Why Yahoo’s iconic color is purple Yahoo just posted an interesting video that would fit nicely in a Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2m7DtkF SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo just posted an interesting video that would fit nicely in a time capsule: Company CEO Marissa Mayer interviewing co-founders Jerry Yang and David Filo in a fireside chat, reminiscing on the Internet icon’s first 22 years. After a rocky start – Yang jokingly recalled that Filo, a teaching assistant in his computer architecture class at Stanford University, gave Yang his first-ever “B” for a midterm – they teamed up while in school to create a company whose products and services reach billions of people.
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Biohaven closes second tranche of $80 mln private placement
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd , a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company targeting neurological diseases, including rare disorders, has closed the second tranche of its $80 million private placement. Venrock was the lead investor.
NASA’s fermi sees gamma rays from ‘hidden’ solar flares
VIDEO: On three occasions, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has detected gamma rays from solar storms on the far side of the sun, emission the Earth-orbiting satellite shouldn’t be able to… view more An international science team says NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has observed high-energy light from solar eruptions located on the far side of the sun, which should block direct light from these events. This apparent paradox is providing solar scientists with a unique tool for exploring how charged particles are accelerated to nearly the speed of light and move across the sun during solar flares.
Rat-grown mouse pancreases help reverse diabetes in mice
Mouse pancreases grown in rats generate functional, insulin-producing cells that can reverse diabetes when transplanted into mice with the disease, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo. The recipient animals required only days of immunosuppressive therapy to prevent rejection of the genetically matched rather than lifelong treatment.
Santa Clara University receives $100 million to build STEM facility
Santa Clara University plans to build an ambitious new science, technology, engineering and math hub, backed by a record $100 million gift from Susan and John A. Sobrato, an SCU alumnus and founder of one of Silicon Valley’s largest commercial development firms. The elegant new building, outfitted with state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment, could be a game-changer for the private, 165-year-old Jesuit university whose reputation was built on the liberal arts, creating a rare opportunity to link fast-moving technical fields with the school’s long-standing commitment to ethics.
Diabetes: Stimulating bone stem cells may improve fracture repair
Researchers have discovered a protein that stimulates bone stem cells in mice with diabetes so that the animals heal better after a fracture. They suggest that this could lead to a new treatment to improve bone repair in people with diabetes.
U.S. bioengineers develop low-cost, hand-powered blood centrifuge
Bioengineers at Stanford University in west coast of the United States have created an ultra-low-cost, hand-powered blood centrifuge with rotational speeds of up to 125,000 revolutions per minute . The device, capable of separating blood plasma from red cells in 1.5 minutes, applies the same mechanical principles in a whirligig, which is built by threading a loop of twine through two holes in a button, grabbing the loop ends, then rhythmically pulling.
Can Virtual Reality Make You More Empathetic?
A Syrian woman and her child sit in their refugee living space in Lebanon. They are featured in Four Walls, a virtual reality presentation by the International Rescue Committee.
2016 to break heat record
Two days before the presidential inauguration, scientists are expected to announce that 2016 was the hottest year on Earth since record-keeping began in 1880 - news that will test national, state and economic leadership on climate change. Even as Washington, D.C., and California bundle up against winter chill, records will show that extreme heat blanketed large areas of every continent this year, pushing up average temperatures for the third year in a row.
2016 to break heat record; temps challenging climate change skeptics
Two days before the presidential inauguration, scientists are expected to announce that 2016 was the hottest year on Earth since record-keeping began in 1880 - news that will test national, state and economic leadership on climate change. Even as Washington, D.C., and California bundle up against winter chill, records will show that extreme heat blanketed large areas of every continent this year, pushing up average temperatures for the third year in a row.
Climate change: Hottest year triggers call for action
Two days before the presidential inauguration, scientists are expected to announce that 2016 was the hottest year on earth since record-keeping began in 1880 - news that will test national, state and economic leadership on climate change. Even as Washington D.C. and California bundle up against winter chill, records will show that extreme heat blanketed large areas of every continent this year, pushing up average temperatures for the third year in a row.
Stanford scientists see big potential for tiny wires
Assembled with the help of diamondoids, the microscopic nanowires can be seen with the naked eye because the strong mutual attraction between their diamondoid shells makes them clump together, in this case by the millions. At top right, an image made with a scanning electron microscope shows nanowire clusters magnified 10,000 times.
Let there be light! Online platform lets students do science in real time
The internet is a wonder of the modern world. From a quiet cafe in Berlin one can explore the bustling streets of Shenzhen, China, the seemingly desolate Australian Outback, and the depths of the Mariana Trench – all while chatting with countless connected people in between.