News & Articles By Edsel Cook
02/26/2019 / By Edsel Cook
Research team detects the existence of water in a multiple asteroids for the first time
Infrared satellite imagery of near-Earth objects have picked up the presence of mineral crystals that contain liquid water. Japanese researchers remarked that this was the first time hydrated minerals have been found inside asteroids. Further investigation of these imprisoned water samples can tell us about how our planet got its water in the first place. Earth is the sole planet in […]
02/26/2019 / By Edsel Cook
New class of strong biocompatible adhesives made from silk
Silk is usually used to make beautiful yet durable clothes and fabrics. Korean researchers demonstrated that the ancient material can be used as an effective yet comfortable bio-compatible adhesive for epidermal electronics. These skin-attached electronics need an “interface” that connects the sensor and the biological surface. The glue must be strong enough to keep the sensor in place […]
02/26/2019 / By Edsel Cook
Steel found to have “fingerprints” which could help researchers detect tampered parts
It turns out that steel possesses the magnetic equivalent of a “fingerprint” that changes from sample to sample. Even products drawn from the same batch of raw materials and made using the exact same techniques will display different and unique magnetic fingerprints. Researchers believe they could use this property to identify and authenticate the steel items. Officials who enforce […]
02/24/2019 / By Edsel Cook
Novel research raises prospects for large-scale production of algae-derived starch
Japanese researchers found the natural means by which a species of algae regulates its starch production. They believe this biological mechanism can be used to increase the starch content of algae, which would make it much more efficient and profitable to cultivate the tiny plant on an agricultural scale. Starch is not just the natural […]
02/24/2019 / By Edsel Cook
Experts developing devices that run 100 times faster than regular computers, and use just a fraction of the energy
Nowadays, it isn’t enough to make a computer chip faster, especially if it is going to use up more electricity as well. So Canadian researchers devised an all-silicon computing device that they built on the atomic scale in order to increase both processing power and energy efficiency. The prototype device is not just the herald of lightning-fast computing […]
02/23/2019 / By Edsel Cook
Ecologists warn that water-dwelling creatures are being inundated with antidepressants from human waste that gets flushed out to waterways
Australian researchers warned that Melbourne’s waterways contain high levels of dozens of different pharmaceutical drugs. These chemical antibiotics, antidepressants, and painkillers have not just contaminated the water itself, but have also tainted the local aquatic animals. According to their survey of creeks in Victoria, animals in the most heavily contaminated creek could accidentally ingest up […]
02/23/2019 / By Edsel Cook
Researchers unlock the extraordinary potential of graphene
There is a good reason why graphene has failed to live up to its hype as a revolutionary “supermaterial,” Australian researchers revealed. They found that silicon contaminants in the graphite raw material are to blame for its under-performance – and if the impurities can be eliminated, graphene can finally attain its true power as an electronics […]
02/21/2019 / By Edsel Cook
Scientists warn that the world’s most unusual sharks and rays are on the “brink of extinction”
Humankind’s destructive actions have driven many of the strangest-looking chimeras, rays, and sharks to the edge of extinction. London-based researchers warned that the impending loss of these ancient animals will be massive blows to biological diversity and evolutionary history. The critically endangered species include the biggest and smallest sharks in the world and an electric […]
02/21/2019 / By Edsel Cook
Scientists have discovered a explanation for the radiation belts around Saturn
It turns out that the established school of scientific thought regarding Saturn is – while not entirely wrong – insufficient to explain the origin of its radiation belts. An international team of researchers proposed that the high-energy particles in those belts are not just affected by radial diffusion, but also by their interactions with Z-mode waves. The magnetic field of a […]
02/21/2019 / By Edsel Cook
New material made from recycled plastic bottles could help reduce water pollution
Singaporean researchers have come up with a new incentive for people to recycle disposable PET plastic bottles instead of just throwing them away. They can turn the plastic waste into a group of very useful materials called aerogels, which would make the disposable bottles well worth the effort of holding on to or recovering from […]
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