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Ultrasound is a potential male contraceptive
New research conducted on rats has used commercially available ultrasound equipment to reduce their sperm count to levels which would cause infertility in humans. The technique could potentially act as an inexpensive and longlasting male contraceptive.
Scientists develop ‘tricorder’ Star Trek technology
Scientists have developed a new way to create electromagnetic Terahertz (THz) waves - the technology used behind full-body security scanners, at a more efficient and continuous wavelength. Also known as T-waves, the new waves could be used to create medical scanning gadgets and possibly lead to innovations similar to the fictional ‘tricorder’ used in the TV series Star Trek.
New cancer treatment uses light
A Norwegian company have been developing a cancer treatment that better targets drugs to cancer cells without affecting other areas of the body. The technique utilises photochemical internalisation (PCI) technology and involves shining a laser beam onto the affected cells.
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- New technology introduced for struggling teachers
- Horizon 2020 proposals receive good reaction from LERU
- SEED Library goes live December 5th