Japanese immunologist Dr. Toru Miyazaki developed an “AIM” injection to address chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cats, aiming to prolong their lives up to 30 years. CKD affects about 30% of cats by age 10, posing substantial health risks. Despite initial funding posing to be challenge, worldwide support enabled the research to progress, showing promising […]
Nanjing: Chinese researchers have developed a new type of electronic skin (e-skin), enabling robots to navigate their surroundings through touch in the dark when visibility is limited, a state news agency (Xinhua) reported. The soft gel e-skin has a tape-like appearance and mimics the properties of human skin, with features like stretchability and self-healing ability. […]
This day in history we feature Emoticon. American scientist Scott E. Fahlman used the emoticons for the very first time on this day in 1982. Trivia – Emoticon An emoticon short for “emotion icon”, also known simply as an emote, is a pictorial representation of a facial expression using characters—usually punctuation marks, numbers, and letters—to […]
This may be your chance of meeting a great white shark that doesn’t involve dressing up like a seal and covering yourself in blood. The shark-tracking organization OCEARCH is launching sweepstakes for a winner to join them on an upcoming research expedition that closes on September 30. The company is a nonprofit that conducts research […]
London: Scientists have found the first definitive proof that the Moon inherited indigenous noble gases of helium and neon from the Earth’s mantle. The discovery which was published in the journal Science Advances, adds to the already strong constraints on the currently favoured “Giant Impact” theory that hypothesises the Moon was formed by a massive collision […]
Researchers have developed a new method to overturn ageing in human skin cells by up to 30 years. They say it is the longest re-programming technique ever achieved. As per a new study published in eLife, a group of scientists stated how they were able to partially restore the function of older cells, while also […]
A group of scientists endeavouring to study Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is reportedly being intercepted by a giant iceberg. Thwaites Glacier has been given the title Doomsday Glacier due to the disastrous impact it would have if it continues to worsen due to climate change. In January, a research mission using a fleet of underwater […]
In a recent report, NASA has indicated how the future will look for ISS and how it will ultimately end up in a ‘spacecraft cemetery.’ Writing in the International Space Station Transition Report, NASA said, “The ISS is a unique laboratory that is returning enormous scientific, educational, and technological developments to benefit people on Earth […]
In the 1970s, researchers used computer modelling to predict when the fall of society would kick off and according to their findings, you may want to reconsider your long term plans. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists looked at several data patterns from a variety of different factors, such as population, natural resources and […]
A meteorite from Mars that’s over 4 billion-year-old that caused chaos here on Earth decades ago actually has no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life, after all, scientists reported recently. In the year 1996, a NASA-led team reported that organic compounds in the rock appeared to have been left behind by living creatures. Other researchers […]
Dubai: Alibaba DAMO Academy (“DAMO”), the global research initiative by Alibaba Group, provides its forecast of the leading trends that would shape the tech industry in the year ahead. By analyzing millions of public papers and patent filings over the past three years and conducting interviews with near 100 scientists, DAMO provides the top 10 […]
