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Satellite images show collapse of Indonesian island volcano
ABC News - 27 Dec 2018 06:29
Radar data from satellites, converted into images, shows Indonesia's Anak Krakatau island volcano is dramatically smaller following a weekend eruption that triggered a deadly tsunami
LinkedIn Co-Founder Apologizes for the Mess He's Made
Gizmodo - 27 Dec 2018 01:30
Reid Hoffman has a lot to apologize for, but today he's specifically saying that he's sorry for funding a political experiment gone horribly awry.
Trial supports use of topical antibiotics in NICU babies
Science Daily - 27 Dec 2018 18:14
A team of doctors has performed a clinical trial involving multiple hospitals that tested the effectiveness of applying a topical antibiotic known as mupirocin for prevention of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) infection in ba...
YouTube Responds After Failing to Credit Video From One of Its Own Creators in Tweet
Gizmodo - 27 Dec 2018 06:50
YouTube appears to have found itself in hot water after it lifted an uncredited video from one of its creators and used part of the video for its own Christmas content on Twitter.
NASA Hubble Telescope provides new way to 'see' dark matter - CNET
CNET - 27 Dec 2018 06:01
Astronomers use faint starlight to map the distribution of the cosmos' most elusive material.
Japan Says It Will Withdraw From IWC and Resume Commercial Whaling
Gizmodo - 27 Dec 2018 04:30
Japan announced this week it will be splitting from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in order to renew its commercial whaling practices. The announcement comes after years of Japan exploiting a loophole in IWC'...
Plantronics to pay $36 million to settle SEC investigation into Polycom
Reuters - 27 Dec 2018 01:10
Headsets maker Plantronics Inc said on Wednesday it has entered an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to settle an investigation into Polycom Inc, which it acquired in July.
'Doomba' Will Turn Your Roomba Into a Doom Hellscape Generator
Gizmodo - 27 Dec 2018 01:05
The Roomba's most sinister-sounding feature--recording maps of your home that iRobot CEO Colin Angle swears he will totally never sell to advertisers--can now be used for more overtly hellish purposes thanks to Doomba, a...
Scientists of Russia and China To Increase the Capacity of Lithium-Ion Batteries By 15 Percent
Medical Design Technology - 27 Dec 2018 22:20
News A team of researchers from Russia and China in collaboration with an industrial partner managed to increase the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries by 15 percent. The efficiency was increased by adding a solid ...
Reducing drinking could help with smoking cessation, research finds
Science Daily - 27 Dec 2018 22:06
New research has found that heavy drinkers who are trying to stop smoking may find that reducing their alcohol use can also help them quit their daily smoking habit. Heavy drinkers' nicotine metabolite ratio -- a biomark...
Speed up public health decisions on scabies by skipping full-body exams
Science Daily - 27 Dec 2018 22:06
For years, the diagnosis of scabies has relied on time-consuming and intrusive full-body examinations. Now, researchers have found that an exam of just a patient's hands, feet and lower legs may have the potential to cat...
Contact with monkeys and apes puts populations at risk
Science Daily - 27 Dec 2018 22:06
Animal diseases that infect humans are a major threat to human health, and diseases often spillover to humans from nonhuman primates. Now, researchers have carried out an extensive social sciences evaluation of how popul...
Sleeping sickness parasite uses multiple metabolic pathways
Science Daily - 27 Dec 2018 22:06
Parasitic protozoa called trypanosomes synthesize sugars using an unexpected metabolic pathway called gluconeogenesis, according to a new study. The authors note that this metabolic flexibility may be essential for adapt...
How Do You Develop a New Musical Experience at Scale?
Medical Design Technology - 27 Dec 2018 21:06
Article Not Impossible Labs' early prototypes of a full-body wearable to help the deaf experience music received rave reviews from deaf audiences and musicians alike, and even television news hosts. While they knew they ...
Bacteria found in ancient Irish soil halts growth of superbugs: New hope for tackling antibiotic resistance
Science Daily - 27 Dec 2018 18:14
Researchers analyzing soil from Ireland long thought to have medicinal properties have discovered that it contains a previously unknown strain of bacteria which is effective against four of the top six superbugs that are...
Your brain rewards you twice per meal: When you eat and when food reaches your stomach
Science Daily - 27 Dec 2018 18:14
We know a good meal can stimulate the release of the feel-good hormone dopamine, and now a study in humans suggests that dopamine release in the brain occurs at two different times: at the time the food is first ingested...
How exercise reduces belly fat in humans
Science Daily - 27 Dec 2018 18:14
Some of you may have made a New Year's resolution to hit the gym to tackle that annoying belly fat. But have you ever wondered how physical activity produces this desired effect? A signaling molecule called interleukin-6...
Better mouse model built to enable precision-medicine research for Alzheimer's
Science Daily - 27 Dec 2018 18:14
Incorporating genetic diversity into a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease resulted in greater overlap with the genetic, molecular and clinical features of this pervasive human disease, according to a new study.
Connected Logistics Platform Helps Prevent Package Loss or Damage in Transit
Medical Design Technology - 27 Dec 2018 17:46
Product Announcement Intel announced today the IntelĀ® Connected Logistics Platform (IntelĀ® CLP), a cost-effective internet of things (IoT) solution enabling users to monitor the condition and location of assets in any ...
Secondhand smoke and cardiac arrhythmia
Science Daily - 27 Dec 2018 17:21
Continuous indoor exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart's electrical activity, known as cardiac alternans, that can predict cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death, a new study shows. The...
UK army tests eagle-inspired paragliding drone for delivering supplies
New Scientist - 27 Dec 2018 17:00
An autonomous paraglider inspired by nature could be help military supplies, such as food or trucks, and airlift people to safety
New 'Avengers: Endgame' toy leak actually reveals some spoilers
BGR - 27 Dec 2018 16:51
As hard as Marvel and Disney might try to prevent Avengers: Endgame spoilers from leaking, it's impossible to prevent at least some details from escaping. And some of these spoilers come from the most unexpected places, ...