Biology
“Venusian” batteries that can withstand 500 degrees Celsius
NASA prepares for Venus exploration by adopting a new type of battery that can withstand the tremendous conditions of Venusian soil.
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
Biology
From the home kitchen comes a million-dollar startup
Sam Altman invests €180 million in research for Retro Biosciences, an innovative startup that aims to increase the life expectancy of humans.
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
Undoing extinction, is it possible?
Colossal Biosciences plans to bring back to life the long-extinct Mammoth, Dodo and Tilacino. Reality or science fiction?
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
ACID – BASE pH indicator from Black rice (Oryza sativa L.) waste water
Rice is a staple food mostly can be found in Asia. We usually eat the common white rice that is high in carbohydrate and taste plain but increase in sweetness as we chewed it more.However, have you ever encounter black rice that will release purplish-reddish colour once we soaked them into…
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Biology
Innovative antibacterial treatment for metal surfaces
Researchers at Pudrue University developed an antimicrobial peptide-based treatment for metal surfaces that targets the bacterial population The focus on cleanliness and sanitation today is a hotter topic than ever before. The cleanliness of the environments where food is produced is fundamental to…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Biology
Preliminary design of a Smart wristband disinfectant to help in Covid-19 fight
This short research reports describes a device consisting of a disinfectant wristband for the hands of the wearer and objects that the wearer intends to touch. This wristband can be powered automatically by the movement of the user's hand or by solar cells or, if necessary, by a power outlet. It…
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Biology
Ferrero patents natural packaging against mold and bacteria
Ferrero has filed an international patent for a packaging for food products that reduces the formation of mold and bacteria thanks to natural extracts.
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
Here’s the new Kevlar-like hard and fireproof fiber
Harvard University created a new material as resistant as Kevlar but with a flame resistance 20 times higher Kevlar and Twaron are among the most famous materials for their mechanical strength combined with low weight. However, the increase in physical properties often leads to an unwanted increase…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Biology
Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles by Leishmania tropica
Biosynthesis and characterizations of nanoparticles have become an important branch of nanotechnology. A novel biosynthesis route for Silver Nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) was attempted in the present study using Leishmania tropica the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis in different countries,…
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Biology
Column Garden: LG’s smart and sustainable indoor garden
LG presented Column Garden, a “smart garden” for indoor growing that allows you to control light, temperature and humidity through apps.
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
Wax larvae for recycling plastic: the discovery of an Italian researcher
The researcher Federica Bertocchini has discovered that some wax larvae are able to degrade the plastic used for packaging
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
Airlite: the “smog-eating” paint that purifies the air
Airlite is an innovative “smog-eating” paint that purifies the air and transforms pollutants into salt molecules thanks to the titanium dioxide
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
Syngas: sustainable gas from “special” leaves
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge found a way to produce Syngas gas from special “artificial leaves”.
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
Italian surgeons implanted the first ear “built” thanks to 3D printing
Surgeries at the Meyer Children’s Hospital in Florence have built a child’s ear thanks to 3D printing: this is the first case in Italy
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
Synthetic meat: Harvard steak with the same consistency as beef
A team of Harvard researchers “produced” in the laboratory a synthetic steak with the same consistency of the natural meat.
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
Coral Reef reproduced in 3D print to save endangered corals
Coral Reef reproduced in 3D print to save endangered corals. Thanks to researchers at the University of Sydney, fish and wildlife can return to repopulate the ecosystem.
Ilaria Cuomo
Biology
Extinction neurons: identified cells that revive old fears
Neuroscientists from the University of Texas identified the “extinction neurons”, the cells that make old fears and bad memories re-emerge.
Giovanni Sapere
Biology
The ethics of human DNA experiments
At the end of 2018, the debate on the ethical aspect of experiments in the field of genetic engineering was reopened. After the case of the Chinese scientist accused of genetically modifying two twins in order to autoimmunize them from the HIV virus, by deactivating a gene, on June 10 a Russian…
Giovanni Sapere