No deal Brexit could endanger the lives of four MILLION people with rare diseases in the UK, experts warn Experts and patient support groups signed a letter in prestigious journal Lancet Claims dropping out of Europe without a deal on January 1 will endanger lives It could see Briain lose access to networks established to … Read more
Smart wearable device that light up, vibrate and make ‘annoying ’ sounds when people are six feet of each are being used by an Italian firm to limit the spread of the coronavirus IK Multimedia makes products for music, but has added wearables to its list The Italian firm is developing Space Safer to help … Read more
New solar-powered electric vehicle, Aptera, that ‘never needs charging’ provides 1,000 miles of range which is more than twice of Tesla’s Model S – and the $26,000 car sold out Aptera is a solar-powered electric vehicle that runs for more than 40 miles without the need to charge using its Never Charge technology built inside … Read more
SpaceX is not wasting anytime getting the next Starship prototype ready for its first test flight, but the mission is already off to a rough start. Starship Serial Number 9 (SN9) made its way to the launch pad at the Boca Chia testing facility, towering over the site, but began to lean and eventually collapsed. … Read more
Scent of lemons can make you feel thinner and lighter but vanilla makes you feel heavier, study finds Scientists investigated if sounds and scents can influence a person’s body image Found lemon scent makes people feel thinner and so does sound of stilettos But heavy footprints and smell of vanilla makes people feel heavier By Joe … Read more
Cook your turkey sous vide, microwave your vegetables and forget about the beef Wellington, experts have suggested — at least if you want an eco-friendly Christmas. Researchers from the UK have investigated how to cook a traditional festive meal while reducing greenhouse gas emissions that could compound climate change. The lion’s share of greenhouse gas … Read more
Five genes have been identified which increase the likelihood of a Covid-19 patient being admitted to intensive care and dying. A landmark study from the University of Edinburgh gathered DNA from 2,700 Covid-19 patients in 208 intensive care units across the UK. These are the most severe cases of Covid and 22 per cent of … Read more
Earwax test to measure glucose levels could allow earlier identification of type 2 diabetes, scientists claim The cotton swab-esque probe has been developed by researchers from the UK Cheap to undertake, it is 60 percent more reliable than the current standard It can also be used at home, without clinical supervision like with blood tests Previous studies showed that … Read more
A Jupiter-like planet called HD106906 b, which orbits two stars 336 light-years away, could shed light on the hypothesised member of our Solar System known as ‘Planet Nine’. HD106906 b, which is around 11 times the mass of Jupiter, is an exoplanet – a planet outside our Solar System. It resides a whopping 738 astronomical units away from its … Read more
High levels of coronavirus build up inside a car in just 15 minutes – but opening windows furthest away from you could help avoid infection, computer simulations reveal Researchers used computer models to track how ventilation affected particles Found opening all car windows was the most effective method to reduce risk But, if this is not … Read more