MRIs before and after space missions reveal that astronauts’ brains compress and expand during spaceflight, according to a University of Michigan study. Image above: Blue shows areas of gray matter volume decrease, likely reflecting shifting of cerebrospinal fluid.
Day: March 4, 2017
On the commercialization path: New research supports women in STEM
Recently, Congress passed two bills designed to promote women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics professions, and presented them to the White House. This past Tuesday, President Trump signed these two bills-The INSPIRE Women Act, and The Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act-into law.
Investors see Snap’s IPO as ‘too big to fail’
A banner for Snap Inc hangs on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange on the morning of the company’s IPO in US. Photo: Reuters/File Institutional investors anxious not to be left out of this year’s marquee initial public offering helped Snap Inc pull off the biggest US-listed technology share sale this week since Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba Group Holding Inc smashed records in 2014.
Smart garbage can turns trash into a game
Waste is a big concern for cities — after all, no one likes looking at trash on the street. But it ends up there anyway, for various reasons: bins overflow, sometimes they’re hard to find and worst of all, some people just don’t care what they do with their trash.
“Disruption” isn’t the whole VRM story
The vast oeuvre of Marshall McLuhan contains a wonderful approach to understanding media called the tetrad of media effects . You can apply it to anything, from stone tools to robots.
Google Pixel update: Pixel 2 confirmed for 2017 as Google eyes…
That’s according to the company’s SVP of hardware, Rick Osterloh, who revealed the big news during a press event at Mobile World Congress earlier this week. Rumours of the Google Pixel 2 first emerged earlier this year, with the device expected to feature a number of hardware improvements on the first-generation device.
Jared Leto is in talks with Disney to star in Tron 3
Jared Leto is in talks with Disney to star in a sequel to Tron: Legacy as a brand new character named Ares Jared Leto is in early talks with Walt Disney Pictures to star in a sequel to Tron: Legacy, the follow-up to the 1982 film. A part three to the 2010 science fiction film was in the plans for years, but was ultimately suspended in 2015 – until now.
104th Street heats up with the opening of Shanghai speakeasy Baijiu
When a florist vacated the space in the historic Mercer Building on 104th Street, Kevin Cam and business partner, Justin Hill, wasted no time in signing the new lease papers. “Wouldn’t it be cool ifa ” has been the start of many a modern invention.
Stem cell treatment may restore vision to patients with damaged corneas
James Lauderdale is an associate professor of cellular biology in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences . Researchers working as part of the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center have developed a new way to identify and sort stem cells that may one day allow clinicians to restore vision to people with damaged corneas using the patient’s own eye tissue.
.com | A reply to No Ohno: Our democracy is an illusion
“The Cape Flats” is a name that at once evokes our shame-filled history of the Group Areas Act, while it allows us to ignore our responsibility to the families who live there, writes Sarah Crawford-Browne . What a delusional response to Anele Nduzulwana.
The pro market, the nerds, and the vision
Apple’s neglect of the pro market is causing a lot of gnashing of teeth in Apple-nerd circles, but it’s true to Apple’s vision. Apple used to be all about the Mac and now it is not.
Major Geeks: Free Software Downloads For the Computer Experts
Twenty years ago, a computer nerd wasn’t much of a thing. The internet was a delicacy only the tech geeks really knew anything about, and computers looked like boring boxes of wires.
Cybercriminals focusing on data-rich smartphones
Smartphones have become a mine of personal information, holding bank data, credit card information and addresses, making them the preferred target for cybercriminals, experts warn. “Cybercriminals go where there is value, and they have understood that the smartphone has become the preferred terminal for online shopping and payment,” said Tanguy de Coatpont, head of the French branch of international anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Google Invites Open Source Devs to Give E2EMail Encryption a Go
Google last week released its E2EMail encryption code to open source as a way of pushing development of the technology. “Google has been criticized over the amount of time and seeming lack of progress it has made in E2EMail encryption, so open sourcing the code could help the project proceed more quickly,” said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT .
The New “Beauty And The Beast” Features Disney’s First Gay Character
All change In the new Beauty And The Beast Belle – and not her father – is an inventor and new songs have been added to those featured on the 1991 film’s soundtrack We also saw villain Gaston and his right-hand man LeFou in action when Disney teased the song “Gaston” earlier this week. “He’s confused about what he wants”, Condon said .
Huawei to launch P10 devices in Africa by April
The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus will be available in Australia, Austria, Chile, China, Columbia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam beginning in March. The Huawei P10 , P10 Plus and Watch 2 received an impressive 42 awards to-date for their striking design and portrait capabilities.
The Introverted Entrepreneur: They Do Exist and Quietly Run Profitable Businesses
Serial entrepreneur, Azalea McKinney, talks with This Woman Knows Editor-in-Chief and The Whole Woman Virtual Summit Co-Host, Lisa N. Alexander, on how she built several successful businesses all while being an introvert. CYPRESS, Texas – March 4, 2017 – PRLog — In preparation of The Whole Woman Virtual Summit to be held March 27-31, 2017, summit co-host, Lisa N. Alexander interviews Houston businesswoman, Azalea McKinney on the businesses she has successfully started and offers advice to other introverts who have entrepreneurial aspirations.
Ford GT Competition Shed Pounds, Adds Performance
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Is The Samsung Galaxy Book a Microsoft Surface Pro Killer?
Samsung unveiled a new 2-in-1 tablet, called the Galaxy Book, at Mobile World Congress 2017. It is a Windows 10 device that comes bundled with a stylus and keyboard case.
This photo taken Feb. 27, 2017, shows East Ridge, Tennessee, resident …
This photo taken Feb. 27, 2017, shows East Ridge, Tennessee, resident Andre Boaz posing with a portrait of his great-aunt Mary Jackson, left, and mother Aurellia Mitchell Boaz who were both featured in the recent movie “Hidden Figures”. less This photo taken Feb. 27, 2017, shows East Ridge, Tennessee, resident Andre Boaz posing with a portrait of his great-aunt Mary Jackson, left, and mother Aurellia Mitchell Boaz who were both featured in the … more This photo taken Feb. 27, 2017, shows East Ridge, Tennessee, resident Andre Boaz posing with a portrait of his great-aunt Mary Jackson, left, and mother Aurellia Mitchell Boaz who were both featured in the recent movie “Hidden Figures”.
Sessions’ path to remake Justice Department may be clearer
The political cloud over Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to step back from any investigation touching the Trump campaign may have a silver lining for a law enforcement officer who appears preoccupied by violent crime, drugs and immigration. Now that Sessions will no longer oversee any investigation into the 2016 election, his path to continue a refashioning of the Justice Department may be even clearer.
America Needs a Liberal Party
America needs a new political party, one opposed to isolationism, protectionism, nativism, authoritarianism, and ecologism – but which also supports free enterprise, constitutional government, human equality, liberty, dignity, and the defensive alliance of all nations committed to such ideals. Some might call such a party “conservative,” and indeed, many of those who call themselves conservatives today would find themselves in agreement with its tenets.
Here’s why Steve Jobs never let his kids use an iPad
Steve Jobs in 2010 was on the stage at the Apple event releasing the iPad and he described it as a wonderful device that brought you educational tools. It allowed you to surf the web, it allowed you to watch videos, it allowed you to interact with other people.
NASA photos of Seattle, the Northwest: From space, ‘the…
Consider the one called “Earthrise,” taken by astronaut Bill Anders on Dec. 24, 1968, and called by Time magazine one of the 100 most influential images of all time . A recording at the time has Anders exclaiming , “Oh, my God! Look at that picture over there! Here’s the Earth coming up.
Inventor of lithium-ion battery introduces safer, faster-charging alternative
John Goodenough, a 94-year-old professor, says his new battery can charge faster than current lithium-ion designs, and is noncombustible. A 2013 photo provided by the Japan Transport Safety Board shows frayed and broken earthing wire from the overheated All Nippon Airways’ Boeing 787 lithium-ion battery.
Probing seven worlds with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
Washington, Mar 4 : With the discovery of seven earth-sized planets around the TRAPPIST-1 star 40 light years away, astronomers are looking to the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope to help us find out if any of these planets could possibly support life. If these planets have atmospheres, the James Webb Space Telescope will be the key to unlocking their secrets, said Doug Hudgins, Exoplanet Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
Dell Inspiron 15 7000 (2017) review
Gaming notebooks are notoriously expensive, to the point that spending anything less than $1,200 for a low-end machine is a rarity. That’s why we were so impressed by Dell’s Inspiron 7500 in late 2015.
Trump alleges Obama wiretapped his phones, offers no evidence
President Donald Trump is accusing former President Barack Obama of having Trump’s telephones “wire tapped” during last year’s election, but Trump isn’t offering any evidence or saying what prompted the allegation. Trump says in a series of tweets that he “just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower.”
Berko: Future bleak for mall properties
Dear Mr. Berko: I just had a 2.25 percent certificate of deposit come due for $38,000. My broker recommended I buy stock in Kimco Realty, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers and DDR Corp. because the yields are much higher and because consumer confidence will boost retail sales in 2017.
What doctors say ‘cured’ sickle cell anemia patient
In a world first, a teenager with sickle cell disease achieved complete remission after an experimental gene therapy at Necker Children’s Hospital in Paris, researchers say. People with sickle-cell disease, a group of inherited blood disorders, have abnormal hemoglobin in their red blood cells, causing blood to clog in the tiny vessels and organs of the body.
Steven Madden, Ltd. (SHOO) Upgraded to “Hold” by Zacks Investment Research
According to Zacks, “Steven Madden, Ltd. designs, sources, markets and sells fashion-forward footwear brands for women, men and children. They distribute products through their retail stores, their e-commerce websites, catalogs and department and specialty store ” Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on SHOO.
The Greatest Inventions of All Time
It’s difficult to pick one invention to stand out as the greatest of all time. There are so many manmade wonders that enrich our lives every day and make us question how we ever lived without them.
Digi International Enabling IoT in Space
Slightly after noontime on Monday, at an altitude of approximately 250 miles, the ISS will release a TechEdSat 5 , a cuboid-shaped device, approximately the size of a fire extinguisher. After a 30-minute time-period, Digi XBee modules, taking the place of wired connections, will begin to operate as the wireless “data-crossroads” between key components of the satellite.
‘Women of NASA’ Lego Set: Q&A with Creator Maia Weinstock
Maia Weinstock is the creator of the Women of NASA Lego set that the company recently announced it will be producing as part of its Lego Ideas program. Lego announced on Tuesday that it would be making a fan-created set called ” Women of NASA ,” featuring five important women who have worked for the agency.
Malls are digging their own graves by helping Amazon
When will retailers learn that Amazon.com is not their friend? Over and over again, retailers think that by partnering with the e-commerce king, they’ll benefit through some sort of halo effect that will allow the tremendous traffic Amazon drives to trickle down to them and boost their own sales. Rarely, though, does it seem to ever happen, and Amazon continues to undermine its competition in the process.
Amazon’s video game boss just explained where its $970 million Twitch …
Why it would spend so much cash for Twitch was a real head-scratcher – live game broadcasts on the internet aren’t exactly what you would call core to Amazon’s retail business. Things got murkier in late 2016 when Amazon announced that it was getting into the game business directly with three new PC titles, starting with multiplayer brawler “Breakaway.”
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 to feature fingerprint scanner inside display
Xiaomi ‘s upcoming Mi Mix 2 smartphone could feature a fingerprint scanner embedded inside the display, claim new leaks on Weibo. Now the Mi Mix when it launched was called a concept phone by Xiaomi, and it sported a ceramic body.
Doctor Launches Vision Quest To Help Astronauts’ Eyeballs
For years, a North Texas doctor has been trying to find out what is causing this vision change among astronauts. His latest research provides some clues – and connects astronauts on the International Space Station, cancer patients on a roller coaster plane flight, and high-tech sleeping sacks.
Dhanush & Anirudh Had Sex with Me – Suchitra Karthik
Popular Tamil television host and singer Suchitra has given shock to the entire film industry by posting a series of private pictures of Dhanush, Trisha, Anirudh Ravichander, Trisha, Andrea, Hansika Motwani and VJ Dhivyadharshini on her Twitter account yesterday. Along with the leaked pictures, a cozy picture of Anirudh and Andrea grabs everyone’s attention .