SOLAR’S FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHTER
Scientists have created a new solar power material they call the “black hole of light” because it can absorb and convert to heat 90 percent of the sunlight it captures.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
FLYING DEFIBRILLATOR ‘AMBULANCE DRONE’ PROTOTYPES UNVEILED
A Dutch-based student has unveiled a prototype of an “ambulance drone”, a flying defibrillator able to reach heart attack victims within precious lifesaving minutes. Developed by Belgian engineering graduate Alec […]
VATICAN UNVEILS NEW AIR, LIGHT SYSTEMS TO PROTECT MICHELANGELO FRESCOES
The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled new high-tech, energy-saving lighting and air purification systems to protect Michelangelo’s delicate Sistine Chapel frescoes from damage caused by ever-growing crowds of tourists.
SCIENTISTS GROW MINIATURE HUMAN STOMACHS FROM STEM CELLS
Watch the video: Newsy Scientists have grown miniature human stomachs from stem cells as a way of studying gastric diseases such as ulcers and stomach cancer and in the future […]
CBRFREE WI-FI NETWORK OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN CANBERRA
Civic East has become the first part of Canberra to go live on the city’s new free public wireless internet network.
MERCURY PRIZE 2014: YOUNG FATHERS WIN
Edinburgh-based hip-hop trio Young Fathers have won the 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for the best British or Irish record of the last 12 months.
GLOWING ‘SMART CYCLE LANES’ ARE PITCHED TO UK
A stretch of glow-in-the-dark road markings has been installed in the Netherlands after being proposed as one of several “smart highway” features that could be put to wide use.
LONDON HOTEL UNVEILS HARRY POTTER THEME
Watch the video: Newsy The Georgian House Hotel, near Victoria Station in London, has introduced Harry Potter-themed rooms and tours for groups.
CANCER-KILLING STEM CELLS ENGINEERED IN LAB
Scientists from Harvard Medical School have discovered a way of turning stem cells into killing machines to fight brain cancer.
COCOA CAN REVERSE AGE-RELATED MEMORY DECLINE, SHOWS STUDY
Watch the video: Newsy Cocoa can reverse age-related memory decline in healthy older adults by improving brain function, according to a new study. Researchers led by Columbia University Medical Center […]
