The smart chain mail fabric that can stiffen on demand
Researchers have developed a new kind of material with adjustable and reversible properties. This new smart fabric is 3D printed with interlinked particles, like chain mail. Applying pressure jams the particles together and the fabric becomes stiff and solid until the pressure is released. This unusual property could be useful for reusable casts and other […]
Insulin and islets: understanding diabetes
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are characterized by increased blood glucose levels. They affect almost half a billion people around the globe, and this number is projected to rise as we reach the middle of the century.
Can a robot influence your decisions? It depends on how you view the machine
People who saw robots as peers versus authority figures had different responses to the machine’s influence
Michio Kaku: 3 mind-blowing predictions about the future | Big Think
Michio Kaku: 3 mind-blowing predictions about the future
La tripulación de la primera misión espacial civil comienza sus actividades científicas
Agencia SINC Los cuatro tripulantes de la primera misión espacial compuesta solo por civiles, que inició su viaje este miércoles desde Florida (EE UU) a bordo de una nave de SpaceX, ha investigado en su primer día en el espacio el efecto que tienen los vuelos orbitales en el cuerpo humano. SpaceX, la compañía responsable de esta […]
Ciclo reproductivo del flamenco rosado está siendo afectado por el cambio climático
MEC Gisela Aguilar Martínez Una de las aves más grandes, coloridas y bellas del mundo es el flamenco del Caribe (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber), de plumaje rojizo que varía del rosa al rojo, del carmesí al escarlata, producto de los pigmentos carotenoides contenidos en invertebrados y algas que consumen. Su talla, está entre 1.12 y 1.22 […]
What self-driving cars can learn from brainless slime mold
Slime mold is a single-celled bit of goo that you’d find under a log in the woods. It’s also a master decision-maker, capable of weighing risk and reward in ways that make scientists question what intelligence really is. We grew slime mold of our own, and watched it tackle some amazingly complicated problems that could […]
Heather Barnett: What humans can learn from semi-intelligent slime
Inspired by biological design and self-organizing systems, artist Heather Barnett co-creates with Physarum polycephalum, a eukaryotic microorganism that lives in cool, moist areas. What can people learn from the semi-intelligent slime mold? Watch this talk to find out.
Can Slime Mould Solve Mazes? | Earth Lab
We think of mould as a simple organism, but it’s a fungus that can perform cleaver tricks to get to its objectives.
Could Plastic-Eating Bacteria Save The Planet?
Plastic is one of Earth’s biggest problems. Its discovery transformed everyday life, but its failure to degrade is choking the planet. Recent discoveries, however, have given scientists hope that enzymes from bacteria might help fight plastic waste and even make future products less harmful.
How Mushrooms Are Turned Into Bacon And Styrofoam | World Wide Waste
A biotech company in upstate New York designs products made from the root structures of mushrooms. It takes about a week to grow their alternative to styrofoam packaging. And their vegan meat can be sliced into whole cuts and crisps up like bacon when fried.
Un camino de plata para mejorar las pilas de combustible microbianas
Agencia SINC Las pilas de combustible microbianas (MFC, por sus siglas en inglés) utilizan bacterias, conectadas a un electrodo, para convertir directamente la energía química almacenada en la materia orgánica en electricidad. Esta tecnología presenta un gran potencial para generar energía renovable a partir de distintos tipos de biomasa y el tratamiento de aguas residuales. Entre las bacterias utilizadas en […]
Is Mycelium Fungus the Plastic of the Future?
Is Fungus the Plastic of the Future? Use the code «Undecided» to get CuriosityStream for less than $15 a year! https://curiositystream.com/Undecided. Plastic changed the course of manufacturing forever, but came at a cost. Mycelium technology might be the solution and the next big boom … a plastic-like replacement with so many uses and new opportunities […]
Un ensayo clínico de fase III acerca la cura del cáncer de mama metastásico
Agencia SINC El cáncer de mama es el tipo de tumor más frecuentemente diagnosticado entre las mujeres y, a pesar de todos los avances en tratamientos y diagnósticos, sigue siendo la primera causa de muerte por cáncer entre ellas. Por ello, se necesitan nuevas terapias que aumenten el arsenal disponible contra esta enfermedad. Durante el congreso de la Sociedad Europea […]