Brexit bans EU boats from zapping fish using controversial ‘pulse trawling’ method in UK waters 

Brexit bans EU boats from zapping fish using controversial ‘pulse trawling’ method in UK waters Fishermen from the EU have been banned from ‘pulse trawling’ in British waters The controversial technique uses electrical signals to drive flat fish into nets Environment Minister Zac Goldsmith said it was ‘fantastic news’ for UK waters By John Stevens … Read more

Coronavirus device Nanowave kills virus by zapping it with UV light 

Dynamics, an electronics firm, unveiled a coronavirus killing machine that sucks up germs and blasts them with high-intensity ultraviolet light. Called Nanowave, the technology is capable of eliminating 99 percent of the virus in less than two thousandths of a second. The device consists of four motors that pulls air in at up to 300 … Read more

Coronavirus ‘killing device’ destroys the virus by sucking in germs and zapping them with UV light 

Dynamics, an electronics firm, unveiled a coronavirus killing machine that sucks up germs and blasts them with high-intensity ultraviolet light. Called Nanowave, the technology is capable of eliminating 99 percent of the virus in less than two thousandths of a second. The device consists of four motors that pulls air in at up to 300 … Read more

Earbud-like device claims to boost linguistic skills by zapping your ear

A small device that ‘zaps the ear’ to trigger nerves in the brain that hold the key to learning languages has been developed and it could improve your language skills.  The simple gadget dramatically improves the wearer’s ability to learn new words, say the University of Pittsburgh team behind the research new development. The painless … Read more

Alzheimer’s disease could be treated by zapping patients’ brains

Zapping the brain for just 25 minutes boosts memory as scientists say weak electrical currents could also be used to treat Alzheimer’s It takes only a weak electrical current to restore thinking powers, experts say The tiny pulses of electricity are thought to synchronise their brainwaves  Older people zapped performed as well as those in … Read more

Scan that lets doctors see live video of the cancer they’re zapping

Half of all patients diagnosed with cancer will undergo radiotherapy — an important and effective tool in the arsenal against the disease. However, even with precise planning, radiotherapy treatment can go awry. The normal workings of the body during treatment — breathing, the bladder filling, digestion, tensing up — can make a tumour move up … Read more