Carlo Ratti in partnership with global energy company Eni has developed a 3.10 m high juicer which has a double function: firstly to squeeze an orange and secondly to transform the skin into bioplastic. This is done through a drying and grinding process. The material is...
Lucid Motors, the Californian based builder, challenges Elon Musk and his Tesla. Indeed after 5 years of development, he is about to market his first electric car: Lucid Air. Equipped with all-wheel drive and two electric motors delivering up to 1,080 hp (for the most powerful version),...
Since this summer the new proton therapy located in Leuven on the Gasthuisber campus has welcomed seven cancer patients. Proton therapy is considered to be the most advanced form of radiotherapy. It is particularly appropriate to treat tumors near vital organs, eyes or brain.Nearly 200 patients...
During the COVID 19 pandemic, visiting the doctor can be very dangerous or even deadly, especially for pregnant women who are required to pay regular visits. This is why PulseNmore’ idea to minimize those visits while maintaining contact with our doctor about our unborn baby’s...
Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the Stanford School of Medicine may have just found a solution to a problem we may not even have known existed. Their new invention comes in the shape of a smartwatch, but it is so much...
Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin have invented a new finger tracking wristband that could be used for sing language translation, virtual reality, as well as identifying medical conditions, such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. It can also identify when the user is...
According to The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch non-profit organization, only 1% of rivers (=1000 rivers) worldwide are responsible for 80% of the ocean plastic pollution. After gathering this data, they decided to change their course of action and prevent the plastic from ever ending up...