Previously, we have talked about how titanium dioxide gel can potentially be a good substitute to conventional graphite as anodes inside the Lithium ion battery. Well this time around, a research team at the University of California, Riverside, has opted for something more 'natural' in the form of cheap portabella mushrooms that could take over…
Previously, we had talked about how scientists have been able to mimic natural leaves with the artificial end product having the capacity of photosynthesis. Well, this time around, a collaborative effort from the researchers at US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley has resulted…
Studying the flights of insects is indeed tough, given the limitations of scientific procedures that can analyse such patterns within a natural environment. However, a collaborative effort from the researchers at University of California, Berkeley and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, has resulted in something better. The scientists have successfully been able to strap an electronic…
We have often talked about nano-carriers and even nano-robots that are supposed to go inside our body to potentially identify and even repair (and cure) cancerous cells. But any autonomous creation (like a robot) does need a power source for its motors. And according to the scientists at the University of California, this power source…
Those who know their history, must surely be familiar with the name of the one-and-only Genghis Khan, the early 13th century founder of the Mongol Empire. But in stark contrast to his fascinating life as the world's most powerful warlord during the epoch, the eminent ruler wanted his grave to be an unmarked one without…
Previously we had talked about a nanoparticle composite made from gold, that could potentially help in detecting breast cancer. Well, this time around, a group of San Diego-based scientists from University of California (UCSD), have successfully concocted a special composite nanomaterial that has the wondrous ability to convert almost a whopping 90 percent of sunlight…
A man-made device that can reverse memory loss... Sounds too good to be true? Well read on, to know just how scientists and researchers are gearing up for a future when human memory capacity can be dramatically improved by means of artificial memory prosthetics. (more…)