Cancer, along with most neurodegenerative diseases, are frequently not detected by an individual until they start experiencing symptoms of illness. By this time, the disease has begun to damage the body and it becomes increasingly hard to treat…
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Wave Energy Proves Reliable After Trial
Carnegie Wave Energy, backed by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), has recently set a world record in renewable energy, completing 14,000 cumulative operating hours with their CETO wave process over the past year. Named after a Greek…
Read MoreSelf-Driving Transport Trucks
Current shipping laws regulate transport truck drivers to a maximum of eleven hours of travel per day to ensure no drivers become excessively tired behind the wheel. Sleep deprivation can have the same symptoms on an individual as…
Read MorePortable Hand-Held Microwave
In the past the only way to cook food or drinks in the wilderness was to construct a fire or ignite a gas burner to produce heat. However, both these methods are time-consuming and often present challenges to…
Read More3D Printed Programmable Hair
A team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have recently developed a method of 3D printing hair-covered surfaces. This method, which the team named Cillia, is capable of artificially reproducing substances covered in hair only 50…
Read MoreRobots Feel and React to Pain
Although pain is perceived as a bad experience, the sensation comes with benefits which allow us to learn from and react to our actions. Without pain, humans wouldn’t know to stay away from hazards, or know when to…
Read MoreChina’s Straddling Bus Concept
China is currently experiencing approximately 20 million new drivers on its roads each year due to a surge in population growth. Because of this increase, traffic levels are becoming unbearable for residents and emission levels are drastically increasing…
Read MoreLithium Battery Offers Flexible Wearable Energy
An international team of researchers led by Professor John Rogers from the University of Illinois have recently developed a stretchy, adhesive, power storage device which can be used for a variety of applications. This new battery is able…
Read MoreExosuit Helps Patients Regain Mobility
As people grow older their muscles begin to deteriorate, resulting in a considerable loss in the amount mobility they once had. Although they can still maneuver by themselves, it causes significant strain on their bodies to walk extended…
Read MoreBubble Elimination in Hydraulic Machinery
Hydraulic machinery operates through a fairly simple process which relies on liquid pressure to generate tones of force in a matter of seconds. Consisting of many tubes full of hydraulic liquid, the machine pushes the liquid through one…
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