Detecting Schizophrenia With An Eye Examination?

Currently, in order to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia, a doctor must assess a patient’s reported symptoms … which can be somewhat subjective. According to a recent study, however, an existing optometrist’s tool may be able to do the job quickly and objectively. Led by Prof. Steven Silverstein, a Rutgers University team performed eye exams on a total of 50 […]

Novel Water Absorbing Gel

Many people will tell you, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” It was with this in mind that scientists at the National University of Singapore recently created a hydrogel that draws moisture from the air, making the Southeast Asian heat more tolerable … but the material also has a few other tricks up its sleeve. “Singapore, like many tropical […]

Colour Changing Fibres Allows You To Know The Pressure)

When a patient is suffering from a condition such as venous leg ulcers, that limb needs to be wrapped in a compression bandage in order to stimulate blood flow. It’s very important, however, that the the correct amount of pressure is applied. New color-changing bandage fibers have been designed to ensure that caregivers get it right. Created by an MIT […]

New Coating Keeps Bacteria From Growing On Aligners

Dental aligners, also known as retainers, are plastic devices that are used to slow adjust the position of the teeth. They’ve become extremely popular, but they require frequent changes because bacteria is known to make a home within the devices’ many small curves. Now a team of Korean researchers have developed a coating that can be applied to clear overlay […]

Multi-purpose Snow Shovels

Snow season can pose a number of problems for folks simply trying to get their day started, but could all these be solved by a single tool? The folks behind the Tusk reckon they’ve got a few scenarios covered with a durable multitool that can be used to shovel snow, scrape ice and squeegee windows. The Tusk is billed as […]

Can The Fall Of Solar Energy Prices Lead To More Usage For Renewable Energy?

The price of solar energy could further fall this year, experts say. A Bloomberg New Energy Finance(BNEF) analysis published by PV Magazine predicted a 34 percent drop in the price of multicrystalline solar modules in China, an event expected to influence prices around the world. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said a price drop could open […]

Underwater Restaurant In The Future

We initially covered Snøhetta’s ambitious design for Europe’s first underwater restaurant back in late 2017. The high-profile firm has now revealed that the appropriately-named Under is, well, under construction in Norway’s southernmost tip. Under is being built atop a barge, just a short distance from where the building will ultimately come to rest on the sea bed, 5 m (16 […]

Snore Cancelling Headphones Are Your Saviour

Do you have a spouse or significant other who snores? If you’re not willing to call it quits on your relationship in the name of a good night’s sleep, you may want to consider shelling out for a pair of futuristic earbuds, developed by a team of ex-Nokia engineers. Like supercharged ear plugs, the QuietOn Sleep earbuds use cutting-edge noise-canceling […]

Nissan’s New Self Driving Robot Draws Soccer Pitches

Nissan’s Propilot technology is at the heart of its self-driving efforts, but for its latest demonstration it is working on a much smaller scale. Over the weekend, the company unveiled a roving robot that uses the autonomous driving technology to draw up different soccer pitches to exact dimensions, whether that be for five-a-side pickup games or larger fields for professionals […]