Science-Technology
From the International Space Station
It has made potty training easier and more convenient
It's definitely time to put my old USB mic out to pasture
New measures to better preserve such artifacts.
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Enzymes — proteins that jump-start chemical reactions — are the basis of natural biological motors essential to life
Israeli researcher transforms prawn farming with advanced gene-silencing biotechnology that can reverse the sex of the crustacean.
Canon has obviously bitten off quite a bit with Image Square and could lose a pile of dough if it doesn't work out
Development and testing of two new models that better estimate the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of Internet and telecommunications services.
Chromosome-Centric Human Proteome Project
A special threat for wine grapes
Retired Israeli mechanical engineer invents a simple device that attaches to your car’s wheels for better traction in tough terrain.
Dredd, a.k.a. Judge Dredd; This is not a fun time in the home theater!
Metathesis in the laboratory to transform compounds in essential oils into highly valuable personal care product ingredients
Jute; second only to cotton as the most widely used natural fiber.
Surfaces that resist liquids, including concentrated acids and bases, oils and alcohols with extremely low surface tension, solvents and various polymer solutions
Human DNA, Longevity
Magnets are crucial to an enormous number of products
Guar gum, used in cosmetics and to thicken foods, and humic acid from decayed plant material
To understand and control how groups of molecules interact with each other, as animals do in nature
These eye-catching, vibrant colors have worked their way into product packaging, safety equipment, toys and countless other commercial products.
He gave us light for the night
If you want a fantastic audio experience worthy of your expensive electronics, you can't go too wrong here.
What research discoveries from 2002 are making a big impact today, and which have lost some luster.
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Gold nanoparticles have been deposited on hair for use as electrodes, and gold nanoparticles had been used to dye wool
A method for drawing hagfish slime thread proteins into fibers comparable to lab-made spider silk
Ambergris, a waxy substance excreted by sperm whales, has been prized as a fragrance ingredient for centuries.
How snowflakes form and grow into distinctive shapes.
None of these products are cures for cancer, of course, but depending on your wants and/or needs, they could be just what the tech doctor ordered
Early photographers came up with hundreds of different processes to develop images in unique and often beautiful ways