Credit: medicalnewsbulletin.com After menopause, women experience a significant increase in their risk of heart disease. To enhance heart and blood vessel health in postmenopausal women, Penn State researchers investigated the effects of beetroot juice on blood vessel function. According to findings published today (June 10) in Frontiers in Nutrition, daily consumption of beetroot juice by...
Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS), a colossal anti-cyclonic storm larger than Earth, has intrigued astronomers since the 1600s. Its origins and lifespan are subjects of ongoing debate, raising questions about its continuity over centuries of observation. Initially noted in 1632, the GRS disappeared from astronomical records for 118 years until its rediscovery in the...
The production-intent Owl SP600 has smashed the Rimac Nevera's record to become the world's fastest electric hypercarAspark/MAT Japan's Aspark has declared its Owl SP600 electric hypercar the fastest in the world, surpassing the Rimac Nevera's impressive 2022 record by 26.7 km/h. "It has been about 10 years since we started working on the Owl hypercar," said...
Researchers have found that a father's diet before conception greatly affects his children's health. The artwork shows an allegorical fertilization scene where a fat sperm (colored yellow to symbolize fat) meets the egg (represented as the moon in a starry sky) and lights it up by passing on diet-induced genetic information. Recent research has highlighted...
A miniaturized imager chip inspired by Superman's X-ray vision can see objects through cardboardUTD Scientists have developed a miniature chip capable of capturing images of objects through cardboard. This technology, intended for integration into smartphones, moves us closer to emulating Superman's ability to see through solid objects, without the need for X-rays. Drawing inspiration from...
Lignode is a carbon substance that Stora Enso and Altris are teaming to use to replace anode graphiteStora Enso "One month after Natron Energy launched mass production of its pioneering sodium-ion batteries, Swedish company Altris, in collaboration with Stora Enso, discovered a way to enhance the sustainability of lithium-free batteries by adapting carbon from tree...
Enlarge / "It got more attention than last year, and the development feels steadier, faster, and safer," said Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda when asked how the hydrogen-powered Corolla had improved from 2023. A couple of weekends ago, while most motorsport fans were focused on Monaco and Indianapolis, Toyota President Akio "Morizo" Toyoda participated in the Super Taikyu...
Starliner lifting offBoeing Boeing finally had success today with its Starliner spacecraft, which soared into orbit after numerous attempts. At 10:52 am EDT, astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket. Following 14 years of cost overruns, delays, persistent technical issues, an embarrassing initial uncrewed flight,...
Lightweight glasses that let us see in the dark could change how we work and play after hoursDALL-E Whether it's a leisurely evening drive or simply finding your way around a dimly lit house or park, there are countless scenarios where donning a pair of night-vision lenses could prove incredibly useful. Imagine a world where...
A small fern, found only on a few Pacific islands, contains over 100 meters of DNA in each cell, more than any known organism. "The fern, known as Tmesipteris oblanceolata, has round structures that produce spores", says Oriane Hidalgo. A printed version of the entire human genome would fill 220 large books. However, printing the...
