22 DEC 2024 Kite builders have for decades installed multiple kites on a single control line, forming an airborne train of kites that are usually flown in light wind conditions. Hobbyists have adapted frame-less kites to surfboard propulsion. Large-scale frameless kites have been adapted to propel boats using cross winds …
Read More »SCIENTISTS REVEAL A VERY COMPELLING REASON TO USE YOUR AIR FRYER
21 DEC 2024 Stir frying, deep fat frying, boiling, and pan frying food are all far more likely to pollute your home’s indoors than the relative newcomer to the modern kitchen, the benchtop air fryer oven. Researchers from the University of Birmingham in the UK and the Max Planck Institute …
Read More »GIANT STUDY LINKS DRINKING COFFEE WITH ALMOST 2 EXTRA YEARS OF LIFE
20 DEC 2024 Many of us enjoy a cup of coffee (or four) to perk up during the day, and new research offers evidence that the popular beverage may bring numerous benefits along with it – including potentially the chance of living a longer, healthier life, researchers suggest. A team …
Read More »STUDY REVEALS DEPRESSION’S GENETIC LINK TO HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN
19 DEC 2024 Heart disease is the leading cause of death globally in both men and women. It accounts for one in three deaths for Australian women, yet women with heart disease remain under-studied, under-diagnosed and under-treated. Meanwhile, depression affects about twice as many women as men. Our recent study …
Read More »YOUR POOP SCHEDULE SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR OVERALL HEALTH, STUDY FINDS
18 DEC 2024 A study published in Cell Reports Medicine reveals that bowel movement frequency significantly influences physiology and long-term health, with the best outcomes linked with passing stools once or twice a day. Previous research has suggested associations between constipation and diarrhea with higher risks of infections and neurodegenerative …
Read More »CAFFEINE SEEMS TO HAVE A BLOCKING EFFECT ON DOPAMINE, AND HERE’S WHY
17 DEC 2024 Could coffee help to counteract some of the effects of alcohol on the brain, and potentially limit the risk of addiction? That’s what’s suggested by a new study of how caffeine interacts with the production of the feel-good chemical dopamine. Previous work has established that caffeine interferes …
Read More »WIND TUNNEL TESTS MARK NEXT MILESTONE TOWARD WIND-POWERED VEHICLE CARRIER
16 DEC 2024 Wind tunnel testing got underway today in Sweden to further the design of what could become the world’s first wind-powered PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier) vessel. Wallenius Marine highlights the tests calling them a milestone in the development of the vessel. Between December 6 and 9, …
Read More »ALTERA PAYS $700K FINE TO NORWAY FOR ILLEGAL SCRAPPING OF SHUTTLE TANKERS
15 DEC 2024 The Norwegian National Authority of Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) confirmed today that Altera Shuttle Tankers accepted a fine to end years of legal dispute over the scrapping of two shuttle tankers in India. The company stressed that although it has accepted the …
Read More »U.S. TREASURY FINES “EGREGIOUS” IRAN SANCTIONS VIOLATOR
15 DEC 2024 Berlin-based industrial equipment firm Aiotec has been hit with a multimillion-dollar sanctions penalty for an elaborate scheme to buy and ship an entire polypropylene plant to Iran, in violation of U.S. sanctions. The penalty is for repeated, “egregious” and “willful” sanctions violations, but the U.S. Treasury decided …
Read More »NEW DRUG FOR ASTHMA AND COPD IS THE FIRST FOUND IN 50 YEARS
14 DEC 2024 Every 30 seconds, someone in the world will experience a flare-up of their asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms. For decades, the standard treatment for these potentially life-threatening episodes has remained unchanged – treatment with steroids, such as prednisolone. Unfortunately, these drugs don’t work for …
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