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Animal Mummies Unwrapped With Hi-Res 3D X-rays

August 20, 2020

Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers, using high-resolution 3D scans that give unprecedented detail about the animals' lives - and deaths - over 2000 years ago.

Archaeology

Researchers Unlock Secrets of the Past With New International Carbon Dating Standard

August 12, 2020

Radiocarbon dating is set to become more accurate than ever after an international team of scientists improved the technique for assessing the age of historical objects.

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Google Launches Hieroglyphic Translator

July 18, 2020

Google has launched a new translator for Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics based on machine learning.

Tech & Engineering

Fossil fuel-free jet propulsion with air plasmas

May 6, 2020

Humans depend on fossil fuels as their primary energy source, especially in transportation. However, fossil fuels are both unsustainable and unsafe, serving as the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and leading to adverse respiratory effects and devastation due to global warming.

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A cheap organic steam generator to purify water

April 20, 2020

It has been estimated that in 2040 a quarter of the world's children will live in regions where clean and drinkable water is lacking.

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3D printing and moon dust: an astronaut’s kit for future space exploration?

April 16, 2020

One of the major challenges related to space exploration is the development of production technologies capable of exploiting the few resources available in extra-terrestrial environment.

Tech & Engineering

Innovative Technologies for Satellites

April 7, 2020

Some satellites are only slightly larger than a milk carton.

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Using insect wings for improved medical implants

April 6, 2020

Some insect wings such as cicada and dragonfly possess nanopillar structures that kill bacteria upon contact. However, to date, the precise mechanisms that cause bacterial...

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Scientists develop ‘backpack’ computers to track wild animals in hard-to-reach habitats

April 4, 2020

To truly understand an animal species is to observe its behavior and social networks in the wild.

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On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn carbon dioxide into new products

April 1, 2020

If humans ever hope to colonize Mars, the settlers will need to manufacture on-planet a huge range of organic compounds, from fuels to drugs, that are too expensive to ship from Earth.

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Astronaut urine to build moon bases

March 27, 2020

The modules that the major space agencies plan to erect on the Moon could incorporate an element contributed by the human colonizers themselves: the urea in their pee.

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New material developed could help clean energy revolution

March 23, 2020

Fuel cells and water electrolyzers that are cheap and efficient will form the cornerstone of a hydrogen fuel based economy, which is one of the most promising clean and sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels.

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