Month: August 2017

360 degree Space Saving Indoor Garden Growing Gadget

Indoor gardening under lights is a great way to grow fresh vegetables all year round or grow other plants and herbs that need ideal conditions. If you think about it the problem with most lighting systems is that while they support taller growing plants they tend to not maximize space very well.  And then there is the OGarden, where leafy plants and herbs, but no root vegetables are grown inside a chamber of a slowly revolving wheel. You plant the seeds in a coconut matting, make sure there is enough water and liquid fertilizer in the tank (once a week) and...

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Stem Cell Treatment For Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Looks Promising

Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a horrible progressive incurable disease in which tissue deep in your lungs becomes thick and stiff, or scarred, over time.  The “idiopathic” part of Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis means medical science doesn’t really know what causes IPF, which is actually true of many diseases.  While one is more likely to get IPF if you smoke cigarettes, it has also been associated with acid reflux disease too, which is pretty scary!  The two FDA-approved drug treatments for IPF Ofev (nintedanib) and Esbriet (pirfenidone), are very new and reduce scarring but do not stop the disease from progressing. For now, a lung...

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Scientists Develop Phone App For Taking Better Selfies

Let’s be honest at one time or another we have all tried to take a selfie on our smartphones. There are plenty of people that seem to have mastered this not so vital skill, but really a lot of the pictures don’t really come out so well. So it becomes a question of moving around to find just the right light and just keep snapping away until you get the photo you like. Well, brothers and sisters, you’re gonna really like what science has cooked up for you selfie addicts. A team of University of Waterloo in Canada computer...

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Smart Underwear Designed to Prevent Lower Back Strains

Anyone that has bounced around in their Superman Underoos watching Saturday morning cartoons know how a good pair of underwear can lift one’s spirits.  Or was it really the sugar laden cereal?  Anyway as adults many of us develop lower back problems often during an unexpected situation where we end up moving wrong or lifting something we shouldn’t.  A team of Vanderbilt University engineers has created a mechanized undergarment they think will help to proactively keep people from hurting their lower backs, a condition that is estimated to cost $30 billion in medical expenses annually. The wearable technology seen in the photo is...

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Amazing James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Passes Key Milestone

The James Web Space Telescope (JWST), named after James E. Webb (1906-1992), NASA’s second administrator, will soon be the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope and the world’s largest and most technically advanced space observatory.  JWTS is equipped with a huge infrared telescope with a 21+ foot primary mirror.  JWST is scheduled to launch in October 2018 on an Ariane 5 rocket as part of NASA’s ongoing Flagship program, built in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA). In the meantime, JWST is literally chilling as it is suspended inside Chamber A at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in...

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