Ben Coxworth

2 days ago | newatlas.com | Ben Coxworth

We've already seen antibacterial surfaces that kill microbes on contact, but scientists in the UK have recently gone a different and potentially more effective route. They've created maze-like surface patterns that keep bacteria from sticking around to establish problematic biofilm colonies. If only small numbers of bacteria are present on the surface of an implant, catheter, breathing tube or other medical device, they typically aren't all that harmful.

1 week ago | share.google | Ben Coxworth

The ice that makes up glaciers isn't 100% solid – it's actually full of air bubbles, some of which formed centuries ago. Inspired by this fact, scientists have developed a method of using bubbles to store coded data in ice. The technology could actually have some practical applications. As we all know, liquid water solidifies as it freezes. In the process, it squeezes out and pushes together dissolved gases, which form trapped air pockets … aka bubbles.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Ben Coxworth

The ice that makes up glaciers isn't 100% solid – it's actually full of air bubbles, some of which formed centuries ago. Inspired by this fact, scientists have developed a method of using bubbles to store coded data in ice. The technology could actually have some practical applications. As we all know, liquid water solidifies as it freezes. In the process, it squeezes out and pushes together dissolved gases, which form trapped air pockets … aka bubbles.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Ben Coxworth

There may be a new use for that urine you've been so thoughtlessly flushing. Scientists say it could be an alternate source of a valuable bone- and tooth-repair material, with a little help from a genetically modified type of yeast. Hydroxyapatite is a naturally occurring calcium- and phosphorus-based mineral compound, and is the major component of bones and tooth enamel.

1 week ago | newatlas.com | Ben Coxworth

If there's one thing that we're already used to carrying around with us, it's the humble house key. The titanium-bodied KeyMaster 2.0 multitool was designed with that fact in mind, as it stuffs 18 functions into a familiar key-shaped form factor. Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the KeyMaster 2.0 is made by outdoor gear manufacturer EDC Monster.