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Oct 25, 2022
Space-cleaning robots could be developed thanks to novel device that was inspired by wilting passion fruits
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: robotics/AI, space
Turns out, dehydrated passion fruits exhibit a type of symmetry not previously known, inspiring self-adapting robots that could one day ‘grasp’ space junk.
A previously unknown type of wrinkling pattern on the surface of dehydrated passion fruits inspired the invention of a device that could be used to clean up space debris and hazardous materials, according to South Morning China Post (SMCP)
The real-life application comes after Fan Xu, Xi-Qiao Feng and colleagues at Fudan University in Shanghai reported an unknown type of chiral wrinkling pattern on the surface of dehydrated passion fruits in their study published in the journal Nature Computational Science the same day. previously unknown type of wrinkling pattern on the surface of dehydrated passion fruits inspired the invention of a device that could be used to clean up space debris and hazardous materials, according to South Morning China Post (SMCP).
Oct 25, 2022
This 3D-printed wearable mosquito repellent could finally end re-applying sprays
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: wearables
The study is in the early phase but promising.
We use body sprays to get rid of mosquitos most of the time. We can even use herbs such as sage and rosemary to keep them out of our homes. Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg scientists have created a novel method of delivering insect repellent (MLU). The results were published in the.
The researchers used “IR3535,” an insect repellent created by MERCK, to create their prototypes.
Oct 25, 2022
Auroras are responsible for punching holes in the ozone layer
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: particle physics, space
A type of aurora briefly tore a 400 km wide hole in Earth’s ozone layer.
An international team of researchers showed that a certain type of aurora called the “Isolated proton aurora” depletes our atmosphere’s ozone layer. They discovered a nearly 250-mile-wide (400 kilometers) hole in the ozone layer right above where an aurora occurred. Before now, the influence of these particles was only vaguely known. The study is published in Scientific reports.
What causes the auroras?
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Oct 25, 2022
Your cat knows the difference between speech directed to them and to a stranger
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: futurism
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A small-scale study observing 16 cats has revealed that cats actually know when they hear their owner’s voice that the owner’s tone is directed to them. They change their behaviors to show that they understand, according to a press release.
Oct 25, 2022
Researchers looked deep inside the brain to see how memory is stored
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: biotech/medical, health, neuroscience
This is the first study to record such electrical activity from inside the brain.
How do people remember the things they’ve learned? To get to the bottom of the mystery, scientists undertook a study that looked deep inside the brain.
Neuroscientists from Northwestern University and clinicians from the University of Chicago Epilepsy Center examined the electrical activity in the brains of five patients at the center in response to sounds administered by the research team as part of a learning exercise.
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Oct 25, 2022
Video: An engineer produces a torch-like prosthetic for his lost eye
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs
He turned a crisis into an opportunity.
Brian Stanley is a living human cyborg. He has gone viral after sharing a video on social media with an eye flashlight that can light up the whole room. After losing one eye to cancer.
As Brian Stanley suggested in the video, the eye has a battery life of roughly 20 hours, and “it does not get hot.”
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Oct 25, 2022
FDA gives clearance to Philips for its AI powered MRI scans
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI
The artificial intelligence software speeds up the process of taking scans.
Philips received clearance from the FDA for its artificial intelligence MR platform that is used to detect cancerous tumors in the head and neck.
FDA clearance for AI technology
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Oct 25, 2022
Rats with backpacks will be the savior of earthquake survivors
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: transportation
They’re tiny but have a knack for saving human life.
The Belgian non-profit organization APOPO trains rats to help earthquake survivors. Called RescueRATs, these rats are preparing to save those under the earthquake debris with their high-tech backpacks on their backs.
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Oct 25, 2022
SpaceX shares an image of Falcon Heavy’s 27 Merlin engines ahead of launch
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: space travel
The world’s most powerful operational rocket could finally launch again as soon as next week.
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, the most powerful rocket in the world, is approaching its first launch in over three years. The massive launch system, which is powered by three modified Falcon 9 first-stage boosters, is now linked together and awaiting launch from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Ahead of the launch, SpaceX has shared an image of the behemoth’s 27 Merlin engines on Twitter. “Falcon Heavy in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A,” the company wrote alongside the impressive photo.
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