TECH & INNOVATIONAs vital organs for the removal of waste in the body, the kidneys are two necessities of life that are often underappreciated until they’re in danger of being lost. And as more and more research in oncology leads physicians to believe that cancer is caused by outside factors, more than ones’ complex genetic makeup, individuals are left to look for other treatments that go beyond the realm of chemotherapy.
With the progression of modern genomic studies and technological advancements in biomedical engineering, a future wherein genetic disorders are cured after birth is not far off. However, for those lucky mice born in today’s labs, scientists can cure them of such illnesses even before birth.
Every nanosecond of every day, for millennia and eons, the atom has been hard at work construct every thing in the universe, from the air we breathe to the stars. But it hasn’t been a lack-luster job, as it seems, because apparently the atoms are still singing. Ever imagine what an atom were to sound like if we could hear it moving around? Well it turns out that some researchers have done just that, and they’re saying it sounds like a resounding D-note, 20 octaves above the highest note on a piano.
Developed at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, a new form of wearable robotics known as “the Soft Exosuit” is changing misconceptions of where robotic engineering meets biological form. Intended to be worn comfortably under traditional clothing, the Soft Exosuit is a form of technology designed with the wearer in mind with the goal of minimizing the energy required for physical movement--an important concept for soldiers in tough terrain and even those with limited mobility in the domestic domain.
Those who have tried their hand at quitting an addiction as compulsory as tobacco can attest that cessation is rarely a manageable goal. You may try once, you may try twice, but ultimately it is tobacco that wins the war, as typically less than 35% of smokers or tobacco users manage to quit the addiction. But what if something, like the magic mushrooms in Alice in Wonderland, were able to make you suddenly kick the cravings? Well it turns out you’re in for a psychedelic surprise.
Ever wonder what you’d need to build the world’s largest spacecraft? The world’s largest tools, of course.
Looking to usher in a new era of space exploration, late last August NASA approved the next generation of American rockets, known as the Space Launch System (SLS). Built for deep-space missions the core stage of the rocket is more than 200 feet tall and 27.6 feet in diameter, allowing enough space to fuel four RS-25 engines.
With a giant solar storm erupting just last week, causing cosmic disturbances emanating from the center of the sun, the northern skies have welcomed the arrival of aurora lights. Reaching as far south as New York, the record-breaking Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) of early last week’s solar storm brought with a gust of solar wind, an illuminating spectacle of lights across the sky.
Certainly when you think of a butterfly, you think of lofty wings and graceful fluttering. But reality is far from expectations when we think of patterned wonders.
Want to try your hand at reporting like the pros? Well you may be in luck if you’re a social media enthusiast, because NASA has a special mission they’re opening up to you.
This week in social media, Facebook opened up the Internet to every person in Zambia through its Internet.org app. Meanwhile, things don't look so bleak for Twitter, partly thanks to the World Cup, and Snapchat could soon be valued at $10 billion -- no wonder Facebook just launched yet another Snapchat clone.
A complaint was filed Samsung was sued by Microsoft on Friday as the Korean company has allegedly backed out of an agreement that requires the Galaxy-maker to pay licensing fees to Microsoft for the phones running on Android that the company sells.
Aiming for mainstream A new digital currency and online payment method called Stellar has been launched by Stripe to challenge Bitcoin. The startup company based in San Francisco introduced the new currency on Thursday as its current technology allows businesses to accept payments online through a network that lets users exchange currency digitally, according to Forbes.
The possible merger between Sprint and T-Mobile received another potential obstacle Thursday when French telecommunications firm Iliad entered the fray with a $15 billion bid for T-Mobile.
Microsoft Forced to Respect U.S. Warrant for Overseas Emails in Cloud Microsoft lost its fight to protect a customer's data stored overseas Thursday as a U.