Japan creates face mask that GLOWS when it detects Covid-19
- 10-Dec-2021
Japanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect COVID-19 by glowing under ultraviolet light. The discovery by Yasuhiro Tsukamoto and his team at Kyoto Prefectural University in western Japan could provide for low-cost testing of the virus at home, they said in a press release. The scientists started by creating a mask […]
The warm glow of giving starts in your brain: study
- 11-Jul-2017
What inspires humans to acts of generosity? Economists, psychologists and philosophers have pondered this question for millennia. If one assumes that human behaviour is primarily motivated by self-interest, it seems illogical to willingly sacrifice resources for others. In an attempt to solve this paradox, some experts have theorised that giving satisfies a desire to boost […]
Eiffel Tower to glow red and white to honour Istanbul dead
- 30-Jun-2016
PARIS: The Eiffel Tower will light up in red and white, the colours of the Turkish flag, on Thursday in homage to the 42 people killed in the attack on Istanbul's airport, Paris city hall said.