Invention of a strange molecule that causes cancer cells to destroy themselves
A team at Stanford has invented a strange new molecule that could lead to drugs that turn on genes and cause cancers to fight themselves.
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A team at Stanford has invented a strange new molecule that could lead to drugs that turn on genes and cause cancers to fight themselves.
Products from the compound PVA (Polyvinyl alcohol) only take 30 - 60 minutes to dissolve in warm water (70 degrees Celsius).
Researchers developed an extremely strong and lightweight material using DNA nanotechnology, then coated it in a thin layer of glass.
For a long time, perovskite has been honored as the leading supermaterial for the new generation of electrical devices.
To create napping spaces everywhere, a Japanese company invented a standing sleeping box called Gireaffenap and installed them in cafes across the country.
With this special fabric, researchers have succeeded in creating an energy source just from sweat and body movement.
(Dan Tri) - Besides its values in many industries, electricity production from E. coli bacteria also contributes to the treatment of organic waste -
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) have invented a cheap device that can turn seawater into drinking water using solar energy.
Heman Bekele, 14 years old, won the prize
World War I brought much suffering to human history, but it also brought us many indispensable inventions.
Most of the knowledge and technology we have today originates from the ancient world.
Ban's temporary homes are called Kobe Paper Tube Houses and provide safe, warm shelter for thousands of displaced refugees.
Jack Andraka, 17 years old in Maryland (USA), invented a tool to detect pancreatic cancer. This invention was awarded the $75,000 Intel ISEF Gordon E Moore Prize.
MIT's revolutionary open source tool MOCAT is designed to model the space environment, addressing the growing challenge of space debris.
This invention has such superior capabilities that it can cook like a chef and do many housework like a maid.