Author Archives: Bianca

Could a Slice of Wood Solve One of Humanity’s Most Severe Problems?

Freshwater is an increasingly limited and finite resource that is absolutely crucial if we want to keep humanity going strong in the future. Unfortunately, only 0.003% of the planet’s water is unpolluted and suitable for…

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Scientists Have Created Working Mini-Brains in the Lab

Biologists from the University of California, San Diego, have announced that they have detected notable neural activity in vitro. As they report, they have successfully recorded brain waves coming from miniature artificial brains that they…

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79 Million Residences Worldwide Will Host a Robot by 2024

We saw it on multiple films that tried to envision the future, we dreamed about how it would really be, took a taste of it in technology exhibitions, and witnessed it up to a point…

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Is Unleaded Aviation Fuel a Realistic Expectation?

The short answer to the question posed by the title of this piece is “yes”. However, achieving the large-scale adoption of unleaded fuel in the aviation industry is much more complicated than one would anticipate…

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Volkswagen Just Built Its Very Last Beetle

Seven decades later and Walt Disney’s movie, “The Love Bug” or better known as Herbie, mortified the Volkswagen Beetle in the books of history. In the 1930s, Ferdinand Porsche, decided to design a car for…

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SpaceX Starship Will Travel Between Continents in Only 20 Minutes

Elon Musk and his portfolio of companies continue to push the envelope in terms of technology. Sure, some of the sci-fi projects of his companies seem implausible (because they really are), but they are still…

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NASA Asks for More Funding to Put Humans on the Moon by 2024

The last time a human touched Moon’s surface was 1972, which seems like very far given the advancements in space travel. The reason why we’re not flying to the moon today is not technology –…

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Cruise Ships Cause Far More Pollution in Europe Than Road Vehicles, Study Finds

The automotive industry is accused of being the most accountable for air pollution. However, people often forget that airplanes and cruise ships spend much more fuel than cars. On top of that, most aircraft and…

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Facebook Is Building a Massive Solar Project in Texas

Facebook might be losing reputation due to their unpopular privacy practices, but they’re still one of the largest and most influential companies in the world thanks to the data they possess. To store all that…

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Selection Guide: Dry Heat vs Steam Sterilization Ovens

One of the most common roles of a lab oven is to help with sterilization needs. Sterilization is an integral part of the process of developing an evaluative experiment, preparing your samples and the culture…

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