🛰 Satellite swarms can teach us more about climate change
Many small coordinated satellites help us follow weather phenomena and better understand climate change.
🔬Swedish method makes it easier to predict algal blooms
By looking for a particular chemical marker from zooplankton, researchers can better forecast where and when poisonous algae will bloom.
🐟Protected sea areas increase fish stocks by 400 percent
By protecting a sea area from trawlers, the fish stock grew both inside and within as well as beyond the protected area.
⏳ The ban on freons gives us more time to deal with climate change
A ban on freons has both reduced the hole in the ozone layer and protected vegetation so that it could bind more carbon dioxide.
🧠 Online therapy works just as well as traditional therapy
Those who suffer from mild or moderate depression can get as good help online as through personal meetings with a therapist.
👶 Environmentally friendly diapers can be made out of wheat and potatoes
Using protein from wheat and potatoes, researchers have produced a super-absorbent material that is more environmentally friendly than today's materials.
🧠 Paralyzed man can speak with the help of a "neuroprosthesis"
Electrodes in the brain can detect brain activity and link the activity to the specific words that a patient wants to say.
🛸 "Shields up" - US Air force is developing "energy shields"
Tiny and powerful lasers can automatically shoot down all incoming missiles and thus create a kind of shield around aircraft, ships, and other vehicles. The USAF wants to make a reality of the Star Trek tech.
😩 An inflatable implant can ease pain more efficient than pills
An implant thin as hair that wraps around the spine can help patients that suffer from severe pain.