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Category: What new technology is coming around the corner?

How does nature inspire technology? What new technology should we expect to come around the corner? What will they think of next?
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Might microbes mine the Moon and Mars?

Posted on December 30, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Scientists aboard the International Space Station test if bacteria can get vital metals out of rock under low gravity conditions.

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    Researchers propose making concrete with human bodily fluids

    Posted on October 25, 2021June 25, 2025 by Hunter Dulay

    Imagine what it would be like to be an astronaut landing on Mars for the first time. The red planet has little more than dust and rocks as…

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      Essential oil-coated fabrics repel bacteria and mosquitoes

      Posted on September 22, 2021June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Current antimicrobial fabrics have dangerous downsides - researchers have found a safe approach using essential oils. @ryant_kirby

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        The first climbing robot for Mars

        Posted on August 23, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        As the hunt for extraterrestrial life continues, scientists are giving rovers some new game changing abilities. With the "LEMUR", we may not…

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          Editing genes before birth as a new therapy

          Posted on August 16, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          Although the term ‘gene editing’ may sound like science fiction, it isn’t! CRISPR-mediated gene editing is a technology first…

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            Are constellations of mini satellites the future of communication?

            Posted on February 23, 2021June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

            A satellite constellation is a group of artificial satellites, working together. In the coming decades, companies like SpaceX, and Samsung…

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              Using Reishi mushrooms to filter methane out of the atmosphere

              Posted on January 11, 2021December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

              Could dead or living #fungi be used as a biofilter to trap and remove #methane, the potent #greenhousegas, from the atmosphere? Researchers…

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                Designing an airplane that can fly on Mars!

                Posted on January 4, 2021June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Can #airplanes fly on #Mars? Maybe! Find out the perfect wing shape for flying in the thin Martian atmosphere.

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                  A new kind of battery that removes carbon dioxide from the air

                  Posted on November 2, 2020June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  Nature has been able to filter out CO2 from our air for millions of years. So how might a battery prove to be our own artificial tree?…

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                    This new tiny biomedical device makes diagnosing cancer types easier

                    Posted on August 14, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    A team of scientists has made valves which can operate on tiny channels of fluid the width of 3 human hairs! This paper, published in the…

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