With summer getting more unbearable each year, scientists finally have come up with new clothing material that helps to keep the body cool naturally. Thus, reducing the need for air conditioners and saving considerable energy.
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Scottish Energy Tidal Turbine Power Company Supplies Electricity to the National Grid: Renewable Power (w/Video)
Technology advancement in harnessing renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind has reached a long way. However, tapping marine energy efficiently and reliably at the same time has always remained a challenging task.
Read MoreEvolutionary Edge for Male-Male Pairing: Homosexual Termite
According to a latest research conducted at Kyoto University, lone male termites that do not happen to find a female mate often end up forming homosexual pair. Such pairing gives male Japanese termites better chances of survival. Just like a couple they are seen making nests and sharing resources.
Read MorePolarized Vision does not Beat Camouflage: Marine Visual Detection Model
Animal camouflage is a very common technique. And when it comes to an open sea, things ought to look slightly difficult. However, for fishes like herring, mackerel, and sardines this is not the case. These fishes have a smart camouflage technique, the shimmering silver scales, that can even beat the super sight.
Read MoreRegeneration of Eye’s Outermost Layer via Hydrogel Films: Corneal Transplantation
In a breakthrough study, a team of scientists from the Melbourne University has achieved success in growing cornea cells in the laboratory. Scientists have successfully implanted laboratory grown cornea cells in the eyes of sheep. They are expecting to begin clinical trials in humans soon.
Read MoreMuscles Powered Biohybrid Devices: Robotics with Tissue Engineering
Let’s picture the word, “Robot”, immediately, we get a glimpse of self operating machines, with nuts-and-bolts as building blocks. These machines are permeating all sections of our society. Machine human relationship has crossed the realms of science fiction. In fact, machine learning has become one of the most interesting and sought-after science, sprouting artificial intelligence (AI).
Read MoreNew Building Material From Waste Plastic: RePlast The Future Of Plastics
Plastic waste management is one of the major problems worldwide. Plastics production utilizes valuable fossil feedstock and has a notable carbon impact. They are not only hard to decompose but are also occupying our landfills and entering the oceans.
Read MoreUshering An Era of Quantum Computers with Built-in Optics: The Qubit Technology
Quantum computers are hypothetical devices with higher computational power than a traditional computer. The classical system involves bits as the smallest unit of data, that is represented by 0 or 1, while quantum computers are made up of quantum bits, also known as qubits. Unlike the conventional computer, where a bit has to be either 0 or 1, quantum mechanics grants a qubit to be in both the states at the same time. A qubit would be represented as 0 and 1 simultaneously, a hallmark which is rudimentary to quantum…
Read MoreMicrobeads To Deliver Medicines in the Body: Microswimmer Robots (w/Video)
With the advancement in the medical field, scientists are trying to develop non-invasive treatment techniques. In one such study carried out by scientists, from Drexel University in Philadelphia, have created a tiny magnetic robot that they believe can be used for targeted drug delivery or conduct non invasive small scale surgeries.
Read MoreObesity May Trigger The Progression Of Brain Ageing: Neurobiology Of Aging
Over the years, various researches across neurobiology of aging have suggested that brain shrinks with age. A recent study led by the University of Cambridge has added that obesity may also trigger the progression of brain ageing.
Read MoreChina’s Transit Elevated Bus Increases Utilization of Road Space: The Future of Traffic
Traffic Jams are one of the worst nightmares of urban commuters these days. China, which has some worst traffic jams ever, has come up with an innovative mode of transport known as the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) to move around even in the most congested road.
Read MoreWhisker System Reveals How Neurons Communicate Touch: Sensing Mechanism
Sense of touch helps us in distinguishing things in regions where sense of sight or our eyes can’t go, let’s say in purse or pocket. If we are to fetch keys from loose change in our pockets, without giving it a second thought, we take out the required thing, this happens due to sensorimotor integration.
Read MoreCenter of Our Galaxy is Devoid of Stellar Populations: Cepheid Desert
Recent research lead by Prof Noriyuki Matsunaga and his team of astronomers at the University of Tokyo suggest that our understanding of Milky Way Galaxy is still not complete. The team discovered that major portion of the region surrounding the center of our Galaxy is devoid of young stars, a study that contradicts the conventional thinking. In an interview covered by Universe Today, Dr. Andrea Ghez, a professor of physics and astronomy at UCLA, said the probability of formation of young stars at the center of the galaxy is high.…
Read MoreBiomimicry: Crawling, Swimming and Climbing Inchworm Robot (w/Video)
Adding to the existing list of bio inspired robot, researcher David Zarrouk and his team, from Ben Gurion University of the Negev has successfully developed an inchworm robot that employs a single motor to produce a pure wave motion and is known as SAW (Single Actuator Wave-like Robot).
Read MoreCockroach Milk An Ideal Protein Supplement: The Superfood Of The Future
Humans do not welcome cockroaches. Their existence is often questionable and creepy especially to women folk. But what if you are told that the milk produced by the cockroaches are going to be the next super food of tomorrow. Bizarre!
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