Science story
Glycerine and its miraculous uses in life
Glycerine was first discovered in 1779 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a chemist from Sweden.
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Health
What happens when the body doesn't sweat?
A prolonged lack of heat that prevents the body from cooling itself can cause serious heat-related complications such as heatstroke, muscle cramps, or exhaustion.
Medicine - Health
Corneal extracted from pig skin can restore vision for blind people
Bioengineered corneas have restored vision to people with impaired vision, including those who were blind before they were transplanted.
Biology
The first cloned mouse born from dead skin: The prospect of reviving prehistoric monsters
The groundbreaking experiment with mice successfully cloned from only frozen skin cells will pave the way for humanity's daring dream: Bringing extinct creatures back fr…
Discover science
Cells in the body are constantly renewing themselves, why do people still age?
The human body has trillions of cells. Over time, cells age and get damaged, so the cells in the human body are constantly regenerating. So why do people still age?
Medicine - Health
WHO detects monkeypox virus in semen of patients
The World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing reports of cases of monkeypox virus detected in the semen of patients, thereby assessing the possibility that the diseas…
Science story
Top 8 body parts that hide many interesting things that even you yourself don't know
No one thinks that their smooth skin can look very 'colorful' under UV light, right?
Health
Expert: How does anger make your skin wrinkled?
Resentment, anger or sadness are the culprits that make your skin wrinkled, aging quickly, even cancer.
New technology
Scientists successfully make 'living skin' for robots from human cells
Japanese researchers have created a robotic finger with a self-healing flexible plastic coating made from human skin cells.
New technology
The robot system can predict the position of football players on the field
The machine learning system can predict player positions beyond the view of the camera, allowing to track the position of most players on the field quite accurately.
New technology
$40 million office building with 'solar skin'
Australia's first solar-powered eight-storey office building is expected to open mid-2023, helping to reduce CO2 by 77 tons per year.
Science invention
Invention of biomimetic skin senses pain
Professor Chen Tao's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has invented biomimetic soft s…
Oceanography
Not only smart, dolphins also know 'skincare', surprising scientists
'Dolphin skin' used to be a hot phrase for beauty bloggers to refer to a smooth, shiny skin. However, these marine animals are not all born with such a wonderful skin.
Biology
Did you know: Under the skin of your face, hundreds of 'microscopic' bugs live leisurely?
There are hundreds of Demodex, or eyelash beetles, living in different areas of the human face. During the day they hide well, at night they crawl to the surface of huma…
New technology
Scientists develop electronic skin that integrates artificial hair identical to human skin
Recently, scientists have made a big step in the development of electronic skin integrated with artificial hair.