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Researchers make non-alcoholic beer taste like regular beer
When you remove the alcohol from the beer, for example by heating it up, you also kill the aroma that comes from hops.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 11, 2022


Hand-cranked washing machine could sustainably help 5 billion people
Handwashing clothes sounds like a simple task, but for many women around the world it poses a significant obstacle to their wellbeing.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 11, 2022


Need to chill? Smartwatch accurately measures your stress level in real-time
Cortisol is well-suited for measurement in wearable devices, because its concentration levels in sweat are similar to its circulating levels
Joseph Shavit
Feb 10, 2022


Sea pineapples and blood waste boosts battery performance
Sea pineapples, an edible ascidian, are a delicacy in Japan. The Tohoku region is famed for its sea pineapple production - known as hoya .
Joseph Shavit
Feb 10, 2022


Scientists are toilet-training cows to save the planet
On a farm where cows freely relieve themselves as they graze, the accumulation and spread of waste often contaminates soil and waterways.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 9, 2022


'Bionic' pacemaker reverses heart failure
A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in heart patients this year.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 9, 2022


Smartphone reminders can improve memory for older adults with dementia
Adults with dementia or mild cognitive impairment were able to improve their memory by using a personal assistant app on their smartphones.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 8, 2022


Prostate cancer antibody drug shows success in dogs
Dogs are proving to be a far better scientific model for study of prostate cancer than mice, the typical animal used in the lab.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 8, 2022


Breakthrough spinal cord implant enables paralyzed people to walk again
Paralysis from spinal injury has long remained untreatable. Could new developments get people on their feet again sooner than imagined?
Joseph Shavit
Feb 8, 2022


Space startup aims to build a robotic outpost near the Moon
A US-based startup aims to build robotic outposts and spacecraft that can be sent to space near the Moon.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 7, 2022


Light-emitting plants could become the eco-friendly urban lighting of the future
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 6, 2022


Scientists are developing interactive holograms you can touch and feel
An immersive, realistic 3D holographic projection of a complete environment that you could interact with and even touch may soon be here.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 6, 2022


Researchers want to convert idle oil and gas wells into solar and wind energy batteries
Researchers want to convert idle oil and gas wells into conduits for much-needed subsurface storage space for solar and wind generated power
Joseph Shavit
Feb 6, 2022


Game-changing technology to remove 99% of carbon dioxide from air
Engineers have demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using an electrochemical system powered by hydrogen.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 5, 2022


Say hello to CHAMP, Volkswagen's robot bringing smiles to sick kids
Meet CHAMP, the robot who just gave kids undergoing cancer treatments at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles something to smile about.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 5, 2022


A new way to store sustainable energy: 'Information batteries'
What if surplus renewable energy could be stored as computation instead? That's the thinking behind "information batteries".
Joseph Shavit
Feb 5, 2022


Ethereum Beats Bitcoin as Most Donated Cryptocurrency in 2021
Cryptocurrency donations surged by more than 1,500% on the platform, with Ethereum leading the charge and NFT projects pulling weight.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 5, 2022


What are ‘Kosher’ phones and what do new reforms in Israel mean to the industry?
Israel’s Ministry of Communications has announced a new plan to reform the country’s market for “kosher” mobile phone services.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 4, 2022


Apple invented a smart sunroof that lets you control how much light to let in
While Apple has remained completely tight-lipped about it, everybody knows the company is working on an Apple Car.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 4, 2022


'Smart stethoscope' using AI can spot heart failure, study finds
AI can help to improve the performance of ‘smart stethoscopes’, enabling doctors to diagnose heart failure earlier and improving outcomes.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 4, 2022
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