Blue is the world’s most popular color but the hue rarely appears in nature, so manufacturers have had to resort to artificial dyes and chemicals to create blue food. That could soon change, now that a naturally occurring blue pigment has been discovered in red cabbage. Scientists with the Mars candy corporation found traces of … Read more
Could THIS be the way to reverse blindness? Scientists develop retinal implants that could give artificial vision to the blind More than 10,000 electrodes are in the implant which attaches to the retina Each electrode lights up when activated, triggering the eye’s sight cells This sends a black and white constellation of dots to the … Read more
Artificial ‘brain in a dish’ is created that matures ‘just like a human brain’ and could shed light on conditions such as Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia Organoids are simplified, miniature versions of real organs grown in the lab They are made from stem cells with the potential to form different cell types Brain organoids have already … Read more
With so many different pancake recipes available, it can be difficult to know which to rely on for a decadent stack. But help is at hand, as scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to come up with a recipe for the most delectable pancakes this Shrove Tuesday. Monolith, an Imperial College London spin-off, applied its … Read more
Jamal Furani, 78, lost his sight 10 years ago due to corneal disease, but thanks for modern science, the Israeli man is able to see once again. Furani received an artificial cornea implant that integrated directly into the eyewall and following the one-hour surgery, he was able to recognize family members and read numbers on … Read more
‘Artificial skin’ that gives soldiers the power of invisibility on the battlefield uses pixelized screens which autonomously heat or cool to mimic the environment Researchers have designed a type of cloaking skin that provides invisibility Designed as patches, the device is made if individual pixelized screens The screens gather data of the surrounding temperatures to change … Read more
Electric scooters could have artificial noise alerts fitted to reduce their risk to pedestrians and the blind Scooters could be fitted with artificial noise alerts to reduce risk to pedestrians Tier Mobility plans to add the warnings to its vehicles next year after research Will be carried out by Thomas Pocklington Trust, charity for blind … Read more
Artificial intelligence is being trained to predict whether someone is likely to develop oral cancer and may ‘revolutionise’ diagnosis, researchers claim Oral cancer risk is increased by factors including poor diet, tobacco and viruses Diagnoses of oral cancers have risen by nearly 60 per cent in the last decade However, the evaluation of a patients risk … Read more
Tiny artificial lungs grown in a lab from adult stem cells have allowed scientists to watch how coronavirus infects the lungs in a new ‘major breakthrough’. Researchers from Duke University and Cambridge University produced artificial lungs in two independent and separate studies to examine the spread of Covid-19. The ‘living lung’ models minimic the tiny … Read more
Artificial rope bridges could help save the world’s rarest primate — the Hainan gibbon, Nomascus hainanus — by helping them cross gaps in their forest habitat. Experts who suspended ropes some 30 feet above ground across a damaged patch of forest 52 feet wide have filmed the gibbons using the bridge for the first time. The … Read more