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Benefits of red wine for health
Medicine - Health

Benefits of red wine for health

Scientists from Scotland and Singapore have found an answer to a question regarding the benefits of red wine: resveratrol compound in this wine (an antioxidant. How is p…

December 14, 2018
A British person who has no HIV
Medicine - Health

A British person who has no HIV

Two Sunday newspapers in the UK said Andrew Stimpson, of Scotland and now living in London, tested positive for HIV in 2002 but the virus was no longer in the body in Oc…

December 14, 2018
6 post-sheep cloning Dolly
Science invention

6 post-sheep cloning Dolly

In July 1996, the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland, produced Dolly sheep, the first mammal to be cloned.

December 14, 2018
W3C: Need to redesign the Internet
Computer science

W3C: Need to redesign the Internet

There are many researchers and computer scientists meeting in the city of Edinburgh (Scotland) to discuss the idea of ​​organizing a huge source of data on the Web today.

December 12, 2018
Internet access with ... street lights
Computer science

Internet access with ... street lights

Scotland is conducting an interesting project: Building smart streetlights, capable of providing high-speed wireless Internet access for portable devices. In essence, th…

December 12, 2018
Super thin film can help the laser eye
New technology

Super thin film can help the laser eye

Scientists at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, fabricate a soft membrane less than a millimeter thick that can be attached to contact lenses, Newsweek said Monday.

December 12, 2018
Transparent soil like glass
New technology

Transparent soil like glass

Lionel Dupuy, a biologist working at the James Hutton Institute in Scotland, came up with the idea of ​​creating earth-like man-made materials to understand the roots of…

December 11, 2018
Successfully tested the tidal turbine
New technology

Successfully tested the tidal turbine

The Hammerfest Strom HS1000 was launched winter on Eday Island in northern Orkey, Scotland. This is an experimental device that demonstrates how technology can be effect…

December 11, 2018