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Early detection of cancer cells
Medicine - Health

Early detection of cancer cells

A team of scientists at Harvard Medical School in Boston (USA) has invented a silicon chip that can detect cancer cells early. Soon, this smart chip will replace the cur…

December 14, 2018
Artificial breast implants: Safe, but also risky!
Medicine - Health

Artificial breast implants: Safe, but also risky!

Within a short time, there were two deaths from breast cosmetic surgery in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Dr. Crishna B Clough reviews existing views on this issue on the o…

December 14, 2018
Minerals help skin glow
Medicine - Health

Minerals help skin glow

For healthy, elastic, youthful skin, you should eat foods rich in magnesium such as soybeans, fish, dried fruits, oilseeds, and vegetables. Although only with a very sma…

December 14, 2018
Adhesive tape produces electricity
Science invention

Adhesive tape produces electricity

Scientists in the United States invented a solar cell that is so thin that people can paste it on cell phones, windows and many other things.

December 14, 2018
Semiconductor an atom
Science invention

Semiconductor an atom

Experts from the University of New South Wales (Australia) have made breakthroughs when successfully developing semiconductors from a single atom.

December 14, 2018
New way to create antimatter
Science invention

New way to create antimatter

Physicists at the University of California, Riverside, USA, have discovered a new way to create positronium, a strange atom and only exist for a short time ...

December 14, 2018
The invention of the latest two Nobel-generals
Science invention

The invention of the latest two Nobel-generals

Two Russian-based physicists who won the Nobel prize this year have announced the invention of a new substance, fluorographen, that can replace silicon in electronics an…

December 14, 2018
Inventing a type of self-generated chip
Science invention

Inventing a type of self-generated chip

Princeton University has successfully built a silicon rubber chip capable of generating electricity only by walking or breathing people.

December 14, 2018
New technology speeds up data through optical fiber
Science invention

New technology speeds up data through optical fiber

Recently, researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said they have overcome a major obstacle on the track to achieve the full power of data exchange wit…

December 14, 2018
Midomi: Singing karaoke online
Computer science

Midomi: Singing karaoke online

Melodis, a Silicon Valley start-up recently ran a test of Midomi's online karaoke website, where amateur voices can record, buy original tracks and search for music file…

December 14, 2018
IBM released the first 3D Chip
Computer science

IBM released the first 3D Chip

Micron, one of the world's largest chip makers, will start producing a new memory, using silicon vias (TSVs) technology.

December 13, 2018