Three decades ago, astronomers spotted one of the brightest exploding stars in more than 400 years. The titanic supernova, called Supernova 1987A , blazed with the power of 100 million suns for several months following its discovery on February 23rd, 1987.
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Stem cell transplants may help some with multiple sclerosis
Stem cell transplants may halt the progression of aggressive multiple sclerosis in nearly half of those with the debilitating disease, but picking the right patients for the treatment is key, a new study suggests. Specifically, younger patients with a relapsing form of MS who were not severely disabled and who hadn’t found relief with other treatments fared better than others over five years, the international team of researchers found.
Mum of revenge porn victim who killed herself speaks out
Mother of revenge porn victim who killed herself after video of her carrying out sex acts on five men went viral claims there was a criminal plan to humiliate her daughter The devastated mother of an Italian woman who killed herself after a sex tape was leaked online believes the video was shared as part of a ‘premeditated, criminal plan’ to humiliate her daughter. Revenge porn victim Tiziana Cantone, 31, committed suicide in September 2016, a year after videos of her performing sex acts with unidentified men went viral after they were posted online without her permission.
Syracuse is Sicily at its charming and eccentric best
Sigmund Freud described Sicily as ‘the loveliest region of Italy: a stunning orgy of colours, scents, and lightsa a great delight’, and Siracusa in the south east of the island has been inspiring people for ever. Local inventor and mathematician Archimedes was famously moved to run naked into its streets shouting ‘Eureka’ after his discovery about volume upon stepping into the bath and Cicero said it was ‘the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all’.
With this photo-based VR, you are (almost) there
Jim Schoonmaker had rented the place with his family last June, and by taking a few 360-degree digital photos inside, then linking them together, he had created a tour that included the roof deck, the bathroom, and the expansive living room with three big windows overlooking the Grand Canal not far from Piazza San Marco. It was a sunny day in the Italian city, and I wanted to walk out the front door and head for the closest gelateria.
Recording Functioning Muscles to Rehab Spinal Cord Injury Patients
They devised a system that records and interprets muscle signals from the physiotherapist and then stimulates specific muscles, in the patient, via an electro-stimulator. The acquisition system is based on a BITalino board that records the Surface Electromyography signal from the muscles of the physiotherapist, while they perform a specific exercise designed for the patient’s rehabilitation plan.
Why Philippe Starck is the – Robin Hood’ of design
As the newest restaurant he’s designed, for Hong Kong’s DFS, opens in Venice, the Frenchman talks mega yachts, Steve Jobs, why he stays away from fashion, and designing for Xiaomi despite not owning a mobile phone or computer Philippe Starck is removing the large cardboard sleeve of a Taschen book on Venice that’s on a coffee table in front of him. He looks at the sleeve intently, examining the folds that allow it to envelope the hardback, but also curiously allow the sleeve to stand up by virtue of another fold.
Creator of Kinder Surprise dies
WILLIAM Salice, who helped create the hugely popular Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs for children, has died in Italy aged 83, his foundation said. Salice had been undergoing treatment for a stroke in a hospital in the northern Italian town of Pavia, his Colour Your Life foundation and Italian media reports said.
NASA photograph
This artist’s concept of NASA’s X-57 Maxwell aircraft shows the plane’s specially designed wing and 14 electric motors. NASA Aeronautics researchers will use the X-57 to demonstrate that electric propulsion can make planes quieter, more efficient and more environmentally friendly.
NASA telescopes find clues for how giant black holes formed so quickly
Using data from NASA’s Great Observatories, astronomers have found the best evidence yet for cosmic seeds in the early universe that should grow into supermassive black holes. Researchers combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, and Spitzer Space Telescope to identify these possible black hole seeds.