Biobean turns coffee waste into biofuel
UK based start-up Biobean is gathering waste from coffee chains such as Costa and converting into liquid fuel. Entrepreneur Arthur Kay now says he wants […]
Month: June 2017
Marble bone disease in Västerbotten traced to Middle Age mutant ancestor
A special type of the bone disease osteopetrosis that exists in Västerbotten, Sweden is caused by a gene mutation that researchers at Uppsala University now […]
Virtual reality helps reduce anxiety at the dentist
UK scientists have found that virtual reality (VR) can reduce anxiety levels in dental patients. It can’t be any VR though – an natural environment […]
Tularemia bacteria escapes using recyclable speargun
A recent study by researchers from the University of Basel show that the bacteria responsible for causing the infectious disease tularemia use “nano-spearguns” to free […]
Using light to trick night active mosquitoes
According to a new study recently published by researchers at the University of Notre Dame, just 10 minutes of light exposure can be enough to […]
Cyanobacteria helps heal heart
Photosynthetic cyanobacteria functions similar to a green plant – they use light energy to carry out photosynthesis and they release oxygen as a biproduct from […]
Did our sun once have a sibling?
A new analysis from researchers at Berkeley and Harvard strengthens the hypothesis that sunlike stars are formed two at the time. So, did our sun […]
Wall paint uses solar energy to generate hydrogen fuel from moist in the air
Researchers in Australia has created a solar-powered paint capable of absorbing water vapour and splitting the water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen is a […]