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Medicine

New ink for custom wearable sensors

Houston’s research team invented a special ink to draw sensors directly on the skin with very high signal accuracy and adaptability Wearable medical devices allow easy remote monitoring of patient parameters. Heart rate, temperature and sweat values, among many others, are a direct indication of a…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Health

A new 3D printed cubic structure for broken bones

The new technique has proven to be three times more efficient than the current one and also promotes the growth of blood vessels within it The bones are the scaffolding in our bodies. Bone fractures are long to treat and kilurgically complex injuries. In the case of complex damage, chyurgists use…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Construction

Palm trees come to life again in insulation panels

Palmeco and NANI propose a new ecological insulation material for the building made by palm fiber waste, fly ash and blast furnace slag Insulation material saves energy in building with the market constantly evolving towards innovative materials. On the other hand, they can also be dangerous, i.e.…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

News

Stadium-size balloon stadiums will take a NASA telescope to the edge of space

The American agency plans to bring the ASTHROS telescope up to 40 km high with a balloon the size of a football stadium Space development and the study of the stars is undergoing a strong acceleration in recent years thanks to private companies such as Space X. NASA is no less and tries to renew

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Construction

K-Briq, the new bricks made from 90% garbage

A Scottish start-up created ecological bricks made almost entirely of waste and that do not need to be fired, also saving energy Bricks have been a fundamental element of construction for decades now. Unfortunately, they are not environmentally friendly and create quite a few problems when disposed…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

News

First positive test for Starship, the ship of the future

After 4 unsuccessful attempts, the SpaceX vector made a small flight of 150 meters and successfully re-landed after a parabolic trajectory Since NASA reached the Moon on the Apollo missions, man has not gone to the ground of another celestial body. The Shuttle, the previously used vector, has been…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Crowdfunding

Cell, the portable disinfectant for smartphones

The device, manufactured by Ampere, is equipped with a UV light that disinfects common objects such as smartphones, keys and earphones The smartphone, as you know, is one of the dirtiest objects we use during the day. The focus on cleaning and sanitizing has increased even more after the health…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

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

AI

Google destroys artificial intelligence records with its new computer

The new model will allow to instruct new machine learning algorithms in less than 30 seconds with unprecedented efficiency and speed Machine learing algorithms play a key role in fields such as engineering and transport of services or goods. These algorithms build on past experience and improve…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Environment

Polyurethane and magnetic iron fight organic pollution

A new invention combines polyurethane, magnetic iron oxide and active carbon to remove water pollution caused by benzotriazoles Water pollution is caused by various compounds, organic and inorganic. Among these are aromatic compounds belonging to the benzotriazole class. Benzotriazoles are widely…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Environment

New powder that removes traces of antibiotic from the water

The catalyst is based on Fenton and fly ash and removes up to 95% of the antibiotics dispersed in the water in just two hours Water contamination caused by antibiotics is becoming a serious environmental problem. High concentration causes the animals to take the drugs, promoting the development of…

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Health

A wireless LED implant restores hearing in mice

The cochlear implant is based on LED lights and stimulates neurons in rodents’ brains with extreme precision, generating a partial recovery of auditory functions Hearing is one of the most important and dominant senses in humans and animals. Diseases related to the auditory organ generate serious…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Electricity

New short circuit detector will save electric motors

The invention is based on the principle of electromagnetic induction and promises to quickly save the bobbins of electric motors from sudden and short circuited failures Electric machines will occupy an increasingly large share of the market in the coming years. One aspect to take into account is…

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Events

Faraj Complex Ventilator, the Lebanese anti-Covid project

The new ventilator is designed to help Lebanese hospitals treat Covid-19 patients and reduce the amount of virus released into the air The pandemic is still going on and the search is not stopping. A new invention comes from Lebanon and bears the signature of Ali Faraj, a member of the Lebanese…

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Events

New biocement from onion extract for dental applications

The compound is completely natural, has excellent antioxidant and adhesive properties and can replace current polymer resins by removing toxicity problems The need to replace plastics with natural compounds also affects the dental field. The pastes currently used are made of polymers that are…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Chemistry

New banana filters to desalinate sea water

The polyurethane based material can remove various heavy metals from seawater and can be used for small plants and industrial processes Water pollution caused by metals such as cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, zinc generate nausea, convulsiomas, kidney problems, cancer and other serious health…

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