Police Officers Keep Cool in the Heat With Air-Conditioned Bulletproof Vests
If you’ve ever seen police officers walking around in full gear during a heat wave, you’ve probably felt a little faint just looking at them. Lucky for them, scientists from the Swiss Federal...
View ArticleAmphibious Robot Salamander Could Aid Medical Reseach in Switzerland
Over the past few years, many scientists have looked to nature for inspiration and brought us robotic animals ranging from fish to cheetahs , fleas and even bees . The Swiss Federal Institute of...
View ArticleIowa capital set to sue neighboring cities over fertilizer pollution in water...
Iowa’s capital city is testing the waters on a new way to keep fertilizer runoff from neighboring farms out of the two rivers that supply the city with drinking water. NPR reports that Des Moines...
View ArticleCould this new spinal implant someday help people with paralysis walk?
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) have made a breakthrough that could someday help paralyzed people walk, run, or even dance again. After years of research, the team has...
View ArticleClimate change may have caused the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire
No matter how humans may struggle to separate ourselves from the natural world, we are inevitably subject to its rule. The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, is a case study in...
View ArticleBuilding integrated solar panels from Dubai produce clean energy and color
The United States could obtain 40 percent of its energy solely from rooftop solar (with sufficient political will). But what if solar panels could also boost architectural aesthetics? Dubai -based...
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