Medicine
Covid-19 vaccine hacker attacks: confidential data and information at risk
In recent months, the systems of companies that are developing the Covid-19 vaccine have been targeted by sophisticated hacker attacks
Giovanni Sapere
Science
Chemistry
A new conductive wood could replace oil-derived plastics
The research, by the University of Science and Technology of China, has produced a new wood-based material with excellent physical and conductive properties
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Medicine
A new nanobodies therapy can deactivate SARS-CoV-2
New research from the University of Pittsburgh uses fragments of llama’s antibodies in inhalation therapies with great potential against COVID-19
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Medicine
Pfizer: “Anti-Covid vaccine 90% effective. 50 million doses by the end of the year”
Pfizer President Albert Bourla has announced that the anti-Covid 19 vaccine developed by his pharmaceutical company is 90% effective: ready-made doses by the end of the year.
Giovanni Sapere
Chemistry
High-temperature resistant cellulose bioplastic
The new material, developed in collaboration between two Japanese universities, is biological and has high resistance to temperatures
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Chemistry
New electroactive bacterium for wastewater treatment
The bacterium is able to produce a current of 9 amperes in 20 hours and allows to feed electrochemical systems for water treatment
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Medicine
“Emergency authorisation of the COVID-19 vaccine in the third week of November 2020”
Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, said in an open letter that if all goes well he will submit an application for emergency authorisation of the COVID-19 vaccine in the third week of November 2020
Giovanni Sapere
Chemistry
A “super glue” of photons for particles with negative charges
An international research team has discovered that photons can compensate for electrostatic repulsion between negatively charged particles
Giovanni Sapere
Chemistry
Nobel Prize 2020 in chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing
The prize, all-female, was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for the development of the DNA modification method, known as CRISPR
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Medicine
2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to the discoverers of Hepatitis C virus
Professors Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice were awarded the award for their decisive contribution in the fight against the hepatitis C
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Science
Phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus: is the proof of life on the Planet?
The researchers of the Royal Astronomical Society have identified traces of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus, a gas that could indicate the presence of life forms.
Giovanni Sapere
Chemistry
New eco-leather produced from biomass derived from mushrooms
A new research proposes a vegan, ethical and ecological leather made from fungi as a substitute for animal-derived original ones
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Medicine
New electronic leather that reproduces touch
The researchers have developed an artificial skin that is capable of feeling pain, heat and pressure like real skin, perfect for prosthetics or robotics The evolution of robotics and prosthetics has accelerated rapidly in recent years. More and more advanced and accessible technologies allow today…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Chemistry
Here is the infinitely recyclable plastic
The new material can be reused without limits like glass and is of biological origin, minimizing the impact on pollution Pollution of the seas, contamination by microplastics and global warming are the major problems of our millennium and are closely related. Plastics dominate the packaging and…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
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…
editore
Chemistry
New fabric for cooling and drying sweat
L’invenzione proposta dalla Donghua University in Cina è idrorepellente e dissipa il calore corporeo, facendo traspirare l’aria
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Science
An asteroid will touch the Earth on November 2: what we know
On November 2, 2020 the asteroid 2018VP1 will pass very close to Earth: it moves at a speed of 24 km per second and is the size of a small car.
Giovanni Sapere
Medicine
New silky magnetic material that helps bone regrowth
The new material has been developed by the University of the Basque Country and promises to speed healing times from fractures
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca