Credit: Pixabay The landmark Paris climate accord sparked a rallying cry among developing nations: "1.5 to survive." This signifies the global goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.8 Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels. However, it's anticipated that this threshold will be exceeded within the next decade, with global warming showing minimal signs of...
An image of a human brain captured with the new Iseult MRI machine at a power of 11.7 Teslas, showing the level of detail possibleCEA The world's most powerful MRI machine has begun to demonstrate its capabilities by conducting scans of living human brains. These images offer an ultra-high-resolution view of the brain, aiding in...
Cinnamic acid, a component of Chinese cinnamon, promoted hair growth in the lab. Credit: Pixabay Researchers have demonstrated that a compound found in cinnamon, the aromatic spice, stimulates hair follicle growth in laboratory experiments. They are now directing their efforts toward utilizing this discovery to develop a new treatment for reversing hair loss using natural...
Emo the robotic head can anticipate when a human is about to smileColumbia Engineering According to a recent study, the development of a robot named Emo, capable of detecting human smiles and responding with its own, could mark significant progress in creating robots with improved communication abilities that foster human trust. Although progress in large language...
The new camera can reportedly capture events that occur in the realm of femtosecondsDepositphotos Engineers at the INRS Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre in Canada have created the fastest camera in the world, capable of capturing images at an incredible speed of 156.3 trillion frames per second (fps). Typically, the slow-motion cameras found in smartphones operate...
Disney Parks Lanny Smoot is famous for making inventions that seem like magic tricks to most people who aren't experts in engineering. He's made floating heads, a lightsaber that can expand, retract, and glow, and now, he's transformed the way floors work. At 68 years old, Smoot is the top inventor at Walt Disney Co. in...
It is estimated that around 476,000 Americans could receive a diagnosis of Lyme disease this year. gabort – stock.adobe.com New hope may be on the horizon in the battle against Lyme disease, an illness transmitted by ticks that can sometimes lead to long-term health problems. A recent study conducted by researchers from MIT and the University...
The robot is currently connected to an external air pump, but that won't be the case with future iterations University of Southern Denmark Danish researchers have created an origami snake-like robot capable of potentially conducting search and rescue missions at disaster sites or exploring other planets in the future. The robot moves using rectilinear locomotion, mimicking...
An additional white traffic light could improve both vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Credit: Pixaobay Get ready to embrace change if you're accustomed to the traditional green, amber, and red traffic lights. Recent studies propose that incorporating a white light could enhance traffic flow and bolster safety for motorists and pedestrians alike. Since the 1920s, the standard...
Credit: ACS Nano (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c11197 A collaborative effort between material scientists from Sun Yat-sen University and Dalian University of Technology in China has demonstrated the ability to manipulate the movement of a single water droplet by incorporating a magnetic particle inside it and controlling an electromagnet's activation. This research was published in the journal ACS Nano. The...
