Super-sticky surgical tape patches up organs and peels off harmlessly

Ripping Band-Aids off your skin is never fun – but imagine having one on your heart or lung. Researchers have now created surgical tape that can stick to wet surfaces like organs, and more importantly, be removed safely when it’s no longer needed.

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Reliably Monitor and Optimize Refinery Processes

As diverse as different continents and countries are, equally diverse are the existing and preferred types of crude oil. Different compositions, properties and applications make up the diversity and variance of the crude oil types.

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NASA funds SETI study to scan exoplanets for alien “technosignatures”

Given how big the universe is, chances are tiny that Earth is the only planet with life. But how would we find others? A new NASA grant has been awarded to try and do so by hunting for signs of advanced alien civilizations, or "technosignatures."

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Solo Stove Grill uses convection for clean and consistent cookups

Back in 2018, we looked at at a fire pit from Solo Stove featuring a clever air flow system to keep the smoke to a minimum. The company has now adapted this design for mealtime, offering a charcoal grill that keeps the cleanup to a minimum.

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Indian Motorcycles can now heat and cool your butt

Indian Motorcycles has just released an optional seat accessory that gives a rider and passenger three levels of butt heating and cooling, with individual controls. The graphene-packed ClimaCommand seat is the first device of its kind we've seen.

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Study shows nanoplastics can build up in plants and stunt their growth

That tiny plastic fragment exists in soil is perhaps not so surprising, but researchers have now conducted one of the first studies on what this means for plant life, finding that it can reduce the total biomass of the finished product.

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New urine test can tell if you are on the best diet for your body

A test detecting metabolites in urine can effectively measure not only the quality of one’s nutritional intake but whether they're on the best diet for their specific metabolism. The test could help clinicians generate personalized dietary advice.

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