Liberty University will be the new owner of the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research building in Bedford County, after the $4.3 million sale was approved Tuesday by the Virginia Tobacco Revitalization Commission Tuesday at a meeting in Richmond.
Day: February 1, 2017
‘Platypus of microbiology’ bacterium pushes boundaries of evolution
A bacterium dubbed the “platypus of microbiology” is even stranger than first thought, with the discovery it contains structures normally only found in more complex cells. The find, by an international team led by University of Queensland researcher Emeritus Professor John Fuerst, adds to the debate about how complex cells evolved, and casts doubt on long-held theories of evolution.
BookArc updated to support the latest MacBook Pros
Twelve South has released a new model of its BookArc – which allows you to run your setup from the power of your Mac laptop while in closed clamshell mode – that supports the 2016 MacBook Pros. To use you slide your MacBook Pro into the silicone slot, connect it to an external display, add a full-size keyboard and mouse to enjoy the comfort of a desktop setup.
Bat-inspired robot swoops and dives like the real thing
It swoops, flaps and dives just like the animals it was designed to mimic. Inspired by the flexibility and agility of bats and their wings, a team of engineers has come up with an autonomous flying robot with the same skills – one that could ultimately be used to survey building sites from the air.
5 Must-See Destinations In Paris
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Gartner Positions CrowdStrike as a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms
CrowdStrike has demonstrated a proven ability to replace legacy antivirus solutions and protect against known and unknown threats without the use of signatures. As a result, the platform provides more complete protection while allowing organizations to control their security spending and reduce overhead.
Badass Librarian Tracks Down ‘Hackers,’ Clears Student’s Name
On Tuesday, a New York-based school librarian named Jennifer Iacopelli put on her detective cap after a crying student approached her for help. According to a series of increasingly Sherlock-esque tweets, she is apparently a master of both the Dewey Decimal System and sleuthing.
Trudeau abandons promise to change voting system in time for 2019 election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a town hall meeting at Alumni Hall, Western University on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in London, Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley In a mandate letter for newly appointed Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, Trudeau makes it clear that electoral reform _ once top of mind for the Liberal government _ is no longer on the agenda.
Apple’s Earnings Highlight Strengths And Weaknesses
In the December quarter, Apple achieved record revenue of $78.4 billion and record sales of iPhone at 78.3 million. Repatriation of a substantial portion of Apple’s $230 billion in overseas cash should propel Apple’s growth through new product development and M&A.
Global Home Automation Market Will Reach Around USD 21.0 Billion by 2020
Zion Research has published a new report titled “Home Automation and Managed) Market by Networking Technology for Lighting, Safety and security, HVAC, Entertainment and Other Applications – Global Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis, and Forecast, 2014 – 2020”. According to the report, global home automation market was valued at around USD 5.0 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach USD 21.0 billion in 2020, growing at a CAGR of around 25% between 2015 and 2020.
Your Stocks Are Really Resilient – Until They Aren’t
A couple of weeks ago, I recounted a conversation I had with a friend who works at a little nondescript cafe overlooking the beach. The place has been there a long time.
Queen Elizabeth Prize Awarded to Inventors Who Revolutionized Digital Imaging
Winners of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering announced in London today, Michael Tompsett Nobukazu Teranishi and Eric Fossum . Along with George Smith they will share the A 1million prize for combined contribution to digital imaging have been honored with the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize, a British award that celebrates world-changing innovations in engineering that have been of global benefit to humanity.
Queen Elizabeth Prize Awarded to Inventors Who Revolutionized Digital Imaging
Winners of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering announced in London today, Michael Tompsett Nobukazu Teranishi and Eric Fossum . Along with George Smith they will share the A 1million prize for combined contribution to digital imaging have been honored with the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize, a British award that celebrates world-changing innovations in engineering that have been of global benefit to humanity.
Queen Elizabeth Prize Awarded to Inventors Who Revolutionized Digital Imaging
Winners of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering announced in London today, Michael Tompsett Nobukazu Teranishi and Eric Fossum . Along with George Smith they will share the A 1million prize for combined contribution to digital imaging have been honored with the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize, a British award that celebrates world-changing innovations in engineering that have been of global benefit to humanity.
Queen Elizabeth Prize Awarded to Inventors Who Revolutionized Digital Imaging
Winners of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering announced in London today, Michael Tompsett Nobukazu Teranishi and Eric Fossum . Along with George Smith they will share the A 1million prize for combined contribution to digital imaging have been honored with the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize, a British award that celebrates world-changing innovations in engineering that have been of global benefit to humanity.
Earth’s magnetic poles may be poised to flip
Article by Phil Livermore, Associate Professor of geophysics, University of Leeds and Jon Mound, Associate Professor of Geophysics, University of Leeds Schematic illustration of the invisible magnetic field lines generated by the Earth, represented as a dipole magnet field. In actuality, our magnetic shield is squeezed in closer to Earth on the Sun-facing side and extremely elongated on the night-side due to the solar wind.
REACTION: How tech experts responded to the Union Budget 2017
India is a “bright spot” in the world economy, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as he unveiled the annual budget. But did he unveil a budget which India expected out of him? Here’s what the experts had to say.
Ping takes the Bluetooth tracker and gives it cellular and GPS smarts
Bluetooth trackers are a godsend for forgetful people, but they have their limitations. If you’re out of range, there’s no other way to find the tagged object unless you want to walk around with the app and find it yourself and hope your phone detects the tag’s signal.
Ping takes the Bluetooth tracker and gives it cellular and GPS smarts
Bluetooth trackers are a godsend for forgetful people, but they have their limitations. If you’re out of range, there’s no other way to find the tagged object unless you want to walk around with the app and find it yourself and hope your phone detects the tag’s signal.
As if ‘Blade Runner’ wasn’t enough, Denis Villeneuve…
Denis Villeneuve is adding another sci-fi classic to his resume as he’s set to direct the planned new film adaptation of “Dune”. Legendary pictures bought the rights to “Dune” at the end of last year and reportedly has plans to tell new stories in both movie and TV form.
As if ‘Blade Runner’ wasn’t enough, Denis Villeneuve…
Denis Villeneuve is adding another sci-fi classic to his resume as he’s set to direct the planned new film adaptation of “Dune”. Legendary pictures bought the rights to “Dune” at the end of last year and reportedly has plans to tell new stories in both movie and TV form.
As if ‘Blade Runner’ wasn’t enough, Denis Villeneuve…
Denis Villeneuve is adding another sci-fi classic to his resume as he’s set to direct the planned new film adaptation of “Dune”. Legendary pictures bought the rights to “Dune” at the end of last year and reportedly has plans to tell new stories in both movie and TV form.
AnyMeeting Acquires Timebridge.com to Simplify Meeting Scheduling
Timebridge’s Free Cloud-based Scheduling for Outlook and Google Calendars adds to AnyMeeting’s Growing Sales and Marketing Engagement Platform AnyMeeting announced today that it has acquired Timebridge with its free, cloud-based, collaborative online scheduler and more than 250,000 users. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
AnyMeeting Acquires Timebridge.com to Simplify Meeting Scheduling
Timebridge’s Free Cloud-based Scheduling for Outlook and Google Calendars adds to AnyMeeting’s Growing Sales and Marketing Engagement Platform AnyMeeting announced today that it has acquired Timebridge with its free, cloud-based, collaborative online scheduler and more than 250,000 users. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
AnyMeeting Acquires Timebridge.com to Simplify Meeting Scheduling
Timebridge’s Free Cloud-based Scheduling for Outlook and Google Calendars adds to AnyMeeting’s Growing Sales and Marketing Engagement Platform AnyMeeting announced today that it has acquired Timebridge with its free, cloud-based, collaborative online scheduler and more than 250,000 users. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
AnyMeeting Acquires Timebridge.com to Simplify Meeting Scheduling
Timebridge’s Free Cloud-based Scheduling for Outlook and Google Calendars adds to AnyMeeting’s Growing Sales and Marketing Engagement Platform AnyMeeting announced today that it has acquired Timebridge with its free, cloud-based, collaborative online scheduler and more than 250,000 users. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
3 Reasons Email Campaigns Remain the Best Marketing Tool
I used to think that email marketing’s days were numbered. But, as a recent study from marketing technology pioneer Zeta Global and market research firm The Relevancy Group found, there’s even more value for email marketing today than in years past.
3 Reasons Email Campaigns Remain the Best Marketing Tool
I used to think that email marketing’s days were numbered. But, as a recent study from marketing technology pioneer Zeta Global and market research firm The Relevancy Group found, there’s even more value for email marketing today than in years past.
Airbus Is About To Build A Self-Flying Electric Robo-Taxi
If you think self-driving cars are futuristic, imagine them flying overhead. That’s what European aerospace titan Airbus has done in designing its Vahana electric, autonomous plane, which can fly a single passenger on trips of around 50 miles, getting there about twice as fast as by car.
Airbus Is About To Build A Self-Flying Electric Robo-Taxi
If you think self-driving cars are futuristic, imagine them flying overhead. That’s what European aerospace titan Airbus has done in designing its Vahana electric, autonomous plane, which can fly a single passenger on trips of around 50 miles, getting there about twice as fast as by car.
Advanced Micro Devices Q4 Report Reaffirms Bullish Thesis
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. , a global semiconductor company , has seen its stock soar nearly 375 percent over the past year. Investors and traders appear to be convinced the already strong gains seen since the stock bottomed at $1.81 can be sustained as the stock was trading higher by more than 5 percent following the company’s fourth quarter results .
Advanced Micro Devices Q4 Report Reaffirms Bullish Thesis
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. , a global semiconductor company , has seen its stock soar nearly 375 percent over the past year. Investors and traders appear to be convinced the already strong gains seen since the stock bottomed at $1.81 can be sustained as the stock was trading higher by more than 5 percent following the company’s fourth quarter results .
Apple, Inc.’s Record Returns the Company to Growth
Shares moved a few percentage points higher immediately after the company released its figures for its Dec. 31-ending first fiscal quarter of 2017. Apple’s revenue and earnings exceeded both management’s own forecast for the quarter and analysts’ consensus estimate.
Moon Express Closer to Mining the Moon for Metals and Lunar Rocks
Now a private company, Moon Express will go beyond earth’s orbit as it has collected enough funds for this purpose. Recent news shows that Moon Express got another fund of $ 20 million for its lunar missions that will occur at the end of 2017.
Moon Express Closer to Mining the Moon for Metals and Lunar Rocks
Now a private company, Moon Express will go beyond earth’s orbit as it has collected enough funds for this purpose. Recent news shows that Moon Express got another fund of $ 20 million for its lunar missions that will occur at the end of 2017.
Ocado Tests Soft Robot Hand for Picking Fruit
The Internet-based green grocers store known as Ocado has come up with a very intricate robotic hand that will pick and pack fruits and vegetables in warehouses without bruising them in the slightest way. The warehouse is located in Andover, Hampshire.
Ocado Tests Soft Robot Hand for Picking Fruit
The Internet-based green grocers store known as Ocado has come up with a very intricate robotic hand that will pick and pack fruits and vegetables in warehouses without bruising them in the slightest way. The warehouse is located in Andover, Hampshire.
Anthony Hilton: Insurers must plan ahead to survive disaster
The 9/11 terrorist attack that destroyed the World Trade Centre in New York was at the time the largest single catastrophe ever to hit the London insurance market. In the days that followed, many firms had serious doubts about whether they could pay the claims and still be solvent, and it turned out some couldn’t.
Anthony Hilton: Insurers must plan ahead to survive disaster
The 9/11 terrorist attack that destroyed the World Trade Centre in New York was at the time the largest single catastrophe ever to hit the London insurance market. In the days that followed, many firms had serious doubts about whether they could pay the claims and still be solvent, and it turned out some couldn’t.
Anthony Hilton: Insurers must plan ahead to survive disaster
The 9/11 terrorist attack that destroyed the World Trade Centre in New York was at the time the largest single catastrophe ever to hit the London insurance market. In the days that followed, many firms had serious doubts about whether they could pay the claims and still be solvent, and it turned out some couldn’t.