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Breakthrough solar desalination technology extracts 400% more salt from seawater
Engineers have developed a new desalination technology that significantly reduces the cost of desalination and quadruples salt production.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2022


NASA scientists believe that warp drive is possible
Of many remarkable events shown in Star Trek, warp drive was one of the many futuristic ideas that caught the attention of many people.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2022


Scientists discover vital new contributor to Alzheimer's disease
Dietary-based approaches to balance the microorganisms in the microbiome may be an attractive means to modify the abundance of microbes.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2022


Amazing interactive map lets you scroll through the universe
A new map of the universe displays for the first time the span of the entire known cosmos with pinpoint accuracy and sweeping beauty.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2022


Greta Thunberg effect evident in uniting young people around climate change
What we see is that Greta Thunberg has been very important in uniting young people who were already concerned about the climate.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2022


Groundbreaking wearable stickers can generate live images of a patient's organs
Ultrasound imaging is a safe and noninvasive window into the body’s workings, providing clinicians with live images of a patient’s organs
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2022


Scientists solve the genetic mystery to how all life on Earth began
The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2022


Groundbreaking new pill can both prevent and treat type 1 diabetes
Researchers have developed an oral medication to treat diabetes that controls insulin levels while simultaneously reversing disease effects.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2022


You can train your brain to hear better in chaotic and noisy environments
Researchers found that people aged 18-30 and 65-85 with normal hearing could all be trained to boost their ability to differentiate sounds.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2022


Sugar substitutes affect the human body in surprising ways, study finds
Non-nutritive sweeteners – also known as artificial sweeteners – are supposed to deliver all the sweetness of sugar without the calories.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2022


Scientists harvesting the sun to grow food and clean energy together
People are increasingly trying to grow both food and clean energy on the same land to help meet the challenges of climate change.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2022


Important discovery can help extinguish global threat to koalas
University of Queensland virologists are a step closer to understanding a mysterious AIDS-like virus that is impacting koala populations.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2022


Researchers discover the genes of the sixth sense
Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch: We’re all familiar with the five senses that allow us to experience our surroundings.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2022


Research reveals why puppy-dog eyes are so irresistable
Dogs are unique from other mammals in their reciprocated bond with humans which can be demonstrated though mutual gaze.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2022


Researchers found a completely natural way to stop your body from aging
What if you were told there was a completely natural way to stop your body from aging? The trick: You’d have to hibernate.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2022


First-ever study identifies the mechanisms behind learning, memory and Alzheimers
The Fujita Health University study led the team to understand the intracellular mechanism of donepezil and its effect on learning and memory
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2022


Building a space elevator to the moon is possible using today’s technology
Perhaps the biggest hurdle to humankind’s expansion throughout the solar system is the prohibitive cost of escaping Earth’s gravity.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2022


Gamechanging treatment for osteoporosis called the Fountain of Youth
As we age, our bones become thinner, we suffer fractures more often, and bone-diseases such as osteoporosis are more likely to occur.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2022


Remarkable cancer trial results in 100% remission in all patients
The MSK clinical trial was investigating — for the first time ever — if immunotherapy alone could beat rectal cancer that had not spread.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2022


Life-saving infrared light beam can detect malaria
A fast, needle-free malaria detection tool developed by a University of Queensland-led team could help save hundreds of thousands of lives.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2022
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