NASA is planning on growing habitable structures out of fungus — also called mycotecture — for space colonies on the Moon and then Mars.
Here’s how the winners of NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge are making food out of thin air.
A few weeks ago, I arrived hungry to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City, ready for a unique culinary experience. Finalists of NASA and the Canadian Space Agency’s Deep Space Food Challenge had come from all across the planet to demonstrate how future astronauts might grow their own food. I descended upon a tiny cup of chocolate mousse topped with a raspberry.
We have very specific predictions for how particles ought to decay. When we look at B-mesons all together, something vital doesn’t add up.
When conventional non-invasive treatments for psychiatric diseases fail, clinicians inevitably have to consider brain surgery. However, brain surgery for psychiatric diseases has long been taboo among the general public due to the infamous history of lobotomy. Thankfully, advancements in brain surgery in recent years are changing the narrative.
Bilateral capsulotomy, more commonly known as deep brain stimulation, is a form of brain surgery that has been garnering attention in treating treatment-resistant or refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Patients with refractory OCD experience a debilitating degree of repetitive behaviors and thoughts that they are unable to control, thus downgrading their quality of life.
A group of researchers from South Korea demonstrated that a novel non-invasive bilateral capsulotomy called magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) capsulotomy is efficacious and safe in treating refractory OCD for up to two years. MRgFUS capsulotomy non-invasively and precisely ablates tissues in the brain region of interest. However, the sustained efficacy of this treatment option was unclear.
A groundbreaking study just revealed AI outperforming human doctors at medical diagnosis — but before you panic, this could be the best news yet for healthcare.
This hits personally for me. From my kiddo’s misdiagnosed case of hives to my own health struggles with multiple doctors, I’ve seen firsthand why we need AI to empower (not replace) medical professionals. I’m sure I’m not the only one.
Boosted by China’s rapid development pace in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, more companies have noted the huge business potential in AI companionship sectors, as simulated AI pets with adorable appearances gaining increasing popularity among Chinese consumers.
Zhang Yi, CEO of the iiMedia Research Institute, told the Global Times on Sunday that consumers’ demand for emotional support and the capability of current AI technologies offer this type of products greater business potential.
A Beijing-based student in her 20’s surnamed Zhang, who is also an AI technology fan, told the Global Times on Sunday that she bought “Boo Boo,” a simulated AI robotic pet developed by Hangzhou-based Genmoor Technology.
Researchers have developed a liquid ink that can be printed directly onto the scalp to monitor brain activity, offering a less intrusive alternative to traditional EEG setups.
This ink enables the creation of e-tattoos that accurately track brainwaves and maintain connectivity over extended periods. These innovations could drastically change the application of brain-computer interface technologies, making them more comfortable and efficient for users.
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The dream of many – to try the taste through a monitor – is getting closer.
A team of biomedical engineers and virtual reality experts has developed a groundbreaking lollipop-shaped interface that simulates taste in virtual reality.
A basic function of cells is that they act in response to their environments. It makes sense, then, that a goal of scientists is to control that process, making cells respond how they want to what they want.
One avenue for this ambition is cell receptors, which function like ignition slots on a cell, requiring keys—such as specific hormones, drugs, or antigens—to start up specific cellular activities. There are already synthetic receptors that give us some control over this sequence of events, most famously the chimeric antigen receptors used in CAR-T cell cancer therapy. But existing synthetic receptors are limited in the variety of keys they can accept and the activities they can trigger.
Now, detailed in a paper published in Nature, Stanford researchers have developed a new synthetic receptor that accommodates a broader range of inputs and produces a more diverse set of outputs.
Scientists in China have claimed a breakthrough that might completely change how we store energy by turning waste oil into a formidable substance for energy storage.
As the world grapples with increasing power demand, supercapacitors are becoming more popular because of their quick charging and discharging times, which makes them perfect for high-performance applications.
The researcher’s novel method provides a sustainable way to make these supercapacitors while addressing waste management and energy storage challenges, according to a press release by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
