Engineering protein to fight cancer

Scientists fight cancer, engineers invent neural stimulator, a transparent face mask. [Interesting Engineering]( }}) Wednesday, 10 Jun 2020 The countdown is on for Rocket Lab's "Don't Stop Me Now" rocket launch. Lift-off is due no earlier than 04:43, 11 June UTC, so you should [read this to learn]( how you can tune in. As for your briefings: - Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, [reached]( the deepest underwater location on Earth, Challenger Deep. - Today in 1948, the U.S. Air Force revealed that the sound barrier was broken by Chuck Yeager, who was piloting the rocket airplane X-1. Curious about how the sonic boom phenomenon works? [Give this one a read](. With numerous headlines on the line, let's dive in. Know someone who'd enjoy our newsletter? Just forward this email! First time reading? You can sign up [here]( [New Cancer-Fighting Protein Can Also Help Regenerate Neurons]( Researchers have come up with a way to engineer one ligand in a few different ways to produce two very different results. [New Cancer-Fighting Protein Can Also Help Regenerate Neurons]( [Biology]( [ktsimage/iStock]( One can help fight cancers while the other regenerates neurons. Talk about multitasking! [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Transparent, Breathable Face Masks are Well Under Way]( As face masks become the norm around the world, it's become harder to understand people's muffled words, as well as reading expressions. [Transparent, Breathable Face Masks are Well Under Way]( [Innovation]( [EPFL]( Now, a team of researchers from EPFL and Empa in Switzerland has come up with a way of solving these issues: a breathable, transparent surgical mask. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Engineers Invent Magnetically-Powered Neural Stimulator]( A team of engineers invented a tiny, wireless, and magnetically-powered neural stimulator device. [Engineers Invent Magnetically-Powered Neural Stimulator]( [Innovation]( [Jeff Fitlow / Rice University]( This neural stimulator is the first magnetically-powered device capable of functioning at high-frequency signals. It is almost a work of art — roughly the size of a grain of rice. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Million-Mile EV Battery Could Take You Around the Globe 50 Times] [sshepard/iStock]( [News]( [Million-Mile EV Battery Could Take You Around the Globe 50 Times]( These goodies are ready to produce. [> Read More]( [Beyond Technology: How Smart Cities Are Reinventing Themselves Post-COVID-19] [Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit/Flickr]( [Innovation]( [Beyond Technology: How Smart Cities Are Reinventing Themselves Post-COVID-19]( The cities will have to be smart(er). [> Read More]( [Universe "Confirmed" to be Flat by Dark Energy Measurements] [mustafasen/iStock]( [News]( [Universe "Confirmed" to be Flat by Dark Energy Measurements]( The findings could also help to settle the debate over the Hubble constant. [> Read More]( [Artificial Brains Need Sleep Just as Much as Regular Brains Do] [Just_Super/iStock]( [AI]( [Artificial Brains Need Sleep Just as Much as Regular Brains Do]( It turns out that artificial brains love sleep too. [> Read More]( [Tesla Model S P100D Ghosted Ferrari F12 in a Quick Race] [ICSI / YouTube]( [Industry]( [Tesla Model S P100D Ghosted Ferrari F12 in a Quick Race]( A Tesla Model S P100D raced a Ferrari F12, and practically won with the word "go." [> Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Video of the Day [Musician Plays Sax and Duets With an Echo Created by a Natural Gas Pipeline]( [Musician Plays Sax and Duets With an Echo Created by a Natural Gas Pipeline]( This musician jammed with his sax next to a gas pipeline, and his "lonely concert" sounds just oh-so-amazing. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [youtube]( [linkedin]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( to manage your newsletter subscriptions. [Display on interestingengineering.com]( Interesting Engineering, Inc 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94105 © Copyright 2020 | Interesting Engineering, Inc. All Rights Reserved