In a First, Woman Cured Of HIV Using Novel Stem Cell Treatment
A woman has been cured of H.I.V., making her first woman to ever be cured of HIV. The previous three persons cured of HIV were all men. Because the woman received the treatment at the…
Engineering
Know-How the Dutch Managed to Protect Netherlands from Flooding
Did you know that about one-third of the Netherlands lies below sea level? Netherlands’ three largest cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague) lie in these low-lying regions. Because of this, flood control is an important…
Common Signs That Your Crane Needs Repair
Cranes are valuable equipment in the industrial, construction, and engineering departments. They move bulk materials faster, more conveniently, and safer. These machines are sturdy. However, regular use, exposure to elements, and other factors could also…
New Plant-Derived Composite Has a Hardness of Aluminum and Toughness of Bone
Each year, billions of tons of cellulose is produced from the plants to manufacture paper, board, and textiles. Some of it is also used in the food industry as a thickening agent for drinks, ice…
Scientists Develop Fully Woven, Electronic Display Fabrics
E-textiles are not new, but most existing versions are often restricted in dimensions, functionality, have poor air permeability, and are too complex to mass-produce. However, with the rapid advancement of electronic devices and fabrication technologies, electronic…
Nuclear Fusion Reactor Smashes Energy Record…taking us a Step Closer to a New Source of Power
In a revolutionary breakthrough, the UK-based Joint European Torus (JET) lab has achieved a new milestone. Scientists broke the record for generating and sustaining nuclear fusion set over 24 years ago. Nuclear fusion is safe…
AI-Powered Drones Helping to Find Marine Debris
Marine debris threatens the environment, human health, navigation safety, coastal tourism and contributes to climate change. It travels across large distances, and observations of its composition and distributions in the ocean are very sparse and…
This is What Caused SpaceX to Lose 40 Starlink Satellites
SpaceX informed the public that 40 Starlink satellites that the firm launched on Thursday, February 3, 2022, have de-orbited and will re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere in a monitored and safe descent. Only nine satellites of…
Artificial intelligence is helping develop better-tasting fruits
There is a reason that fresh produce from the supermarket sometimes tastes bad. Taste is far down on the list of fruit and vegetable growers when they develop new varieties of produce called “cultivars” (short…
Meta Needs an AI Supercomputer, and NVIDIA Offered to Build It
Meta, the re-branding of Facebook that signifies the dawn of a new age for the company, needs a powerful new AI research supercomputer to help it build better AI models for a range of purposes.…
