10 reasons why graphene will revolutionize the planet
Here are 10 applications with which graphene will change the world.
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An accidental discovery can repair the reef 25 times faster
“Microfragmentation” would allow corals to restore the habitat of underwater fauna.
The industry is already able to make plastic from sugar plants
New research published in Energy and Environmental Science, a team from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and the University of Madison, Wisconsin has described an efficient and economical process for producing HMF, Hydroxymethylfurfural, a compound derived from plants and considered crucial in the development of a renewable economy.
Scrubba Mini, the ultra light washing machine that fits in the palm of a hand
For a quick wash while traveling or camping, just place the essential clothes in this polyester and nylon "basket", add water and detergent and then roll up.
Report Reveals: Man Directly Responsible for the Extinction of One in Eight Species
The report, drawn up by 145 scientists from 50 countries, investigated humanity's impact on the environment, concluding that of the 8 million known species on the planet, one million are on the brink of extinction solely because of humans .
Synthetic blood: in 2024 the first uses
Since 1600 man has been looking for an effective substitute for blood, the most important vehicle of oxygen in our body. Let's retrace all the stages of an infinite journey and the first exciting results available within the next 5 years.
The agriculture of the future: canned plantations.
The word "plantation" usually evokes bucolic visions of green fields, waves of ears of corn and animals, but the agriculture of the future has more to do with the now familiar environments in which we live: a parking lot, a pizza, a crowded city street.
You move on to the powdered blood
Having blood available to perform transfusions is crucial during an emergency: unfortunately blood requires special treatment, it must be refrigerated and having it always "ready for use is not easy", but how would the situation change if the medical staff were equipped with packets of powdered blood to be mixed with water for immediate use? Transfusion medicine has been struggling for decades with the limitations represented by the difficult preservation of blood. Blood must be kept cold, it has a half-life of 42... 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
Duoskin, the tattoo that brings electronics to our body
Not just touch and super-connected clothes: soon we will be able to communicate with the smartphone even through our skin, via a #tattoo called #Duoskin. It's called epidermal electronics and soon we will all be able to find it on ourselves: the design of each tattoo is customizable, the colors are silver and gold and the aesthetics are fabulous. The prototype was created by a student of the MIT Media Lab in collaboration with Microsoft Research, it is made of gold leaf (the conductive material), integrates an electronic component and is transferred ... Read more
Here are the robots that live on our clothes
More than bedbugs or insects, we could soon see real #robots on our #clothes. We have already told you in the past about Google's Project Jacquard, which has begun experimenting with the integration of technology into clothing. Today, a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University has gone further, creating small robots that "walk" on our clothes. The project is called Rovables, and aims to create small robots capable of autonomously managing movement and... Read more
In Amsterdam you sail without a pilot
After the pilotless metro train, the pilotless plane and the self-driving car, the intelligent boat that can do without a pilot also arrives in Amsterdam. The boat in question will sail in the canals of Amsterdam from 2017; the project, ROBOAT, will last five years and, if successful, could change the mobility of people and goods in the Netherlands. MIT in Boston is also behind the ROBOAT, together with the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan … Read more
iPhone 7 and the new wireless smartphones
The future is without jacks for headphones and earphones, at least according to #Apple, which yesterday presented its new #iPhone 7. With #wireless earphones. Yesterday, on the stage at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Tim Cook presented Apple's latest innovations, including the iPhone 7. The main innovations include a farewell to the audio jack, two cameras, water resistance and a battery which lasts longer. “The iPhone 7 is the most advanced smartphone ever made,” says Cook. To the new iPhone… Read more
The Ice Bucket Challenge helps against ALS
We have all thought at least once that the #Ice Bucket Challenge was a media stunt, an unserious way to raise funds for scientific and medical research against #ALS. In reality, that wasn't really the case. Here's what's happened in the last few months. During the summer of 2014, photos and videos began to appear on social media of people falling over or having buckets of frozen water poured over them. But why? All this was to give visibility to the research against… Read more
New floating tunnels in Norway
#Norway's new floating tunnels are truly impressive. This is a rather ambitious project: to innovate the mobility of the Northern European country. In fact, to ease ferry traffic, the authorities intend to build a series of underwater tunnels; the aim is to allow cars to move without having to deal with long and uncomfortable embarkation and disembarkation operations. They are simple tubes with a very large diameter, kept in suspension at about 30 meters deep by special floating structures anchored... Read more
The bracelet comes that gives us the shock if we spend too much
A very curious gadget, but definitely useful for those who don't know how to keep the shopping mania in check, the Pavlok bracelet aims to block excessively expensive purchases without half measures, that is, by giving a nice 340 volt shock that promises to make the desire go away to spend even the most convinced people. The intention of Pavlok, this is the name of the bracelet, is extremely interesting, because it exploits the concept of the Internet of Things, according to which objects are … Read more
1000 new exoplanets discovered
Yesterday the number of "alien worlds" that have been discovered by man increased exponentially. There is talk of as many as a thousand new exoplanets. In fact, NASA's "Kepler" satellite, after various problems due to a faulty gyroscope, broke a record. A great result for science and astronomy: many extrasolar planets have been discovered. But let's start from the beginning. Kepler is a telescope satellite launched on March 7, 2009 from Cape Canaveral, with the aim of discovering new extrasolar planets. And yesterday, in a… Read more
Here are the three Earth-like planets
Latest news from space: three 'twin' (or almost, let's say similar) planets of Earth potentially capable of hosting life have just been identified. These are planets that revolve around a dwarf star cooler than the Sun, called Trappist-1, which is located just 40 light years from us, in the constellation Aquarius. The discovery is sensational, and was announced in Nature by an international group of astronomers led by the Institute of Astrophysics and Geophysics of the Belgian University of Liège. “Thanks to telescopes… Read more
The alternative to gluten for celiacs
There are two Italian women and scientists who could totally change the lives of celiacs, that is, those who cannot tolerate the gluten contained in some foods. The idea is to extract proteins from corn similar to that of gluten, to be added to food products for celiacs. This is to replicate the flavour, consistency and crumbliness of bread, biscuits and desserts, which only flour can provide. Thanks to this excellent result, the European Patent Office has included the two … Read more
A device produces clean energy through evaporation
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
Goodbye to air conditioners: 3D bricks that cool the air are arriving
Modern science is increasingly concerned with finding solutions for domestic well-being. During the summer seasons the heat can be unbearable, especially in the hottest locations and in the central hours of the day. Many people are therefore led to purchase an air conditioner, i.e. a device that conveys hot air and cools it by reintroducing it into the cold environment and therefore lowering the overall temperature of the environment. From today these systems could be replaced by a very special invention, namely climate bricks made of ... Read more
