Monthly Archives: Giugno 2019
Bottles of beer, wine and spirits contain potentially harmful levels of toxic elements
Bottles of beer, wine and spirits contain potentially harmful levels of toxic elements, such as lead and cadmium, in their enamelled decorations, a new...
NASA plans to land on Titan in search of the building blocks of life
For its next mission in our solar system, NASA plans to fly a drone copter to Saturn's largest moon Titan in search of the...
Scientists have finally found malaria’s Achilles’ heel
Scientists have finally found malaria's Achilles' heel, a neurotoxin that isn't harmful to any living thing except Anopheles mosquitoes that spread malaria.
Nearly half the...
Robots are expected to take over some 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030
Robots are expected to take over some 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030, extending a trend of worsening social inequality while boosting overall...
Boxes packaging : Robot + AI provide less expensive and more efficient service
Rutgers computer scientists used artificial intelligence to control a robotic arm that provides a more efficient way to pack boxes, saving businesses time and...
Researchers has recently proposed a method to improve the vertical mobility of robots
A team of researchers at Carnagie Mellon University has recently proposed a method to improve the vertical mobility of a renowned hexapod robot.
Their...
Smart wearable technology has the potential to help people with affective disorders
Smart wearable technology that changes colour, heats up, squeezes or vibrates as your emotions are heightened has the potential to help people with affective...
The Russian KBP group has launched the Pantsir-SM combined surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft...
The upgraded Pantsir-SM combined surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system, equipped with a multifunctional targeting system, will be able to destroy targets...
Why women with PMS often crave certain foods ?
Premenstrual food cravings are the punchline of endless jokes. Like most good jokes, they’re funny because they’re true.
Certain parts of a woman’s menstrual cycle...
Researchers have developed a prototype mini MRI scanner that fits around a patient’s leg
Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a prototype mini MRI scanner that fits around a patient's leg.
The team say the device -which uses...
The human endogenous retrovirus type W (pHERV-W) was found to be a major contributor...
Early disease stages of multiple sclerosis (MS) are primarily characterized by immune cell infiltration of the central nervous system (CNS).
This causes inflammation that...
Exercise may improve a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant
Exercise may improve a woman's chances of becoming pregnant, a University of Queensland study has found.
Dr. Gabriela Mena, from UQ's School of Human Movement...
Teenagers who can describe their negative emotions are better protected against depression than their...
Teenagers who can describe their negative emotions in precise and nuanced ways are better protected against depression than their peers who can't.
That's the...
Researchers has shown an association between lack of social engagement and increased risk of...
Social relationships are essential to aging well; research has shown an association between lack of social engagement and increased risk of dementia.
A new...
Thirdhand smoke can damage epithelial cells in the respiratory system
Thirdhand smoke can damage epithelial cells in the respiratory system by stressing cells and causing them to fight for survival, a research team led...
