various financiers including Amazon, which has allocated 550 million euros, bringing the funds raised by the leading company in the delivery of home meals to 1 and a half billion euros.
10 reasons why graphene will revolutionize the planet
Here are 10 applications with which graphene will change the world.
Artificial womb, new steps forward
A research team manages to grow extremely premature fetuses out of a womb.
Against CO2 emissions we plant trees a hundred times faster using drones.
BioCarbon Engineering proposes to combat CO2 emissions and climate change by accelerating the planting and growth of trees up to 100 times, thanks to the use of special "farming" drones.
The celiac disease vaccine enters the second test phase
The treatment developed by an Australian biotech company aims to reprogram the immune system to make it tolerant to gluten.
The drones that deliver mail in France
After Amazon's attempts to deliver parcels via #drones, in France the #mail already arrives with this method comfortably at the recipient's home. By now the postal services of some countries have started to evaluate the possibility of using drones instead of classic postmen, especially to deliver mail in particularly difficult areas. There have already been examples in Switzerland and Australia. However, France today announces a truly regular delivery service via drones. The … Read more
How to become a Martian. The course is coming
The movie The Martian seemed like pure science fiction just a few years ago, with Matt Damon surviving on Martian soil for months on end growing potatoes and producing water. Yet today there are those, like Elon Musk, who dream of bringing as many people as possible to the Red Planet. Other scientists do not reject the idea of a mass migration to #Mars, once the Earth has been definitively exploited. Within ten years, according to Elon Musk (who founded the SpaceX space agency), there will already be… Read more
Amazon Prime Now brings the meat home to us
Amazon has decided to take the leap, and also bring #food directly to its customers' homes. Even in Milan. In fact, through the #Amazon Prime Now app, from today we can buy #meat and have it delivered within an hour or in two-hour windows. Australian Black Angus, scottona, Japanese Kobe, turkey or chicken; there are 30 types of Italian and international meats from which you can choose. The new service is active 7 days a week from 7 am until … Read more
Alzheimer's, soon the vaccine
The Alzheimer's vaccine will be ready within 5 years. A good result, for a disease that scares many people. The development of a vaccine against Alzheimer's could be a matter of years now, as emerges from a study by Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, published in the journal Nature. The first tests on humans will be carried out by 2018. And it doesn't end here. In the future, Alzheimer's disease could be diagnosed early, with ad hoc tests, perhaps a blood test... Read more
Crocodile sperm against infertility
There are many new methods against male sterility. Lastly, it seems that crocodile sperm could be useful. That's right: Australian scientists conducted a study on marine crocodiles in which they managed to identify a group of proteins that give sperm the ability to move and recognize eggs, and which are very similar to those present in humans. Obviously, the factors that cause sterility can be different, and therefore the solutions must be different. … Read more
Found an insulin substitute that can be taken orally.
The WHO estimates the number of diabetics in the world at around 285 million (last year's data): this is almost 6% of the adult population. This translates (for type 1 diabetics and for 27% of type 2 diabetics) into the obligation to take daily insulin injections, which are uncomfortable and annoying. For some time, researchers have been trying to develop a form of insulin to be taken orally: a difficult undertaking, given that this protein is literally destroyed by ... Read more
