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Mar 29, 2024

Revolutionary Silicon Spikes Destroy 96% of Viruses on Contact

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology

An international research team led by RMIT University has designed and manufactured a virus-killing surface that could help control disease spread in hospitals, labs, and other high-risk environments. The surface made of silicon is covered in tiny nanospikes that skewer viruses on contact.

Lab tests with the hPIV-3 virus – which causes bronchitis, pneumonia, and croup – showed 96% of the viruses were either ripped apart or damaged to the point where they could no longer replicate to cause infection. These impressive results, featured on the cover of top nanoscience journal ACS Nano, show the material’s promise for helping control the transmission of potentially dangerous biological material in laboratories and healthcare environments.

Mar 29, 2024

Groundbreaking Study Reveals Hidden Brain Risks in Heart Disease Patients

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, neuroscience

A new analysis involving over 13,000 people has found changes to blood vessels in the brain that can increase the risk of stroke and dementia are common in people with a range of heart conditions, regardless of whether they have experienced a stroke.

The new research, published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, is the most comprehensive systematic review of ‘hidden’ brain changes in people with a range of heart conditions to date.

Lead author Dr Zien Zhou from The George Institute for Global Health said that identifying these changes could play an important role in choosing treatments for these patients.

Mar 29, 2024

To Navigate the Age of AI, the World Needs a New Turing Test

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The father of modern computing would have opened his arms to ChatGPT. You should too.

Mar 29, 2024

Surprising Signs You Might Have Lung Cancer

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Learn the surprising signs that you could be dealing with lung cancer. Coughing and chest pain are the better-known ones, but, as you’ll see in this WebMD slideshow, symptoms can crop up in other places in your body, too.

Mar 29, 2024

Possible new biomarker for better detection of numerous inflammatory diseases

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, which means that it cannot be produced by the body but must be included as part of our diet. People with chronic bowel inflammation consume significantly more tryptophan than healthy people, as shown by previous research that involved members of the Cluster of Excellence “Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation” (PMI) at Kiel University.

Mar 29, 2024

Kia to begin EV9 production in the US by May, expects $7,500 EV tax credit eligibility by 2025

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Kia’s first three-row electric SUV is off to a good start. However, Kia will accelerate EV9 momentum with plans to begin US production by May. Kia expects the EV9 will qualify for the full $7,500 EV tax credit by early next year.

After launching the EV9 in the US late last year, Kia has handed over 3,839 models in the US. Starting under $55,000, Kia calls its electric family move an “industry wake-up call.”

Despite the strong start, Kia expects the momentum to pick up. Kia currently builds the EV9 in Korea but expects to move production to the US by the end of May.

Mar 29, 2024

OpenAI Sora given to filmmakers for first time — here’s 7 of the best videos they created

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

OpenAI has made Sora available to a select group of filmmakers and they’ve used it in some creative ways.

Mar 29, 2024

Disillusioned Businesses Discovering That AI Kind of Sucks

Posted by in categories: business, robotics/AI

As hype and investment in AI soars, some businesses are learning that the technology isn’t reliable enough to represent their companies.

Mar 29, 2024

Alarming Robot Anticipates Your Smile, Returns Horrific Imitation

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Researchers have developed a robot that can anticipate your smile and return it almost instantly. The new work, published as a study in the journal Science Robotics, is intended to help human-looking robots appear more natural. The actual expressions this one makes, however, look anything but.

Named “Emo,” the bot can predict your smile less than a second before it actually appears using cameras lodged into its pupils. Then just as the smile creeps up your face, as shown in an amusing video from New Scientist, Emo grimaces its horrific imitation of one in return, making sure to keep eye contact the entire time.

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Mar 29, 2024

Dengue fever outbreak in Puerto Rico creates public health emergency

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

Cases of the mosquito-borne disease have exceeded historical figures in the island, said Puerto Rico’s health secretary, while 3.5 million cases and over 1,000 deaths have been reported in Latin America.

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