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The heart in 3D lifesaver is ready

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3D printing may have seemed like something ephemeral and of little use at first, but now that the first human organs are starting to be printed and used, things have changed. «It's difficult, but we will make it. Yes, we will save this little one"; This is what Bruno Murzi, head of pediatric cardiac surgery at the Opa, spoke a few days ago before entering the operating room. And so it was possible to save a three-year-old girl born with heterotaxic syndrome, i.e. an abnormal positioning of the ... Read more

Subcutaneous microchips arrive

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Once upon a time we joked about the presence of subcutaneous microchips implanted by the State without the citizens' knowledge, but today all of this (or almost all of it) could become reality. Soon, technical prostheses could outperform natural joints, our senses will be augmented by devices implanted under the skin and artificial intelligence will be able to modify itself spontaneously. The first attempts to achieve this were seen at the TAG in Milan, where some people had a microchip implanted in their hand. Singularity University organized… Read more

The dish that absorbs fat and makes you lose weight arrives

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The first dish that will make us lose weight by eating has arrived. It's called AbsorbPlate, and the name is explanatory, because it is a device that absorbs fats from foods and therefore allows us to introduce fewer "fattening" elements into the body. The idea comes from the Ministry of Health of the Thai government. Due to the incredible increase in obesity in the country, it was decided to patent this special dish. There are holes in the plate that literally absorb excess oil (up to 7 ml at a time), … Read more

Child abuse, a network of 'sentinel' paediatricians will combat the phenomenon

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Today more than ever the issue of child abuse is on the agenda: a society bereft of values ​​and prospects for the future brings other orphans into the world, often abandoned at the mercy of a TV or internet without control and without sufficient protection . This is the context that puts more and more minors at risk of suffering violence, and increases the work of all the associations that have always been fighting to avoid child abuse. Among these the best known… Read more

The new anticancer drug that destroys metastases

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Cancer is no longer as scary as it used to be, because many people recover from this disease and also because research is making giant strides, including Italian research, to try to defeat the pathology with new technologies. In recent news, for example, a new drug composed of nanoparticles capable of directly penetrating the metastases caused by breast cancer in organs such as the lungs and liver has been developed, destroying them completely. For now, the new… Read more

Superlight solar cells arrive

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The future will be made of solar cells, yes, but super light and very small. In fact, MIT researchers announced to the world that they had created the lightest and thinnest solar cell ever, which could easily be placed on any material and surface, such as t-shirts, smartphones and sheets of paper. To always have a clean energy source. To show everyone that the cells are really very light, scientists placed the solar cell on a soap bubble, without ... Read more

A device produces clean energy through evaporation

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At first glance it may seem like a nice colorful toy, but in reality it is a refined device designed to produce electricity. It is a device developed by researchers at Columbia University, who used very special materials to create an instrument that exploits the humidity present in the air to generate 'clean' electrical energy. The device was made with colored Lego bricks, a sheet of rubber coated with spores, a coil and … Read more

EasyJet, the hydrogen hybrid plane arrives

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Not just electric and hybrid cars: the airline sector also wants to renew itself, and EasyJet wants to lead the way with the project of a hydrogen hybrid plane. In fact, air pollution also comes from airplanes, and the EasyJet company has been trying for many years to reduce CO2 emissions and become more "green." The company recently presented the concept of an aircraft that uses fuel cells to power the engines during hovering. … Read more

Tension in Turkey: Russia deploys its S-400, a fearsome weapon.

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Technical evidence of Third World War: in an interview with Sputnik News (a rather pro-government Russian site), the head of the Turkish Intelligence department Hakki Pekin stigmatized the recent shooting down of the Russian Sukhoi24 bomber by the Turkish air force, calling it a " big mistake." Pekin predicts big problems from now on, and a very tough and well-organized response. “Aside from the cancellation of official visits and probable economic sanctions, Russia is placing its Iskander missile systems in Kaliningrad. And … Read more

A study definitively proves that aging is reversible

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A group of French scientists managed to restore the original functions of cells taken from over 1-year-old patients, reprogramming them and returning them to the stem cell stage: this is proof that the aging process can in fact be reversed. The research on the possibility of removing the signs left by cellular aging, published on November 2011, XNUMX in the journal Genes & Development, “opens up a new era of regenerative medicine,” declares Jean Marc Lemaitre, who directed the study at the Institute of … Read more

Flexible sensors: a revolution. Our life at a glance.

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The best medical devices for measuring blood pressure today require a prolonged stay of the patient in the clinic. An experimental sensor can adhere to the skin almost like a tattoo and monitor this parameter in real time 24 hours a day. Why is a wearable sensor a revolution? A flexible and wearable sensor marks the difference between a simple 'photograph' of the patient and a constant path that allows us to perfectly understand what correlations exist between daily activities and the variation... Read more

Created an artificial silicone heart

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Who among you sleeps on a memory foam, latex mattress? I don't want to know if you like it or not (I do): just know that in the future a similar material could be used to create artificial body parts. A group of researchers at Cornell University have used their new “elastomer foam” to make a pump that looks and functions similar to that of a human heart. The silicone foam… Read more

CEO of a startup tries out treatments to stop aging

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Elizabeth Parrish, the 44-year-old head of BioViva, a biotechnology startup, said she started gene therapy on herself last month in an undisclosed location: the goal is to directly test solutions that will become cures for Alzheimer's and muscle loss. Parrish said in an online interview Sunday that she underwent two forms of gene therapy after contracting with a lab… Read more

North Dakota police will be able to arm their drones

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In the American state, a law created to ensure that the police did not use weapons on drones has in fact led to a provision with the opposite effect: it will be possible to equip drones with Tasers, stun gas, pepper spray and all sorts of non-invasive weapons. lethal (if by “non-lethal” you mean something that killed 39 people last year). It is the first American state to legalize such a possibility, and not even doing it on purpose is there… Read more

Laboratory-printed human tissues will render many animal tests unnecessary within 5 years

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Human tissues made with 3D printers could very soon save millions of lives: those of laboratory rats. More than three hundred million animals are killed every year in scientific laboratories and research centers around the world: they are mostly mice, rats and rabbits which are used to study vaccines and drugs to be tested in subsequent phases on humans: it is a sad (and sometimes necessary) reality that could soon be avoided. At Heriot Watt… Read more

HIV has been eradicated in monkeys

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In an article published last week in Nature the extraordinary results of research conducted by two different laboratories. A mixture of HIV type 1 monoclonal antibodies is capable of eliminating the AIDS virus from the bodies of primates in just 3 days without leaving a trace. The protagonist of the undertaking is the N332-glycan-dependent monoclonal antibody PGT121 mAb which is the main proponent of a very rapid decay of virus levels even in long-infected primates. No yes… Read more

The Internet of Things will be the biggest business in the history of electronics

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Think of a world full of objects that behave like links on a website, connecting to each other and interacting to completely transform our user experience. The Internet of Things is the 'goose that lays the golden eggs' of the near future because it can revolutionize all sectors of technology and do it quickly: the latest estimates speak of a 15.000 billion euro market within the next six years. And it's not about mysterious oracles or courageous... Read more

All ready for India on Mars

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A few hours before the departure of India's first historic interplanetary mission. After a short delay due to small component problems, the trip to Mars of the vehicle developed by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) will be a reality. It's just the beginning, they say in New Delhi: with the typical enthusiasm of a nation growing at supersonic speed, ISRO has already declared that it wants to send a human mission by 2016, and this would be just the beginning of a long series of stages necessary for preparation. … Read more

What is life? Venter promises a new human evolution

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“What is life?” asks Craig Venter, the man who first mapped the human genome and created the first cell with a synthetic genome. “Just 3 letters are enough to compose a universe of questions still unanswered. What separates the animate from the inanimate? What are the basic ingredients of life? Who lit the first spark? How did the first organism evolve? How extensive is life in the universe? If other types of creatures exist on other planets, they are intelligent… Read more

Samsung prepares the landing: flexible screens in the home stretch

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Here we are: after years of development and tons of false previews on sites around the world, Samsung is ready to launch a new range of smartphones equipped with a flexible screen on the market. “Mobile phones with flexible, nearly indestructible screens that can be rotated, folded and placed in your pocket or wallet” (for this last sentence I smile: is it early yet?). The keystone in this new technology is the use of OLED (organic light emitting diodes) screens, which are very thin and … Read more

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