A new battery-free, implantable weight-loss device developed by engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could be humanity’s newest weapon in the battle against obesity. Measuring less than a centimeter across, the tiny device — which scientists claim is safe for use in …Continue reading
Pinwheel star system pokes holes in existing theories on stars
An international team of scientists has discovered a massive new star system which challenges existing theories about the life and death of large stars. The system has been dubbed Apep. More specifically, scientists have discovered a gamma-ray burst progenitor system. This is …Continue reading
Scientists grow brains in petri dishes
Historically, scientists have had a hard time studying early brain development because of how difficult it is to obtain fetal-tissue samples or examine the fetus in utero. However, this may soon change as scientists have grown ‘mini brains’ in dishes that have …Continue reading
Scientists set to replace master kilogram with electric current
Le Grand K — a platinum ingot housed in Paris according to whose weight the kilogram is defined — is all set for retirement. Scientists are expected to vote to replace it with an electric current at the General Conference on Weights …Continue reading
Scientists create Mushroom generator prototype
American researchers have produced electricity from the union of a humble button mushroom and photosynthetic cyanobacteria. Led by Manu Mannoor and Sudeep Joshi, a team of scientists from the Steven Institute of Technology (SIT) in New Jersey 3D printed a branched pattern …Continue reading
Mars could be home to aerobic life
Prevalent assumptions that the environment on Mars could not support aerobic organisms were shattered this past Monday when researchers from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California revealed that they had discovered oxygen in the planet’s salt-water reservoirs. In certain specific …Continue reading
An engineered enzyme can make quitting smoking easier
Scientists at Scripps Research Institute (SRI) have engineered an enzyme that could make it easier for smokers to deal with nicotine withdrawal, and finally put away the stinkies. The enzyme — named NicA2-J1 — was isolated from the bacteria Pseudomonas Putida S16. …Continue reading
Gene editing allows same-sex mice to reproduce
Gene editing has allowed researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences to reproduce mice with two sets of same-sex parents, one bi-maternal and the other bi-paternal. In a study published by the Cell Stem Cell journal, the researchers have announced that the …Continue reading
Cancer research and lasers win big at the 2018 Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize Committee in Stockholm has announced the winners of the 2018 prizes in the categories of Physics and Medicine. Three scientists working in the field of laser physics have been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics. One half of …Continue reading
Mini-drones serving humanitarian purposes stand out at Faisalabad Science Festival
The series of science festivals underway in the country continued this week with the latest edition taking place in Faisalabad on Thursday, May 3. The two-day festival that ended today featured interactive displays and live experiments, some of which involved robotics, sensors …Continue reading