Researchers combine photosynthesis with solar tech to create next gen oil production technique

Once this technique is scaled up, oil production will never be the same again. Scientists at the University of Illinois, Chicago may have finally mastered the art of photosynthetic solar cells. The technology of photosynthetic solar cells essentially mimics a plant’s ability to inhale carbon dioxide and with the addition of water, convert the same…

$715 million Bioelectronics Firm to be Created by GlaxoSmithKline and Alphabet

With the aim of creating a powerful new force in bioelectronics and use electrical signals rather than chemical or biological drugs to treat disease, GlaxoSmithKline has teamed up with Alphabet, Google’s holding company. With the ultimate aim of development of commercial bioelectronic medicines, Galvani Bioelectronics is being set up by GSK and Alphabet’s Verily Life Sciences —…

Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory find carcinogenic elements in most e-cigarette vapour

Although you are better off with e-cigarettes in relation to traditional ones, both could cause cancer. Choose your poison. There is a general consensus on the fact that e-cigarettes are less harmful than their traditional counterpart, the fact remains that they are however, still harmful. There is now mounting evidence to show that vaping is actually…