Engineering

Scientists Found Genetic Variants to Provide Protection against Obesity

Worldwide, obesity rates are increasing around the world. Obesity not only spoils the body shape but it also increases the risk of many chronic diseases. Now a team of researchers from the University of Cambridge…

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New Scientific Device Generates Electricity from Snowfall

As we get farther from the equator, solar panels do not work effectively during the winter months. It is not only due to the shorter spans of sunlight during the winter months but even very…

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World’s Longest Pure Electric Bus That Can Carry 250 Passengers

Chinese automaker BYD Auto recently took the veils off an electric bus that is claimed to be the world’s longest battery electric bus. Bus is called the ‘K12A’ and it was launched officially at BYD’s…

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Russia’s New GPS Spoofing Warfare

GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites are arranged into six equally spaced orbit planes to ensure that users can view four satellites from virtually any point from earth. All these satellites are located 20 000 km from…

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Israeli Scientists Print ‘World’s First 3D Printed Heart Using Human Tissue’

In a big breakthrough, scientists in Israel have produced the world’s first 3D printed heart using human tissue. The miniature heart that scientists created comes complete with vessels, collagen, and biological molecules. Although it is…

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Power Plants: Researchers Are Close to Solving the ‘Boiling Crisis’ Problem

“A new understanding of heat transfer in boiling water could lead to efficiency improvements in power plants.” – MIT The ‘Boiling crisis’ or the ‘critical heat flux’ is the thermal limit beyond which the phase…

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‘Molecular Surgery’ Reshapes Living Tissue without Surgery

In a big breakthrough scientists have discovered a new technique to alter your facial appearance without surgery. Standard surgical procedure in reshaping a nose or ear involves cutting and suturing, which is a long procedure and…

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US Army Is Buying AI-Powered Robotic Suits To Make Its Soldiers Superhuman

As a rule of thumb, the more armor and equipment a soldier wears, he or she can cover less distance in a day. But wearable robotics is soon going to change this. The US army…

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GE Unveils Cypress, World’s Most Powerful Next-Gen Wind Turbine

Bigger is almost always better in the wind industry which means bigger turbines and turbine blades. But one of the big problems that is holding back wind energy is the size of turbine blades. Turbine…

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You Can Eat This Biodegradable Tableware Made From Wheat Bran

Because plastics are synthetic or “man-made” materials, they do not break down and decompose easily. Your disposable plastic plate could take hundreds of years to break down. Also, eating hot food off plastic plates could…

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