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05/31/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Smartphone app developed to detect heart disease

Detecting heart disease is now easier – thanks to a team of researchers at the University of Southern California who have developed a smartphone app that can measure a key risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and arterial stiffness. When the arteries are stiff, they become less elastic and more rigid. In turn, this causes increases in blood […]

04/14/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

A new metal-organic framework could help reduce carbon emissions produced by the petrochemical industry

A newly developed metal-organic framework (MOF) could help reduce the amount of carbon emissions produced by the petrochemical industry, according to a study published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials. One of the most important challenges in the chemical and petrochemical industries is segregating molecules in an energy-efficient method. In fact, the separation processes make […]

03/01/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

New brain-healing bracelet uses vibration to help stroke victims recover faster

A new brain-healing bracelet that uses vibration is being used to help speed the recovery of stroke victims. Known as TheraBracelet, the new device was developed by a group of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The scientists tested the device on 10 individuals and found that the application of the vibrations at the wrist […]

01/09/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Air drop delivery: Drones are being used in Rwanda to deliver blood and medicine to remote hospitals

Rwanda is a country in east Africa where going from one place to another by land is difficult because of its mountainous landscape. Therefore, the Rwandan health ministry partnered with a Silicon Valley robotics firm to deliver blood and life-saving medicines to remote hospitals via airplane-like drones. The air drop delivery service, known as “Uber […]

12/18/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Technology with a biological function: Researchers develop 4-D printing that may lead to the engineering of human organs

A technology that can 4D print body organs may become a reality in the near future. A team of scientists from the University of Alberta in Canada developed a technique that may pioneer the engineering of human organs. This technique they developed could allow scientists to produce products that also have a biological function, according […]

11/20/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Talking cars: New app will allow your car to tell you what it needs (like the car’s software does)

A new app will enable your car to tell you what it needs, as reported by the Science Daily. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are developing a mobile app that will make use of your smartphone’s microphone so that the car can you tell what it needs, such as air filter replacement, […]

11/15/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Green power dangers: Scientists review the downside of renewable energies

Renewable energy is a type of energy that can be collected from natural sources, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat. It is also believed to have a much lower environmental impact compared to conventional energy technology, and because of this governments continue to lean towards renewable energy sources. Apparently, its potential […]

10/28/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Flexible, eco-friendly AND less expensive: Researchers are one step closer to the smart screen of the future

Tired of suffering from or replacing a smashed phone screen? Here’s some good news. Researchers at the University of Sussex in England have developed a new smartphone screen material that is less costly, more flexible, and eco-friendly, according to a report by Science Daily. The researchers combined silver nanowires with graphene, which is a two-dimensional carbon […]

10/16/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Drivers no longer wanted: From trucking convoys to tractors, “smart” driverless tech is set to revolutionize industry

In Shropshire, England, fields of crops are being grown by tractors and drones without the need of drivers. These self-driving vehicles are able to farm a field of barley, from planting the seeds to yielding the crops, according to an article by The Daily Mail. A path was set using GPS. Similarly, scientists from Harper Adams University […]

10/03/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Breakthrough in invisibility technology: Scientists have created a material that allows light waves to pass straight through

Scientists developed a new idea for invisibility technology that would allow light waves to pass straight through a special material without any obstruction, as reported by Science Daily. Researchers from University of Technology (TU Wien) in Vienna, together with colleagues from Greece and the United States, discovered a new idea for cloaking technology in which a completely […]

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