Genetic engineering, turning bacteria into fuel, searching for traces of drugs – it’s all in a day’s work for the team at the Institute of Biochemical technology here in Bratislava. Gavin Shoebridge got ...
Chances something you own comes from China. Whether it’s your phone, computer, or even your clothes, slowly but surely China has become the warehouse for the world. It’s only logical therefore that we ...
Plants do more than just produce oxygen. They’re capable of cleaning the air, the soil, and the water all by themselves. They also provide nutrition for animals from aphids to elephants. A warming world ...
It’s often said that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, however they’re also the best friends of many other industries from drilling to heat sinks, to speakers – yet most of the diamonds that have been ...
The BIONEXGEN project is all about finding better ways to do things when it comes to medicines. Unfortunately in order to create many modern medicines, tonnes of waste is manufactured. This waste is expensive ...
When you hear the name Chernobyl what do you picture in your mind? Empty streets? Abandoned homes? Healthy lush plant life? In actual fact, Chernobyl has all of those things, and one of those things has ...
A conference on the future of European solar electricity took place in Bratislava in late June as part of the international PV Grid project. A total of 16 countries are currently involved in making solar ...
A group of 4 young Slovaks came up with a unique invention that could make lives of the blind and visually impaired so much easier. Katarina Richterova went to find out more about this “super belt” and ...
Wine makers will tell you that grapes are the only fruit that naturally contain everything you need to make wine, provided the conditions are present to start the process. So, how could anyone improve ...
You’ve no doubt seen movies and cartoons about invisible cloaks, where by putting on a special sheet somehow allows the wearer to disappear from sight. While scientists are still a long way away from solving ...
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