Caveat emptor: 90% of tattoo inks have unlabeled or mislabeled ingredients
Findings could help inform and shape emerging US policy on regulating tattoo inks. Enlarge / New study finds that the chemicals listed on tattoo ink labels often don't match what's actually in the bottle. (credit: ohsarahrose/CC.....»»
HP’s Spectre x360 16 looks like best new Windows laptop 11 yet, with one caveat
HP's Spectre x360 16 will be one of the first premium Windows 11 laptops to be available......»»
Finding green solvents for printed electronics
The emerging field of printed electronics promises to radically change the way we view and use electronics through energy- and cost-efficient printing of electronic inks onto everyday surfaces such as paper and textiles. However, a severe problem fro.....»»
Space manufacturing startup Varda inks deal with Rocket Lab for three spacecraft
Orbital manufacturing startup Varda Space Industries is moving fast. Only a few weeks after announcing a $42 million Series A, Varda has signed a deal with launch company Rocket Lab for three Photon spacecraft to support the startup’s initial missi.....»»
Warehouse drones take flight
Drones are neat and fun and all that good stuff (I should probably add the caveat here that I’m obviously not referring to the big, terrible military variety), but when it comes to quadcopters, there’s always been the looming question of general.....»»
Characterized drugs show unexpected effects
When Alexander Flemming discovered a mold on a culture plate overgrown with bacteria in 1928, he did not expect to find one of the most widely used active substances: penicillin. Accidental discoveries and the identification of active ingredients fro.....»»
Scientists create rechargeable swimming microrobots using oil and water
A new study, published today in Nature Physics, has shown that it is possible to create tiny, self-powered swimming robots from three simple ingredients......»»
New study reveals the ingredients of major forest fires
Research co-led by the Center for Research on Desertification (CIDE, CSIC-UV-GVA) describes the mechanisms that make major forest fires possible. Climate emerges as one of the main triggers by fostering the flammability of the fuel, along with drough.....»»
Butlr Technologies, developing anonymous people sensors, inks $7.9M seed round
New funding boosts Butlr's ability to apply real-time people-sensing technology beyond real estate and retail uses to monitor falls and other movements for active seniors who are aging in place. A new $7.9 million seed round boosts Butlr Te.....»»
Europa Clipper to determine whether icy moon has ingredients necessary for life
In 1610, Galileo peered through his telescope and spotted four bright moons orbiting Jupiter, dispelling the long-held notion that all celestial bodies revolved around the Earth. In 2024, when scientists expect to send the Europa Clipper spacecraft t.....»»
Research team turns up the heat on 3D printing inks
A process that uses heat to change the arrangement of molecular rings on a chemical chain creates 3D-printable gels with a variety of functional properties, according to a Dartmouth study......»»
"Upcycling" promises to turn food waste into your next meal
How would you like to dig into a "recycled" snack? Or take a swig of juice with "reprocessed" ingredients made from other food byproducts? Without the right marketing, these don't sound like the most appetizing options......»»
Thin, stretchable biosensors could make surgery safer
A research team from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Purdue University have developed bio-inks for biosensors that could help localize critical regions in tissues and organs during surgical operations......»»
How cells "read" artificial ingredients tossed into genetic recipe
If the genome is the recipe of life, base pairs are the individual ingredients listed. These chemical structures form DNA, and every living organism on Earth has just four. The specific arrangements of these four base pairs—A, T, C, G—make us who.....»»
New drug-formulation method may lead to smaller pills
About 60 percent of drugs on the market have hydrophobic molecules as their active ingredients. These drugs, which are not soluble in water, can be difficult to formulate into tablets because they need to be broken down into very small crystals in or.....»»
Did heat from impacts on asteroids provide the ingredients for life on Earth?
A research group from Kobe University has demonstrated that the heat generated by the impact of a small astronomical body could enable aqueous alteration and organic solid formation to occur on the surface of an asteroid. They achieved this by first.....»»
So, you want to democratize venture capital
A venture capitalist once told me candidly that whenever you see the phrase “democratization” in tech marketing material, think of it as a red flag. Democracy, generally speaking, often comes with an ironic caveat: It disproportionately b.....»»
Microsoft Inks UC Deal With Polycom
Under a multi-year agreement unveiled Monday, Polycom will begin shipping integrated unified communications solutions built on Microsoft's Communications Server 14......»»
2 CEOs are better than 1
The co-CEO model can work — with the right ingredients in place. Thomas Asseo Contributor Share on Twitter As co-CEO, Thomas Asseo oversees the strategic direction of Fresh n'.....»»
Neutrons piece together 40-year puzzle behind iron-iodide"s mysterious magnetism
Advanced materials with more novel properties are almost always developed by adding more elements to the list of ingredients. But quantum research suggests some simpler materials might already have advanced properties that scientists just couldn't se.....»»
New technology converts waste plastics to jet fuel in an hour
Washington State University researchers have developed an innovative way to convert plastics to ingredients for jet fuel and other valuable products, making it easier and more cost effective to reuse plastics......»»