Wonders of Science 2024, November
A group of researchers and doctors from France managed to teach a person who was completely paralyzed below the neck to mentally control the movements of an exoskeleton. Sensors were implanted into his brain that transmitted motor commands to the suit
The shortest answer to the question. Photon - it is a quantum of light. Such an answer contains a host of mysteries, the clarification of which requires penetration into the depths of modern quantum physics. Even the question of how the concept of "photon" was formed is not so easy to answer
The memoirs of the ex-pilot of the RC-135S Cobra Ball reconnaissance aircraft Robert Hopkins have been released in the USA. Judging by his story, at the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union literally "lit up" a secret weapon
A new article from the journal Nature reports sensational information that in the United States, for the sake of experiment, they created a real hybrid of a human and a chicken
More than 100 scientists have signed a letter condemning "reckless experiments" on human genes after scientist He Jiankui announced his participation in the first-ever DNA change of a human embryo
Without a doubt, some of the most serious diseases are those that so badly affect human organs that the latter become unable to perform their function. Then you have to resort to transplantation
If you try to find the most "secret" engine, then the top five will certainly include the so-called "molecular engine", which, according to the principle of operation, belonged to the internal combustion engine, that is, it was an "internal" combustion, but worked on a fundamentally different fuel than the one to which we are all used to it
In some countries, wind turbines have already replaced more traditional energy sources. What are we waiting for?
The American cryocompany "Alcor" distributed the following statement to one of its "patients": "In view of the inevitable end - - and cancer spreading through her brain - Kim made a bold decision to stop eating and drinking
(Conditions necessary for the existence of a stable atom) The article presents a hypothesis that allows you to build the basis of a model of a two-element atom that does not emit energy at rest
The notorious CRISPR-Cas9 editor has become a real breakthrough in genetics. With his help, many discoveries were made. He also laid the foundation for such a phenomenon as "gene therapy"
Participants of the Genome 10K consortium at the annual conference, which is now taking place in New York, announced the launch of the international project "Genomes of vertebrates", its task is to collect the genomes of all 66 thousand species of vertebrates living today
Parents may soon be able to edit their babies' genes before they are born, altering their DNA in ways that affect their health and enhance their feelings, strength, or even intelligence
Can a person be improved? It would seem that it is not only possible, but also necessary! If science could improve the human body, then we would become healthier, more beautiful, intelligent and, accordingly, happier. But is it that simple?
The Mayo Clinic (Rochester, USA) has developed a method that allows, at the request of the researcher, to turn on and off any gene in a living organism
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new data storage and transmission technology that refutes the famous law of processor performance
In the United States, a baby was born who developed from an embryo frozen 20 years ago. The mother was a 42-year-old woman who has long been treated for infertility
In science fiction films, we now and then see how a mortally wounded man is raised to his feet, sprinkled with a magic spray from some kind of spray
A compound called nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) has been shown to be effective in slowing the aging process in laboratory mice. Now it's time to find out if this substance has a similar effect on humans
American scientists have successfully tested electrical brain stimulation on the military. As a result, the researchers were able to improve the intelligence and efficiency of soldiers
According to the tradition of the New Ethics - a short news brief that proves that the proposed topic really exists and is being discussed right now
Superconductivity was discovered in 1911, but its properties and characteristics have not yet been fully studied. New research on nanowires helps understand how this phenomenon is lost
Robots are rapidly evolving - the time is approaching when they fill the streets, offices, apartments and even our bodies. Are we ready to exist side by side with machines that behave like humans and have already begun to compete with us for jobs?
The British government allowed researchers to conduct experiments on altering the genome of human embryos
To study the violation of the natural structure of the soil, you need to either wave a shovel or walk around the area with a heavy device. Yes, they are looking for treasures in a similar way, and they conduct archaeological excavations sometimes in difficult terrain conditions
In the late 19th century, British physicist James Maxwell proposed a thought experiment that seemingly violates the laws of thermodynamics. As a result, the central character of this experiment was named Maxwell's demon
The world's first medical scanner that provides a three-dimensional image of the entire human body at once, recently performed the first examination
The strength of the heart rate is so high that it can recharge devices designed to save a person's life, according to a study by experts from Dartmouth College (USA)
The new technology can be used to try on clothes in online stores and custom tailoring them. The resident firm of the Skolkovo Foundation has created a complex for color scanning of people that has no analogues in the world
The theory of emergence (occurrence) - this is a new physics model currently being developed by a Los Angeles group of scientists
In the Altai Territory, in the middle of the Baschelak ridge, where a chain of mountain lakes stretches, an amazing phenomenon occurs that can turn science over, namely, water flows out of the lake and enters the river, rising up the slope! Miracle
Researchers at the Institute of Neurology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai have applied the technique used to clone Dolly sheep to create genetically identical copies of long-tailed macaques. These two monkeys are not the first Chinese clones
British scientists are worried about experiments to humanize animals. In particular, they are concerned about scientific work aimed at imparting human properties such as speech to monkeys
As polls show, 95% of ordinary people strongly dislike GMOs - genetically modified organisms
Aging is an inevitable consequence of our existence. However, since time immemorial, mankind has sought to overcome this process (and ideally, and completely gain immortality)
Scientists are studying the remains of the mammoth Yuki, they are interested in the DNA of the animal. And it is possible that in the future it will become possible to clone a mammoth, said biologist Albert Protopopov
Cancer is one of the problems of the modern world, and a huge number of scientists are trying to create an effective drug against cancer to help humanity in the fight against this scourge of the 21st century. So far, all existing developments cannot boast of outstanding results, therefore, the most effective method is chemotherapy, which weakens the human immune system and does not always help
Dutch scientists have created a new deadly strain of the H5N1 virus, which is better known as "bird flu". The new mutation of the virus was created by Ron Foucheir of the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam
The idea came to the scientists due to the fact that genetically a person and a cat are very close: we have about 90% of the gene code coinciding. Cats also have a special type of AIDS
Scientists have found that the age of the monkey immunodeficiency virus, considered the precursor of the human immunodeficiency virus, is 32 thousand to 75 thousand years