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Banana Silk: the sustainable alternative textile
From the perennial to the catwalk – introducing banana silk The textile industry contributes significantly to environmental pollution: Banana Silk is an environmentally friendly alternative to textile production. Banana

A black fungus might be healing Chernobyl by drinking radiation
A fungus may heal Chernobyl by drinking radiation In the ruins of Chernobyl, scientists have discovered a black fungus feeding on deadly gamma radiation, slowly growing toward the reactor core

Swimming Microrobots Deliver Cancer-fighting Drugs to Metastatic Lung Tumors in Mice
Medical microrobots that can travel inside your body are on their way Microrobots released into the body could bust up clots and deliver cancer drugs Engineers at the University

Searching for underwater treasure with magnet fishers
Magnet fishing is becoming a thing With the help of powerful rare-earth alloy, magnet fishers pull garbage out of polluted waterways Magnet fishing is a unique and exciting hobby

Maker Faire Rome 2021, starring projects | Cubbit
Cubbit is a startup born in 2016 from the intuition of four university students, CTO Marco Moschettini, Stefano Onofri and Alessandro Cillario, both co-CEOs, and Lorenzo Posani, PhD, which aims

London Underground to be soon navigated by quantum compass
London Underground hosts trials of GPS-alternative quantum compass Tests are being held in the London Underground for a quantum compass that could replace GPS and allow to navigate without relying

Low-tech innovation: “Foldscope”, the paper microscope
Foldscope, the Low-tech Paper microscopes that revolutionize healthcare Foldscope, the paper microscope, is brilliant, yet very simple: a low-tech innovation that proves hyper-sophistication is no needed to change the world

Can Google fix traffic jams?
How Google uses AI to reduce traffic and fight fuel emissions Traffic lights can be annoying, but they also contribute to fuel emissions: a Google Research team wants to help

Moovobrain: the ultimate wheelchair technology that enables independency
transforming wheelchair mobility MOOVOBRAIN is an all-in-one, low cost, wheelchair control solution that emphasises user independence, safety, and connectivity According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 80 million

Low-tech innovation: Hippo Roller, to tackle access to water
technology that doesn’t need to be high-tech to change the world: hippo roller Low-tech innovation: the “Hippo Roller”, a low-tech solution to a major issue Hippo Roller: when low-tech

The most detailed map of brain connections ever made
MAPPING THE BRAIN LIKE NEVER BEFORE At Harvard, a cubic mm of brain cells has been imaged and reconstructed as a “brain map” in excruciating detail. Most exciting is that

Why one US hospital is deploying a hologram doctor
US Hospital to use hologram for doctor-patient visits Crescent Regional Hospital in Texas uses 3D hologram tech to improve patient care, especially in remote areas, with life-sized virtual consultations

ALLNET AT MAKER FAIRE ROME: DISCOVER ITS EDUCATIONAL DIVISION
ALLNET AT MAKER FAIRE ROME: DISCOVER ITS EDUCATIONAL DIVISION AllNet is committed to make electronics easy and accessible for everyone, regardless their background. Join one of the many workshop at

The Future of Environmental Monitoring Soars with Anti-Smoke Pigeons
In Rome, the Future of Environmental Monitoring Soars with Anti-Smoke Pigeons Pigeons, equipped with hi-tech sensors, are the ultimate frontier of environmental monitoring. In Rome, they are proving extremely effective