Seaweed diet reveals potential for precision manipulation of gut bacteria
Seaweed-eating gut bacteria could be the first step towards a future of new precision medicine where diet can turn on or off different engineered parts of our microbiome. And seaweed has much more to offer. See Read More...
Scientists just created a new “super wood” that’s stronger than steel
Spider silk has long held the record for being the strongest biomaterial on Earth — but that just changed. Scientists at KTH Royal Institute of Technology used wood nanofibers to create a new biomaterial that is even stronger than spider silk. Researchers “densified” wood to turn an Read More...
Apple invests $10 million in a greener method of aluminum production
Apple uses a lot of aluminum in its products. Unfortunately, the way aluminum is produced hasn’t changed much in the last 100+ years. It’s pretty dirty, releasing greenhouse gases into the air. Aluminum is one of eight materials that Apple is focused on to find cleaner, greener ways of Read More...
Washington county files climate lawsuit to protect Pacific’s shellfish industry
King County – which includes Seattle – has joined the growing movement of climate liability Read More...
One in five Americans say their next car will be an electric one
A recent survey conducted has found that one in five Americans say they will likely buy an electric car the next time they purchase a new vehicle. If one in five Americans actually followed through and bought an electric car, that would represent an enormous jump in sales in a market where electric Read More...
Uber and NASA are teaming up to make flying taxis a reality
If Uber wants its flying taxi service to become a reality, it’s smart to deepen its relationship with a government agency that routinely handles logistics for ground-to-air traffic. That’s why Uber has signed not one, but two agreements with NASA to stimulate the growth of its flying taxi Read More...
How Texas plans to win the public over with its unique self-driving experiment
There’s been a predictable backlash against self-driving vehicles after a pedestrian was run down by a autonomous vehicle. The incident even led Arizona to suspend its testing program for self-driving cars. Will self-driving cars ever be able to win over the public? The state of Texas is showing Read More...
Scientists invented a portable 3D printer that prints skin
Scientists have developed a new device that could potentially be used to print new skin directly onto a patient in the future. The device looks a bit like a dispenser for packing tape—but instead of tape, it lays down thin, squishy strips of 3D-printed skin that forms tissue right above the Read More...
Building your creative capacity will make you an asset in the age of automation
If you want to survive the onslaught of jobs that will come about through automation, the CEO of IDEO says you should build your creative capacity. Creativity is one of the few things that automation will struggle to wrestle from us, making it a vital asset to have in the future. Want to become Read More...
Does Parkinson’s begin in the gut?
A growing body of evidence links the neurodegenerative disease to the gastrointestinal tract, opening new possibilities for Read More...