Engineers are making an ‘’electric highway’’ that stretches from Norway to Italy Now, two more companies, an international energy and e-mobility company E.ON and Denmark e-mobility provider CLEVER, are partnering to build yet another network of charging stations. Over the next three years, their network will provide 180 “ultra-fast” charging stations across 7 countries between…
A premiere in Canada for the Sanfilippo desease research Today, November 8, 2017, the CHU Sainte-Justine celebrated the extraordinary commitment of $1 million from The Sanfilippo Children’s Research Foundation (SCRF) and the Linton family to support research on Sanfilippo disease, a rare neurodegenerative disease for which there is currently no cure. This donation will allow the…
Tomorrow’s “solar houses” will generate our electricity and grow our food Greenhouse farming has existed since the 15th century, and the idea of growing plants in an area that could be environmentally controlled can be traced back to the Roman Empire. However, since modern greenhouses were introduced in the 17th century, not much has changed.…
Norway to be the site of the largest supercharger station in Europe If electric vehicles (EVs) are ever going to be widely adopted, a well-developed network of charging stations must be established. Tesla has said they hope to have 10,000 Superchargers around the world by the end of 2017, and this weekend’s announcement that they’ll…
The sandhills solar facility is brightening the future When the sun shines in Taylor County, Georgia, it powers the world or at least portions of Georgia. That’s thanks to the Sandhills Solar Facility, which opened in November 2016. It’s one of the largest solar projects east of the Mississippi, with approximately 1.6 million solar panels…
Immunotherapy succeeds in thwarting Type-1 diabetes in study A form of immunotherapy gaining ground as a way to treat childhood food allergies has shown promise in treating another rising scourge of children and young adults: Type 1 diabetes. In a small but rigorous clinical trial, British investigators gave patients recently diagnosed with the metabolic disorder…
Al-assisted detection identifies colon cancer automatically and in-real time A new computer-aided endoscopic system that probes for signs of tumor or cancer growth in the colon may very well be the future of cancer detection. Assisted by artificial intelligence (AI), the new diagnostic system is able to tell if clumps of cells, called colorectal polyps,…
Parrot’s new drones could save lives After a natural disaster, the process of finding survivors can be a dangerous and arduous undertaking. There might be downed power-lines, impassable flooded streets, or unstable ground to work around. A new drone from Parrot has the potential to help. Outfitted with a thermal camera, the Bebop Pro Thermal…
The FDA has approved a faster way to check for allergies Medical diagnosis is a field that doesn’t want to be left behind as more technology takes over health care and rightly so. Arriving at a correct diagnosis faster can spell the difference between a life lost and a life saved. To wit, a novel…
New anatomy VR app lets you look inside your own body Most people feel confident that they know a fair amount about their own body, in terms of general health and what they look like from the outside. However, most of us haven’t taken a look inside—literally speaking. Ed Barton and his UK-based startup Curiscope is hoping…