Kent Olofsson

Kent Olofsson

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πŸƒ Electronic skin uses sweat instead of batteries to power health sensors

A new type of electronic skin can measure different health values ​​and send the result via Bluetooth to a receiver.

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πŸ”­ NASA wants to take "close-ups" of planets in other solar systems

A research project will see if it is possible to take pictures that can show oceans and continents on planets several light-years away.

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πŸ”¬ Now it is possible to test for corona in five minutes

ID NOW is the name of an analytical instrument that in five minutes can show if a patient has the coronavirus. It is no bigger than a toaster, which allows it to be installed almost anywhere.

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🐬 The world's oceans can be healthy and full of life again until 2050

We can recover most of the damage we have caused to life in the sea over the last 100 years. This is the conclusion that researchers from 16 universities in 10 countries draw in a new report.

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πŸ’» Your computer can help find a cure for COVID19

Folding @ Home uses people's computers to discover how the proteins that make up the COVID 19 virus looks like, to be able to faster find a cure or a vaccine.

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β›΅ Huge sailing ships can reduce emissions by 90 percent

This autumn, researchers will begin testing a prototype of a sailing ship that can replace today's large motorized transport ships.

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🌞 Solar cells for indoor use can replace batteries in future sensors

Solar cells developed to operate in low light can give us new opportunities to use indoor lighting to power sensors.

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βš–οΈ The world's women are getting better protection from the laws of their countries

There are still great differences between the countries of the world in terms of women's rights and opportunities, but in the last 50 years equality has increased in all regions.

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πŸ–– Technical breakthrough makes a hand prosthesis feel and function like a normal hand

Researchers have taken an existing prosthesis and made it much more accurate and easier to use.