The loss of a penis, whether from cancer, accident or war injury, is emotionally traumatic, affecting urination, sexual intimacy and the ability to conceive a child. Many patients suffer in silence because of the stigma their injuries sometimes carry.
Source: Veteran who survived bomb blast has first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world
Diamond is one of the hardest materials on the planet. Created under extreme pressure, the crystals are used in all manner of applications where rigidity is the top priority. You’d never thin…
Source: Scientists grow diamonds that can bend and stretch like rubber – BGR
Aubrey de Grey took on the Hadwiger-Nelson problem, which has stumped mathematicians for more than 60 years
Source: Amateur mathematician cracks decades-old math problem | Science | AAAS
We may have a new weapon in our fight against the rising tide of plastic pollution – and it was discovered by accident. By studying the structure of an existing enzyme previously found to be useful at digesting plastic, researchers at the University of Portsmouth and the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) created a mutant version that works even more effectively.
Source: Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic waste | Alphr
SpaceX’s launch of NASA’s exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite may have been delayed, but that’s not stopping scientists from using the hardware they already have to make new, otherwo…
Source: Astronomers discovery trio of gas giant planets orbiting distant stars – BGR
