Seoul skyscraper creates open-air “terrarium” around halfway up

ODA Architecture has revealed plans for an unusual new skyscraper in Seoul, South Korea. The tower will allow residents to enjoy some greenery and fresh air without needing to venture down to the ground thanks to an outdoor area around its middle.

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Highly Reliable SIL-2 Flow Switch Protects Pricey Pumps From Dry Running Conditions

New pumps are expensive, which is why engineers will appreciate how the FLT93 Series Flow Switch from Fluid Components International (FCI) provides a reliable early warning alert to dry running conditions, cavitation, and other issues that can lead to emergency shutdowns, service interruptions and unplanned costly maintenance.

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Scientists ID ‘tap out’ molecule that tells a loser when to leave a fight

Scientists have found the molecular mechanism that causes a losing zebrafish to wave the white flag. While fighting fish in general may not spark a lot of interest, their shared neurobiology with humans means this could be a very significant discovery.

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SICK and Endress+Hauser Want to Join Forces in Process Automation

German sensor company SICK and Swiss measurement and automation technology specialist Endress+Hauser want to intensify their cooperation. Both companies are aiming for a strategic partnership for SICK’s process automation business segment and have signed a joint memorandum of understanding. By bundling their strengths, the companies are striving to provide even better support for their customers in important areas such as energy and resource efficiency and protection of the climate and environment.

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GF Piping Systems and Xi’an Sunresin Announce Cooperation

To foster innovation and drive advancements in the salt lake lithium extraction industry and beyond, GF Piping Systems, a leading flow solutions provider, strengthens its seven-year relationship with Xi'an Sunresin New Materials Co., Ltd. (Sunresin), an innovation-oriented high-tech enterprise that specializes in supplying Ion exchange resins, adsorption and separation resins, complete systems, integrated overall solutions and relevant technical services, with a strategic cooperation partnership in China.

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Weekly insulin dose aces phase 3 trials for easier diabetes management

Diabetes patients who are sick of daily insulin shots may soon only have to inject themselves once a week. A year-long phase 3 clinical trial has shown that a weekly form of the hormone is just as effective in managing the disease as the daily form.

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Losing just 1% of deep sleep found to increase dementia risk by 27%

A new study has found that, in people over 60, a reduction in deep sleep by as little as 1% per year equated to a 27% increased risk of dementia. The findings suggest that enhancing or maintaining deep sleep may be a way of keeping the disease at bay.

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New findings reveal the ‘bones’ in the ghost-like ‘cosmic hand’ nebula

As spooky season wraps, NASA has a final Halloween treat. Using two X-ray telescopes, astronomers have visualized the ‘bones’ in one of space's most haunting phenomena, the pulsar wind nebula MSH 15-52, also known as the ‘cosmic hand' or 'hand of God'.

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Ford Transit Trail becomes all-out adventure camper van – pod by pod

The modularity masters at VanDoIt have officially launched the first camper build atop the Ford Transit Trail turnkey adventure van. The new Moov package fills out Ford's off-road-ready factory van with Lego Technic levels of plug-n-play modularity.

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