UCSD scientists announced last week that a metabolism-boosting protein, PCG-1?, may help restore cell function in individuals afflicted by Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Lou Gehrig’s disease, or Amyo... Read more
Could pave the way for the development of universal flu vaccines The end of the seasonal flu shot may be approaching: University of British Columbia researchers report they have found a pote... Read more
The most creative solutions to difficult problems often seem to come out of nowhere. The mysterious nature of the “sudden flash of insight” has given rise to the myth of inspiration – the id... Read more
GraphExeter could revolutionize the electronics industry A team of researchers from the University of Exeter have created a revolutionary material adapted from graphene. The innovation calle... Read more
“NeighborGoods helps members live less wasteful and more connected lives.” Anyone who doubts that the Internet has the potential to bring people together should take a closer look at N... Read more
Your phone came from China, but that’s just the broad strokes. Pieces of it came from all over the world. With this new mapping tool, you can see the supply chain for all of your things. If... Read more
The students created their grappling hook gun for an Air Force competition. Of all the gadgets and gizmos that Batman uses to fight crime, one of the ones I always thought was most interesti... Read more
More results of the global rare earth mineral situation . . . ᔥ Bookmark this page for “rare earth metals recycling” and check back regularly as these articles update on a... Read more
Connected Cars And Bio-Acoustical Transmission Yesterday, I was lucky enough to venture into the depths of AT&T’s New York offices and check out the Research Lab. In essence, AT&T ha... Read more
It reduced the leaching of biocides by 90 percent Pressure-treated wood is great stuff, but the chemicals used to preserve it from decay can leach out, where they can be toxic to bugs, fungi... Read more
Multiple people have passed along this fantastic manifesto of modern creativity that was put together by five curators of an exhibition for Les Rencontres Arles Photographie called “Fr... Read more
The implications for a 3D scanner can be quite cool 3D printing is turning heads these days, especially with do-it-yourselfers. Y Combinator startup Matterport has invented a small scanner,... Read more
We’ve seen a number of examples of scan-now buy-later retail around the world. One of the earliest executions was on the subway platforms in South Korea but since then we’ve seen examples ac... Read more
The company says it can map the same area using the new system for around £100,000 and that the work can be completed in just an hour. A small company near Wolverhampton has launched breakth... Read more
Created by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Notes and data from hobby bird watchers can now be quickly and easily added to one of the world’s largest online bird observation databases. Created... Read more
