Science

Chemistry

The new frontier of printing? the fourth dimension

CityU in Hong Kong has invented the novel ceramic inks and developed the world’s first-ever 4D printing for ceramics combining 3D printing, self-shaping assembly and elastomer derived ceramics. A new chapter of constructing geometrically flexible and mechanically robust ceramic structures is…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Chemistry

Reducing Carbon dioxide with water, a dream come true

Greenion is an interesting technology that uses ionized water in order to reduce carbon dioxide to bicarbonate and it could be applied from industry to vehicle The discovery of a methodology of reducing carbon dioxide is the Holy Grail of science, a goal still far from being achieved with…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Chemistry

Blocking tumors is possible. The study is Italian

The study, by the Department of Molecular Medicine of Wisdom with the Child Jesus of Rome, highlights how the blockage of an Erap1 protein can determine a series of events such as the blockage of cancer cells.

Giovanni Sapere

Chemistry

Created a synthetic catalyst inspired by enzymes

A study published in issue 5 of Nature Catalysis showed how a team of scientists from Stanford University created a synthetic catalyst that produces chemicals such as living enzymes. This discovery may result in the industrial-scale transformation of natural gas into low-cost methanol.

Giovanni Sapere

Chemistry

Are bacteria the material for the computers of the future?

To design and build ever more sophisticated and performing computers, researchers turn to nanomaterials, including graphene. New research Graphene and its characteristics that make it a unique material in some ways have been talked about for some time now. Graphene, a thin carbon flake perhaps the…

Giovanni Sapere

Archeology

Archaic man meets Homo Sapiens in Asia. Here is the proof

The analysis carried out on a human fossil of a tooth about 160,000 years ago in the laboratory of the University of New York is the queen proof of the cross between the archaic man and his evolution in Asia. Published in the American magazine Eureka Alert, the photo shows how the archaic man met

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

Science

Starlink: Falcon 9 is ready to go

Falcon 9, stationary on the SLC-40 ramp of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, is waiting for the green light for its launch into orbit.

Giovanni Sapere