Author : Dan Edel

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Born in Buffalo, NY, Dan is someone with a passion for travel and the environment. He is always eager to learn about different cultures and how people live.
Health

Cancer Research Has Led To A Heart Regeneration Discovery

Dan Edel
Researchers from the University of Cambridge‘s Department of Pharmacology have inadvertently discovered a gene that triggers heart cell regeneration, which could one day lead to a way to heal damaged hearts. This will have major...
Innovation Technology

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Drone Sets World Record, Flies Uninterrupted For 331 Minutes

Dan Edel
Last month FuelCellWorks reported that according to various Chinese media sources, a research drone powered by hydrogen fuel cells set a world record by flying for 331 minutes uninterrupted. The news was first reported by...
Sustainability

Basalt, Colorado Sets Renewable Energy Example Using Algorithms

Dan Edel
A small town in Colorado called Basalt with a population of 4,170 people is testing a different type of energy grid than everywhere else. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)...
Health Innovation Technology

Researchers Use AI to Monitor And Forecast Flu-like Illnesses

Dan Edel
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts invented a device called FluSense, which is portable and about the size of a large dictionary, to monitor flu-like illnesses in hospitals and healthcare settings. FluSense is powered by...
Innovation Technology

New Solar Efficiency Record of 24.16% Using Perovskite/CIGS by HZB

Dan Edel
Another world record has been established in the field of solar efficiency. This time it involves a “two-terminal” tandem cell consisting of perovskite and CIGS. A research team led by Dr. Steve Albrecht from Helmholtz...
Education Innovation Technology

17 Year Old Built a Newtonian Reflector Telescope at His Home

Dan Edel
In 2018, TIME magazine wrote an article about amateur astronomers who gathered on Breezy Hill in Springfield, Vermont. Zane Landers was one of the astronomers who was there that day. Zane is now 17 years...
Innovation Technology World News

A Six-junction Solar Cell has a New World Record 47.1% Efficiency

Dan Edel
Scientists around the world are regularly setting new world records in solar cell efficiency, and a team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has just achieved 47.1%. The new solar conversion efficiency record was achieved...
Innovation Technology

NASA Funding a New Moon Based Radio Telescope Proposal

Dan Edel
Previously, I wrote about a new solar gravitational lens (SGL) telescope that is in Phase III of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. This is a visionary aerospace program designed to nurture the creative...
Good News Lifestyle Sustainability

Urban Horticulture Can Design Our Sustainable Future

Dan Edel
A recent study was conducted in the UK about the hidden potential of urban horticulture and how it could best be implemented into existing landscapes. Researchers from the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University...
Health Science

New Ultrasound Study Being Conducted on Alzheimer’s Patients

Dan Edel
Australian researchers are studying if ultrasound therapy can help weaken the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s patients to test whether it would improve the intake of drugs. Anthony White, lead researcher of the study from QIMR...