Doctors were successful in the implementation of a new form of skin cancer treatment; a patch that can be worn on the skin. Many people don’t realize that human skin is actually an organ, and is capable of ‘breathing’ and absorption. The patch contained a radioactive isotope or radionuclide, phosphorus-32.

In the study, subjects were exposed to the radionuclide patch for three hours, thrice during one week. 80% of the subjects tested had unsightly tumors from their face completely eliminated via this easy radiation treatment. This breakthrough could provide an amazing alternative to expensive and difficult surgery or radiotherapy.

Imagine you had achromatopsia and were unable to see any colors whatsoever. Would you roll over and deal with it? Or would you choose to become a cyborg?

Neil Harbisson decided to go with the latter.

Carbon dioxide molecules have been scientifically proven to trap and retain heat. On Earth, this emulates a greenhouse effect of letting heat energy in, but not out.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most well-known ‘greenhouse gas’, a byproduct of burning fossil fuels such as gasoline, methane and propane. The greater the number of these heat trapping molecules that exist, the more the Earth’s temperatures will continue to rise.

Trees naturally eat carbon dioxide, but on a per tree basis, they don’t consume much, about one ton in their lifetime. In order to keep the number of heat absorbing molecules down, we need more CO2 eaters here on the Earth. French biochemist Pierre Calleja has looked to algae for an innovation to curb this molecular issue.

Scientists have perfected a method that allows mammals such as rabbits to live for up to thirty minutes without taking a single breath. They achieved this unbelievable feat by injecting oxygen filled microparticles directly into the blood.

Up until now, we’ve relied on our lungs to oxygenate our blood; this new method uses a syringe to do the same, sustaining life for a length of time unsurpassed in human history.

Meet Ultra-Ever Dry: a superhydrophobic (water) and oleophobic (hydrocarbons) coating that will completely repel almost any liquid.

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Has your face ever turned red or flushed after drinking alcohol?

You may be one of the millions of people affected by Alcohol Flush or Asian Glow.

Alcohol Flush is an embarrassing skin condition affecting 65% of East Asians and 38% of Caucasians in the world.

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Flight has fascinated humanity for ages. We’re always looking for the perfect recipe to get airborne affordably and effectively.

Courtesy of Space.com

Is it possible for humans to travel through space at
over 700 million miles an hour?

Former astronaut and current NASA administrator Charles Bolden thinks so, as does NASA scientist Harold White.

White presented findings this week that change the possibility of a warp drive “from impractical to plausible and make it worth further investigation.”

After living on Earth for a number of years, you start to be able to confidently predict the way certain objects will behave when interacted with; but what if there were exceptions? What if the laws of physics that have been governing our lives for milenia were meant to be broken?

Ever wonder what your brain activity looks like while you think?