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Novel Technology Uses Bacteria for Cleaning Water 21 Jan 2019

Novel Technology Uses Bacteria for Cleaning Water

A novel technology was developed by Indian-origin researchers that can clean water twice as fast as commercially available ultrafiltration membranes. The advance brings hope for countries like India where clean drinking water is a big issue. According to a team from the Washington University in St. Louis. More than one in 10 people in the […]

Iran, China hold session on coop. on polymer-based projects 20 Jan 2019

Iran, China hold session on coop. on polymer-based projects

A number of Iranian nano companies held a session with a trade delegation from China to confer on expansion of cooperation on polymer-based projects. According to Vice-Presidency of Science and Technology, a trade delegation from China recently visited Iran to get acquainted with the capacities of Iranian companies and take practical measures for carrying out […]

Would you ever be desperate enough to use a charging station made by a U.S. spy agency? 20 Jan 2019

Would you ever be desperate enough to use a charging station made by a U.S. spy agency?

The National Security Agency (NSA) has been accused in the past of listening in to the conversations you have on your smartphone. This is a U.S. intelligence agency after all. But suppose your phone’s battery was about to die and you didn’t bring along a power bank or your charging cable. Would you be desperate enough to […]

Apple Watch’s breakout feature could be coming to Wear OS 19 Jan 2019

Apple Watch’s breakout feature could be coming to Wear OS

The breakout new feature on the Apple Watch series 4 is the electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) sensor that checks the rhythm of your heart. The sensor will alert you to serious issues like atrial fibrillation (afib), and has already properly alerted users who didn’t know that they had this condition. While timepieces powered by Google’s Wear OS lack […]

Researchers develop nano-catalyst to replace chem. solvents with water 16 Jan 2019

Researchers develop nano-catalyst to replace chem. solvents with water

 A research team in Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute and Alzahra University has synthesized a novel nano-catalyst which can help the industry replace chemical solvents with water. Usually, industrial reactions take place in chemical solvents which have numerous environmental side-effects. Replacing these chemical solvents not only can reduce the industrial pollutants, but it also helps […]

Researchers design polymeric nanocarrier to target cancer cells 16 Jan 2019

Researchers design polymeric nanocarrier to target cancer cells

A research team at Isfahan University in cooperation with a Japanese team designed a nanocarrier to deliver anti-cancer drugs. According to Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council (INIC), the research team synthesized a nanocarrier based on graphene oxide which can deliver anti-cancer drugs to cancer cells. This prototype is environment-friendly, the solubility of the carrier is improved […]

Amazon developing video gaming streaming service for smartphones 14 Jan 2019

Amazon developing video gaming streaming service for smartphones

After Verizon, another giant is reportedly gearing up to launch its own video gaming streaming service for mobile devices – Amazon. However, unlike Verizon which is expected to launch the service at some point this year, Amazon’s service is rumored to arrive in 2020. A new report from the Information explains that Amazon’s cloud computing service will […]

Galaxy S10 may include next-gen memory chips that are 1.5x faster 13 Jan 2019

Galaxy S10 may include next-gen memory chips that are 1.5x faster

Way back in July, Samsung unveiled its next-generation LPDDR5 DRAM chips. These offer significant performance improvements over the current LPDDR4 chips but are yet to be used inside smartphones. According to one tipster, though, this could change with the Galaxy S10. When compared to the current-gen chips, the LPDDR5 standard brings a significant 1.5x performance boost to the table. […]

The AirPower wireless charging pad has finally entered production: report 13 Jan 2019

The AirPower wireless charging pad has finally entered production: report

The AirPower charging mat is one of Apple’s most controversial products in recent history due to the company’s silence on its status. But now it seems as though it could finally be on the way. After multiple delays and development issues, Hong Kong website ChargerLab has revealed (via MacRumors) that manufacturer Luxshare Precision, the company currently in charge of making […]

Deal: Save $125 on the Apple Watch Series 3 Nike+ (GPS + LTE) 13 Jan 2019

Deal: Save $125 on the Apple Watch Series 3 Nike+ (GPS + LTE)

Deal alert! The Apple Watch Series 3 Nike+ Edition (GPS + LTE) is now on sale at its pre-Christmas price at B&H Photo Video! Regular Series 3 Apple Watches typically retail at around $279, but if you want to add cellular connectivity on top of GPS support, you’d have to spend another $100 or more. This is a very specific model […]