Category: Technology

Can Cell Phones Increase Your Brain Tumor Risk? A recent epidemiological study indicates no increased risk of brain tumors in cellphone users compared to non-users

Posted on May 16, 2022May 12, 2022 by Nathan Gock 605 views

How safe are our cell phones really? The evidence over the years has remained unclear, with the World Health Organization designating cell…

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 encasing them in tiny droplets and tagging each one with DNA “barcodes”, detecting more detail than older techniques could.

Posted on March 10, 2022March 9, 2022 by Tony Jia 576 views

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…

Researchers propose making concrete with human bodily fluids It may seem weird and disgusting, but when you mix Martian surface dust with human serum albumin and urine, it makes a substance tougher than concrete that may be useful as a building material.

Posted on October 25, 2021February 14, 2022 by Hunter Dulay 814 views

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…

The first climbing robot for Mars A group of scientists developed a robot capable of exploring extreme terrain by climbing vertically, giving it the ability to reach key areas never before accessed in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Posted on August 23, 2021August 11, 2021 by Daniel Runyan 685 views

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

The nuance of mask effectiveness Statistical calculations using past laboratory data show that the effectiveness of masks likely depends on virus type, virus concentration in the environment, and the type of mask.

Posted on August 17, 2021August 18, 2021 by Arnab Kakati 747 views

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, enters our body through our nose and mouth, and therefore, covering your face minimizes the…

Are constellations of mini satellites the future of communication? Satellite constellations are groups of satellites working together, rather than as single satellites, orbiting the Earth. Many countries and companies are getting into this game, but there are some engineering challenges.

Posted on February 23, 2021November 16, 2021 by Satyam Tiwari 603 views

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

A new kind of battery that removes carbon dioxide from the air Engineers at MIT invented a device that uses something called "electro-swing absorption" to take carbon dioxide from the air and allow it to be stored or used for other industries.

Posted on November 2, 2020November 16, 2021 by Adam Suttle 1k views

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?…

This new tiny biomedical device makes diagnosing cancer types easier A team of scientists has made valves which can operate on tiny channels of fluid the width of 3 human hairs. It can deliver colored stains to tissue samples accurately, so that scientists can view cancer cells under the microscope more easily.

Posted on August 14, 2020November 16, 2021 by Jessica Ray 229 views

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…

A special kind of bacteria lets cement fix itself Mineral-forming bacteria that grow best in fast-flowing liquid may be the glue that researchers need to close cracks in underground cement.

Posted on December 25, 2019November 16, 2021 by Samantha Peterson 373 views

Cement is one of those common building materials that you can find just about anywhere. When the cement starts to get cracked, fixing it is…

Bacteria with nanowires can electrocute metals instead of breathe Scientists found that bacteria Geobacter can collect metals in the environment in large particles that scientists can then harvest for different uses such as producing batteries.

Posted on July 3, 2019April 6, 2021 by Hunter Dulay 338 views

All life on Earth has to respire. For us this means inhaling oxygen to fuel our metabolism and exhaling waste gases like carbon dioxide.…

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