Technology News
Stem cells from jaw bone help repair damaged cartilage
Science Daily - 10 Oct 2016 11:28
Researchers have identified stem cells in the jaw bone that can make new cartilage and repair damaged joints. The cells reside within the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), which articulates the jaw bone to the skull. When t...
Immunotherapy Drug Extends Survival Rate Of Head And Neck Cancer Patients With Fewer Side Effects
Tech Times - 10 Oct 2016 05:09
Head and neck cancer patients who had received the immunotherapy drug nivolumab survived longer than those who received chemotherapy. They also experienced fewer side effects.
Hurricane damage at Florida launch facilities not as bad as feared
Space News - 10 Oct 2016 01:13
A powerful hurricane moving up Florida's east coast Oct. 7 caused some damage to NASA, military and commercial facilities at Cape Canaveral, but far less than what some had feared prior to the storm's arrival. SpaceNews....
Rinspeed's Self-Driving Car Concept Oasis Focuses On Riders' Comfort: TV, Armchair On The Go
Tech Times - 10 Oct 2016 04:43
The Rinspeed Oasis concept car will be unveiled at CES happening in January next year. It is distinguished from conventional self-driving cars by its unique family room-like interior and smart features analogous to R2-D2...
Major Dust Storm Could Soon Hit Mars
SPACE.com - 10 Oct 2016 13:44
A raging Martian dust storm is expected to sweep across the Red Planet within the next few months, according to a study that found a way to predict these otherwise variable weather events.
Costs of similarly effective breast cancer treatments vary widely
EurekAlert! - 10 Oct 2016 06:00
(Wiley) A new study finds that the costs of breast cancer chemotherapy vary widely, even among treatment regimens with similar efficacy, and that patients bear a substantial out-of-pocket burden. Published early online i...
Microsoft Surface Phone might still be MIA in October event
Slash Gear - 10 Oct 2016 03:30
Microsoft has scheduled a press event in New York City later this month, and three guesses as to what the event will be about. Well, Microsoft does practically say it'll be about Windows 10, but they're not fooling anyon...
This robotic camera head creates time lapses, panoramas inspired by NASA tech
Digital Trends - 10 Oct 2016 23:49
The panorama head that's popular for creating gigapixel images can now shoot video and time-lapses with orchestrated motion. The new GigaPan Epic Pro V has new motion video and time lapse modes. The post This robotic cam...
Three more lawfirms join class action over 'touch disease' affecting iPhone 6
AppleInsider - 10 Oct 2016 01:33
An additional three lawfirms are now participating in a class action suit first launched in August, which accused Apple of failing to acknowledge or do free repairs for a so-called "touch disease" affecting some owners o...
GE made an oilfield drone that can sniff out gas leaks
Engadget - 10 Oct 2016 00:26
At the opening of GE's new oil and gas R&D center in Oklahoma, the multi-business company has also presented its new methane-sniffing helicopter drone called "Raven." GE started working on the project last year, and it p...
Space insurers warn that current low rates are not sustainable
Space News - 10 Oct 2016 16:14
Satellite insurers on Oct. 5 said the Sept. 1 failure of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket while preparing a static-fire test, which destroyed a $200 million satellite, wiped out 20 years of insurance premiums for prelaunch cover...
Majority of Irish voters back Apple and Irish government in opposing EU tax ruling - poll
9 to 5 Mac - 10 Oct 2016 16:06
A poll for the Irish Times found that the majority of Irish voters believe that the government is right to join Apple in appealing against the EU ruling that the Cupertino company must pay €13B ($14.5B) in back taxes. ...
Apple & Samsung to bring legal battle to US Supreme Court on Tuesday
AppleInsider - 10 Oct 2016 15:58
In its first case over design patents in some 120 years, the U.S. Supreme Court will tackle the outcome of the biggest Apple v. Samsung lawsuit on Tuesday, as Samsung looks to reduce the scope of damages owed.
Ahead of Diwali, India bitcoin startups Unocoin, Zebpay and Coinsecure mine new investments
Geek Time - 10 Oct 2016 15:22
With the highest remittance rate in the world, India might have a perfect storm of expertise and demand to become a strong hub for bitcoin and blockchain
Perfect Lineup of Satellites Finds 'Missing Link' in Aurora Mystery
SPACE.com - 10 Oct 2016 13:11
For the first time, scientists have identified individual events that relate to the aurora.
How Honda's F1 racecars use IBM Watson to analyze data, boost efficiency, and shape strategies
TechRepublic - 10 Oct 2016 13:00
IBM IoT for Automotive powers Honda's racecars, gathering information from the cars and drivers and sending it to the cloud for real-time analysis, helping streamline performance. Here's how it works.
Computer Viruses that Changed the World, a DIY Water Cooled Flashlight, and Food Court
Life Hacker - 10 Oct 2016 13:00
This week we're talking about heroes in history who were actually terrible people, doling out justice for one-star Yelp reviewers, looking back at computer viruses that wreaked havoc around the globe, and much more.
Great, mysterious balls of fire speed by dying star
Fox News - 10 Oct 2016 13:00
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has seen planet-size cannonballs of hot gas whipping through the space near a dying star, but the origin of these plasma balls remains a mystery.
Watch a $300 Comic Turn into a $10 Comic
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2016 23:27
One of the best things about the weekly Show Me Your Nerd show on Facebook Live is getting to actually touch priceless comics and other nerd paraphernalia. I've laid hands on the pen strokes of Jack Kirby and watched Amy...
Apple Won't Give Us a New Mac Pro So Samsung Is Selling a Look-a-Like
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2016 22:34
More than three years ago, Apple started selling a computer that looks like a trash can. Now Samsung has a very similar looking computer that is much cheaper.
Top Secret World War II Bomb Tech Discovered in Time Capsule
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2016 22:20
When museum curators cracked open two time capsule drums in Dallas last week they didn't know exactly what to expect. What they found were some amazingly well preserved pieces of World War II history--bombing technology ...
UK targets doxxing, hashtags and more in online troll crackdown
Engadget - 10 Oct 2016 12:58
Over the course of the year, the UK government has attempted to crack down internet abuse by introducing new guidelines for prosecutors and forming a new troll-hunting police unit. Those updates ensured that anyone creat...