New lab technique improves how we study the microbiome
Scientists started out wanting to study how Vitamin A affects our gut flora. They ended up coming up with a new way to count bacteria by…
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?
Might microbes mine the Moon and Mars?
Scientists aboard the International Space Station test if bacteria can get vital metals out of rock under low gravity conditions.
Researchers propose making concrete with human bodily fluids
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…
Essential oil-coated fabrics repel bacteria and mosquitoes
Current antimicrobial fabrics have dangerous downsides - researchers have found a safe approach using essential oils. @ryant_kirby
The first climbing robot for Mars
As the hunt for extraterrestrial life continues, scientists are giving rovers some new game changing abilities. With the "LEMUR", we may not…
Editing genes before birth as a new therapy
Although the term ‘gene editing’ may sound like science fiction, it isn’t! CRISPR-mediated gene editing is a technology first…
Are constellations of mini satellites the future of communication?
A satellite constellation is a group of artificial satellites, working together. In the coming decades, companies like SpaceX, and Samsung…
Using Reishi mushrooms to filter methane out of the atmosphere
Could dead or living #fungi be used as a biofilter to trap and remove #methane, the potent #greenhousegas, from the atmosphere? Researchers…
Designing an airplane that can fly on Mars!
Can #airplanes fly on #Mars? Maybe! Find out the perfect wing shape for flying in the thin Martian atmosphere.
A new kind of battery that removes carbon dioxide from the air
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?…