A revolution is upon us on Earth to move from a pollution and waste dependent society to one of sustainability and environmentally friendly initiatives. Trees are the lungs of our planet. The more trees we plant, the cleaner our air for generations to come. We are very proud to now offer our audience the Bios... Continue Reading →
FarmBot Will 3D Print Your Crops and Email You When It Harvests Them
California's Silicon Valley gets all the ink, but given that California also produces way more agriculture than any other state, maybe the Salinas Valley deserves a nod every now and then. But then, maybe the distinction between the two won't last for very much longer—at least, that's what this “automated precision farming machine” has me... Continue Reading →
12-Year-Old Receives First 3D Printed Vertebra Implant
After a soccer injury revealed a malignant tumor on the spinal cord of a 12-year-old boy from China, he required extensive surgery at Peking University Third Hospital (PUTH). Doctors needed to remove second vertebra to prevent the cancer from spreading, and the bone required an implant afterward. The device used was created with a 3D... Continue Reading →
First transfusions of “manufactured” blood planned for 2016
The first human volunteer will receive red blood cells cultured in the laboratory within the next three years, as part of a long-term research programme funded by the Wellcome Trust.The £5 million Strategic Award was granted to a consortium led by the Scottish National Blood Service (SNBTS) and will follow on from previous research which... Continue Reading →
Microsoft Admits Keeping $92 Billion Offshore to Avoid Paying $29 Billion in US Taxes
Microsoft Corp. is currently sitting on almost $29.6 billion it would owe in US taxes if it repatriated the $92.9 billion of earnings it is keeping offshore, according to disclosures in the company’s most recent annual filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The amount of money that Microsoft is keeping offshore represents a significant... Continue Reading →
Sea Plankton Found Living Outside Of The ISS, Russia Says
Plankton from Earth's sea has reportedly wound up on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS), writes Nature World News.And while experts know that certain bacteria can survive in space given the right conditions, plankton is certainly not one of them.Vladimir Solovyev, chief of the Russian ISS orbital mission, has reported the occurrence.'Results of... Continue Reading →
New transparent solar cells can be used on windows, smartphone screens
Named a transparent luminescent solar concentrator and developed by researchers in Michigan State University in the US, this material can be used to cover anything that has a flat, clear surface. Transparent solar cell technology has been attempted before, but the energy the cells produced was poor and the materials they were made out of... Continue Reading →
‘Trojan horse’ gold nanoparticles treatment could beat brain tumors
A "Trojan horse" treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, which involves using tiny nanoparticles of gold to kill tumor cells, has been successfully tested by scientists.The ground-breaking technique could eventually be used to treat glioblastoma multiforme, which is the most common and aggressive brain tumour in adults, and notoriously difficult to treat. Many... Continue Reading →
X-ray laser probes tiny quantum tornadoes in superfluid droplets
An experiment at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory revealed a well-organized 3-D grid of quantum "tornadoes" inside microscopic droplets of supercooled liquid helium – the first time this formation has been seen at such a tiny scale.The findings by an international research team provide new insight on the strange nanoscale traits of... Continue Reading →
DARPA wants future tanks to use technology in place of armor
Tanks and other land-based fighting vehicles are typically fitted with layers upon layers of armor for protection, but they move real slow as a result. Since more advanced weapons are being developed to punch holes through thick plating anyway, DARPA wants to find a way to develop faster, more agile fighting vehicles that don't depend... Continue Reading →