It literally mind boggling how much is happening everyday in the worlds of science and technology. Below are just three breakthroughs. By the way, thanks to the thousands of mice who have given their all for science:
“Our understanding of Alzheimer's, a neurodegenerative condition that, according to Alzheimer's Disease International, affects a staggering 46.8 million people across the globe, is constantly improving. Now, scientists at the Salk Institute have taken another step in the right direction. They're using a laboratory mouse model of the disease to evaluate the effectiveness of a specific protein at breaking up plaques in the brain, that are central to the progression of the condition.”
“Medical researchers have been interested in the potential of the protein, known as Neuregulin-1, to tackle neurological diseases for a while. It has many functions across the brain, and according to the Salk team, might be useful in tackling everything from Parkinson's to schizophrenia.”
Protein successfully combats Alzheimer's in mice, Chris Wood, New Atlas, 25 Aug 2016
About those Rainbows
“There's more to rainbows than meets the eye. Knowledge gained from studying these multicoloured arcs of scattered light can be incredibly useful in ways that may not immediately spring to mind. Rainbow effects can warn of chemical contamination in the atmosphere, help to develop more efficient combustion engines and possibly even provide insight into the mechanics of reinforced concrete.”
“Writing in European Journal of Physics, Alexander Haußmann of the Institute of Applied Physics at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany, has reviewed the latest developments in the field of rainbow research. His article takes a comprehensive look at natural rainbows and touches on the many practical applications of this fascinating interaction between light, liquid and gas.”
Rainbows in nature: recent advances in observation and theory, Alexander Haußmann, 2016, Eur. J. Phys., (as cited in Physorg.com)
Your Roof Can Multitask!
Elon Musk has decided to make and sell Tesla solar roof tiles. Other companies have been trying to create and sell them, but their efforts have failed to bring home the bacon.
Mr. Musk has a history of bacon-bringing. He plans to make your roof keep you dry and produce your electricity, too.
There’s a name for it, too, Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV).
BIPV “replaces materials of the building envelope with photovoltaics. This is in contrast with traditional rooftop solar installations, which entails attaching a PV module to a building separately. The goal of BIPV is to integrate installation as part of a construction project, rather than a separate post-construction addition. In theory, this would result in significant savings by reducing labor and installation costs and eliminating the need for separate racking equipment. With BIPV, solar becomes an efficient building material rather than a luxury add-on.”
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Will Tesla’s Solar Panel Roof Be the Next Solar Shingles?, energysage,com
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