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Artificial leather will soon come off the assembly line
According to the developers, there are about two years left before the launch of automated production of artificial skin consisting of living cells. The estimated capacity of the production line is 5,000 units of leather per month, and the cost of one sample is less than 34 euros, which significantly exceeds existing offers.
25.05.2009Melanoma Diagnosis Day
On May 18, 2009, the Melanoma Diagnosis Day will be held in Russia for the 3rd time. Residents of the 27 largest cities of the Russian Federation will be able to get free consultation and undergo examination of pigmented formations on the skin.
13.05.2009The FDA warns: "fat burners" can harm your health!
The dietary supplement Hydroxycut (Hydroxycate), which is considered a "fat burner", popular among fans of dieting and bodybuilding, is withdrawn from trade by the manufacturer at the request of the US federal authorities due to the threat to consumer health.
04.05.2009The main breakthrough
In the annual top 10 discoveries that influenced the development of science, Science magazine called the creation of coronavirus vaccines a major breakthrough.
18.12.2020One step away from the "red line"
The governor of St. Petersburg on the air of Radio Russia said that the city was on the verge of a complete lockdown due to COVID-19.
08.12.2020Insert your finger into the USB port
Now, according to the programmer, several programs are stored on his thumb drive, in particular, Billix, CouchDBX and Ajatus. Yavala plans to improve the prosthesis by making the fingertip removable and installing an RFID tag in it.
18.03.2009What makes us scratch, where does it itch?
Scratching increases activity in the secondary somatosensory cortex, the pain center and the prefrontal cortex associated with manifestations of compulsive behavior (obsessive actions), which explains the irresistible desire to continue scratching the itchy place.
05.02.2008Anti-obesity remedy: electronically tested :)
Preliminary clinical trials have shown that EndoBarrier leads to the same effect as surgical gastric reduction. Obese subjects who tested the device experienced rapid weight loss while maintaining their usual food intake.
03.02.2009The brain aging gene
The Bmi1 gene directly controls the degradation of retinal and cerebral cortex neurons, affecting the mechanisms of protection against free radicals.
19.01.2009Serial killer
Every twentieth death in the world is associated with drunk driving or diseases caused by alcohol abuse.
25.09.2018Exchange of minds
Researchers have learned to evoke the illusion of being in someone else's body. Depending on the conditions of the experiment, the subjects perceived as their own body of another person, or a mannequin.
05.12.2008The second Argus II
After the successful completion of the first operation to implant a cyberset in the eye, Russian doctors will perform another similar operation.
30.11.2017In the top ten
Evgeny Kunin, one of the most famous Russian–American molecular biologists, was among the top ten leading scientists in the field of life sciences.
19.10.2017Hear the light?
If no negative effects of prolonged heating are detected, then cochlear implants stimulating the neurons of the auditory nerve with infrared light will significantly improve the lives of deaf people.
27.11.2008Zika virus vaccine: volunteers required
The vaccine has passed initial safety tests, and the second phase of trials has now begun, during which the effectiveness of the drug will be revealed.
04.04.2017Brain + Computer
In the long term, Elon Musk expects to create a high-speed neural interface that will allow people to connect directly to a computer.
28.03.2017Biofactories in artificial leaves
The creation of "artificial leaves" is an attempt to reproduce the natural process of photosynthesis, during which a plant creates nutrients using the energy of sunlight.
10.01.2017