TECH & INNOVATION

Knee Vibrations: A Source of Energy

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Scientists develop a device that can generate energy through the bending of the knee from walking

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Jul 19, 2019

Study Identified a Great Way to Know How Much Water Snowpacks Hold

With the use of a database of snow pillow measurements, the team was able to validate the model, a snow pillow measures snow-water equivalents through the pressure they exerted by the snow on top of it, and also as a pair of large independent data sets, one from western North America, the other from the northeastern United States

Jul 19, 2019

PhD Student at MIT Hopes to Revolutionize Insulin Administration

One in 11 people have diabetes, and so the potential reach of Volpatti’s research is massive.

Jul 19, 2019

Mars Astronauts May Soon Have Access to 3D Printed Skin and Bones

Mars explorers could turn to 3D printers to treat burns and broken bones.

Jul 19, 2019

The First Genetic Evidence that Insects Experience Chronic Pain Revealed

The new research provides the first genetic evidence of what causes chronic pain in Drosophila, fruit flies, and there is good evidence that the same changes also drive chronic pain in humans

Jul 19, 2019

De-Extinction is On the Horizon Thanks to CRISPR

The CRISPR revolution is the whole reason why we've been having these conversations about de-extinction.

Jul 19, 2019

XPRIZE Competition May Help Map the Ocean Floor in Its Entirety

XPRIZE also announced a collaborative project to compile all data into a freely-available World Ocean Map.

Jul 19, 2019

Researchers Create New AI Tool for Detecting Unfair Discrimination

The researchers created an AI tool for detecting discrimination concerning a protected attribute such as gender or race by human decision makers or AI systems that are based on the concept of causality in which one thing, a cause, causes another thing, an effect