🗣 Digital therapy provides effective help against anxiety in Covid times
Online CBT helps those who feel a great deal of anxiety about Covid to be able to manage their anxiety.
🔋 Quantum tunnels eliminate the need for batteries in sensors
A new type of sensor only needs to get energy once and can then work for a year on it.
🥑 Food waste can be turned into electricity-producing windows
Inedible food can be used as a raw material for a substance that converts UV radiation into electricity.
🛌 A good night's sleep reduces the risk of heart problems
Those who sleep well during the night are 42 percent less likely to have heart problems compared to those who have anxious nights.
👵 Older optimists have a better memory
People with a positive attitude towards life are less likely to suffer from memory impairment as they get older.
💧 The earth that sucks water directly from the air
A special kind of gel can absorb moisture during the nights and release it as water when it gets warmer during the day.
🔬 Nanoparticles can kill resistant bacteria
By mixing water-soluble and non-water-soluble antibiotics, researchers have created a new opportunity to fight multi-resistant bacteria.
🌌 There may be 300 million Earth-like planets in the Milky Way
Seven percent of the four billion sun-like stars in our galaxy may have planets in the habitable zone.
💡 10 most interesting new technologies - according to the World Economic Forum
Everything from microneedles that can replace syringes to electric aircraft fits into the list of the most important technologies that emerged during the year.