Michael Franco
Writer at Freelance
Word worker, science lover, giant-poodle owner. Writing about the seen and unseen world for Gizmag.
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2 days ago |
newatlas.com | Michael Franco
A surprising finding from researchers in Japan has shown how an environmental factor can influence the development of sex organs in unborn mice. The discovery challenges the longstanding belief that sex is determined purely by genetic factors.
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6 days ago |
newatlas.com | Michael Franco
A consortium of researchers from four European countries is developing a way to tattoo microbial life on the exterior of buildings. These "living tattoos" will be able to suck carbon out of the air, protect the buildings, and even make them glow. According to the researchers, buildings with a total surface area of 9.4 billion square meters are predicted to be built or rehabilitated in the European Union over the next 25 years.
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1 week ago |
newatlas.com | Michael Franco
In the crowded world of multitool design, it's hard to stand out. Carve Design has managed to do just that by releasing a new version of its Geekey, this time turning the multitool into an affordable lighter case that's rich in functionality. Originally released in 2018, the Geekey multitool packed over 13 different functions into a key-shaped design that was TSA compliant and extremely affordable, clocking in at just under US$23.
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1 week ago |
newatlas.com | Michael Franco
A team of researchers at Rice University has developed a haptic feedback vest and camera system for a blind dog known as Kunde. The vest helps guide the dog through daily obstacles and the hope is that it will soon do the same for other pups. Whether it's from glaucoma, complications from diabetes, cataracts, or a host of other injuries and medical conditions, the fact is that a fair portion of older dogs will eventually go blind.
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2 weeks ago |
newatlas.com | Michael Franco
It certainly sounds like something from a new sci-fi series, but a power-free set of contact lenses impregnated with nanoparticles has proven successful in allowing humans to see what has previously been invisible – even when their eyes are closed. In a previous study, researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China demonstrated how injecting nanoparticles into the retinas of mice allowed them to see in the near-infrared range (NIR).
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