Implanting a pouch of stem-cell-derived pancreas cells under the skin of type 1 diabetics has enabled them to live without insulin injections for years and maintain non-diabetic blood sugar levels, according to the results of a clinical trial. It’s a big step towards a functional cure for the disease.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Diabetes, Diabetic, Transplant,
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Alien star could have side-swiped our solar system closer than Voyager
Posted by ArielTechGeek 55 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Our solar system might still bear the scars from an extremely close shave with an alien star. Such an encounter – the closest pass we know of – would have shaken up objects on the outskirts and might even mean there’s no Planet Nine after all.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Astronomy, Stars, Planet, Planet 9, Neptune, Solar System, Moon, Leiden University
48% efficiency boost brings eco-friendly air con a step closer
Posted by ArielTechGeek 76 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
We're caught in a vicious circle of facing increasing temperatures across the planet, and combating that with air conditioning – which in turn causes global warming. A problem worth throwing a whole lot of science at, if there ever was one.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Cooling, Shape Memory Alloys, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Megawatt-scale wave energy project inches closer to realization
Posted by ArielTechGeek 92 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Eco Wave Power has been floating its wave energy system for more than 10 years, where the rise and fall of coastal waters drives hydraulic pistons that run a generator to produce electricity. Now the company is getting ready to build its first megawatt installation.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Wave Power, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy
Low-lag laser projector brings big-screen gaming closer to the wall
Posted by ArielTechGeek 173 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Optoma USA has launched a compact new ultra-short-throw laser projector designed to meet home entertainment and home office needs, but has also been optimized for PC gamers with an input lag reduced to just 8.6 milliseconds.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: Optoma, Laser TV, Gaming, Projectors, HD
Samuel Ross designs textured toilet that is "closer to a sculpture"
Posted by Ronnie 225 days ago (https://www.dezeen.com)
Designer Samuel Ross set out to subvert any idea of how a lavatory should look when creating his first toilet for bathroom brand Kohler, set to debut at Milan design week next month. Read more
take a closer look into BMW i5 Flow NOSTOKANA’s color-changing technology
Posted by judy82 238 days ago (https://www.designboom.com)
following the unveiling at frieze LA 2024, designboom took a closer look at how the color-changing BMW i5 flow NOSTOKANA was created.
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Resurrecting the mammoth: Elephant breakthrough gets us a step closer
Posted by ArielTechGeek 238 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
We’re a step closer to seeing a live woolly mammoth walking the Earth for the first time in 4,000 years. Colossal Biosciences, a company dedicated to the controversial-but-unquestionably-cool goal of resurrecting extinct species, has now announced a major breakthrough in creating elephant stem cells.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Wooly mammoth, Bioscience, Bioengineering, Genetic
Drug to prevent hearing loss from age and lifestyle is a step closer
Posted by ArielTechGeek 290 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Scientists have discovered that a genetic mutation that triggers a molecular domino effect causing hearing loss mirrors the mechanism involved in noise- and age-related hearing loss. They believe that inhibiting the key player in this mechanism could instead protect all ears from damage and even prevent deafness.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: University of California San Francisc
3D-printed reinforcement-free bridge moves closer to widespread use
Posted by ArielTechGeek 322 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Humans have been building walls, bridges, and other structures without any steel or mortar reinforcement for a long time. A team led by Holcim has put a 3D-printed spin on the idea, and hopes to use it to revolutionize modern sustainable infrastructure.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, LifestyleTags: 3D Printing, Building and Construction, Zaha Hadid, ETH Zurich, Bridge
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