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Nanoparticle Research Shows Negative Health Effects Associated with NanoTechnology
A recent study published in the December 2014 issue of Environmental Toxicology found that increased exposure to nanoparticles can potentially lead to elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases. As the consumption of nano-based products continues to rise at exponential rates, this ...
Beam Me Up, Scotty: Teleporting Energy over Long Distances Possible
A lot of people through popular science fiction television shows such as Star Trek have seen the effects of what teleportation can do. In the series, that popularized the term “Beam me up, Scotty” we see Captain Kirk, the main ...
Chemicals Present in Breath Could Reveal Lung Malignancy
Bad breath just used to simply mean poor hygiene or a case of the mornings, but as science has shown there could be more to the chemicals in our breath than what we are accustomed to when we wake up ...
Breakthrough In Gene Therapy Could Treat Blindness
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AGM) is one of the leading causes of vision loss. Due to a whole host of faulty genes, AGM was thought to have no viable treatment. That is until now. A report published today in The Lancet ...
“Flock” of Nano-Satellites Will Capture High-Res Images of Earth’s Surface
Last week, San Francisco based startup-Planet Labs Inc.-launched 28 mini satellites into orbit with the aim of being the first to capture continuous high-resolution images of the Earth’s surface 365 days a year. Called “Flock 1” and “Doves,” these individual ...
TFOT Site of the week: Space.com
While Space.com is a part of the larger brand Tech Media Network, it seems a universe apart. Not only is the content very informative, it is also presented in a way that is very easy on the eyes. Space.com covers ...
From the Front Lines: Biomask Technology in Development to Combat Facial Injuries
An estimated 195,000 deaths are caused by burns every year and are primarily caused by heat or radiation due to contact with chemicals, electricity or friction (WHO). Of these figures, nowhere is burn injury more prevalent than in the modern ...
New Nano-Structure Serves Dual Purpose: Diagnose and Treat Cancer
In the movie, “Inner Space” (1987) actor Dennis Quaid was shrunk to microscopic size and entered the body of actor Martin Short with comical consequences. True to form what began was an exciting science fiction journey within the human body ...
AIDS Vaccine Passed Phase 1 Clinical Trial in Humans
Dr. Chil-Yong Kang who developed theSAV001-H vaccine (Credit: Paul Mayne/Western University) Are we finally going to see a successful vaccination against HIV/AIDS? a recent early clinical trial of a new drug by a company called Sumagen had shown some early ...