mauromar (74)in #science • 20 hours agoStudent invents a filter that removes 96% of microplastics from drinking water/Estudiante inventa un filtro que elimina el 96% de los microplásticos del agua potableSource We've already discussed at length on this blog the potential dangers of microplastics, which, as you all know…mauromar (74)in Popular STEM • 2 days agoThey develop a bird-like drone that flies by flexing its wings/Desarrollan dron tipo ave que vuela flexionando sus alasSource The term "drone" began to gain popularity in 1935 when the British Royal Navy developed the "De Havilland…mauromar (74)in #science • 3 days agoWorld's first train with a quantum navigation system to replace GPS/Primer tren del mundo con sistema de navegación cuántica para sustituir al GPSSource First of all, we need to explain that this is a quantum navigation system. Unlike GPS, which receives external…mauromar (74)in Popular STEM • 4 days agoScientists create a new hydrogel key to repairing bone fractures/Científicos crean un nuevo hidrogel clave para reparar fracturas óseasSource I don't know what's happening now, but in my generation, practically everyone has broken a bone at some point…mauromar (74)in #science • 5 days agoA mini robot the size of a shoe that cleans up oil spills, inspired by sea urchins/Mini robot del tamaño de un zapato que limpia derrames de petróleo inspirado en erizos de marSource Incredibly, hundreds of thousands of tons of oil are spilled into the sea every year, including accidental…mauromar (74)in Popular STEM • 6 days agoInnovative device converts body heat into electricity without batteries/Innovador dispositivo convierte el calor del cuerpo en electricidad sin bateríasSource This isn't actually a new invention, as the media typically presents every improvement as a "revolutionary…mauromar (74)in #science • 7 days agoBiodegradable soft robot that maintains performance after more than 1 million uses/Robot blando biodegradable que mantiene rendimiento tras más de 1 millón de usosSource Electronic waste generation is growing at an unprecedented rate, becoming the fastest-growing household waste…mauromar (74)in Popular STEM • 8 days agoTo form memories, the brain needs to listen to the gut/Para formar recuerdos, el cerebro necesita escuchar al intestinoSource It's not exactly that the brain "needs to listen to the gut" to form any memory, nor is this the reason why…mauromar (74)in #science • 9 days agoWorld's first quantum battery, it charges faster the bigger it is/Primera batería cuántica del mundo, se carga más rápido cuanto más grande esSource One of the disadvantages that electric cars continue to have compared to explosion-powered cars is the time…mauromar (74)in Popular STEM • 10 days agoThe US will use AI-powered climbing robots on military ships for maintenance/EEUU usará robots trepadores con IA en buques militares para su mantenimientoSource A few days ago, news broke that the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford was facing chronic and serious…mauromar (74)in #science • 11 days agoResearchers use 4D printing to build autonomous robots from sulfur waste/Investigadores usan impresión 4D para construir robots autónomos a partir de residuos de azufreSource First, we need to understand what 4D printing is. While 3D printing creates static objects layer by layer, 4D…mauromar (74)in Popular STEM • 12 days agoChina's Tiangong space station is already growing tomatoes/La estación espacial china Tiangong ya cultiva tomatesSource A couple of days ago we discussed how to grow chickpeas in simulated lunar soil. Continuing with the culinary…mauromar (74)in #science • 13 days agoScientists develop mechanism to observe neuronal activity in real time/Científicos desarrollan mecanismo para observar la actividad de las neuronas en tiempo realSource The brain is not only the most complex organ in our body, but it is also very difficult to study in real time…mauromar (74)in Popular STEM • 14 days agoLaser-connected chips instead of cables to revolutionize data centers/Chips conectados con láser en lugar de cable para revolucionar los centros de datosSource With the unstoppable growth of artificial intelligence and the vast number of processors it requires…mauromar (74)in #science • 15 days agoScientists successfully grow chickpeas in simulated lunar soil/Científicos logran cultivar garbanzos en suelo lunar simuladoSource After Elon Musk's announcement to postpone his Mars mission and focus his efforts on the Moon, there's no…mauromar (74)in Popular STEM • 16 days agoTeraFab, Tesla's megaproject to produce artificial intelligence chips/TeraFab, el megaproyecto de Tesla para producir chips de inteligencia artificialSource The rampant proliferation of data centers for artificial intelligence processing has made processor…mauromar (74)in #science • 17 days agoChina has created the first chemical map of the far side of the Moon/China ha creado el primer mapa químico de la cara oculta de la LunaSource I don't think anyone doubts that the Moon is humanity's next target, not only as a tourist or research…mauromar resteemedremlaps (76)adminFounder - PSin Popular STEM • 2 years agoPinnedCommunity Service Announcement: Pinned posts by mod-botI first posted about this quite some time ago, but many people have arrived after that, so I thought it might be…mauromar (74)in Popular STEM • 18 days agoFirst commercial nuclear-powered container ship/Primer buque portacontenedores propulsado por energía nuclear para fines comercialesSource We have already commented several times on the difficulty of eliminating fossil fuels in both the naval and…mauromar (74)in #science • 19 days agoThey manage to revive brain activity in a cryogenically frozen mouse for the first time/Consiguen revivir la actividad en el cerebro de un ratón criogenizado por primera vezSource Although the headline suggests they've revived a frozen brain, what a team from Friedrich-Alexander University…