Technology News
Apple Hires Ex-Microsoft Exec to Revamp Smart Home Business
Mac Rumors - 17 Feb 2019 05:45
CNBC reports that Apple has hired ex-Microsoft exec and former CEO of a smart lock company to revamp Apple's home initiatives. Hiring Jadallah is the latest signal that Apple plans to get serious about its own efforts in...
Google's AR tools make it easier for apps to apply face filters
Engadget - 17 Feb 2019 04:01
Augmented reality experiences are still in their relative infancy, but because Android runs on so many devices, it can't always assume they'll have dedicated hardware to create extra effects. While Apple is already pushi...
Children carry evidence of toxins from home flooring and furniture
Science Daily - 17 Feb 2019 18:58
Children living in homes with all vinyl flooring or flame-retardant chemicals in the sofa have significantly higher concentrations of potentially harmful semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in their blood or urine th...
Mendeleev's Periodic Table Draft Is Virtually Unrecognizable -- But It Changed Science Forever
Live Science - 17 Feb 2019 15:01Canon EOS RP Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera
The Gadget Flow - 17 Feb 2019 08:00
Upgrade your photography skills with the Canon EOS RP Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera. Exceptionally lightweight and compact, this device comes with a 26.2 MP CMOS sensor, 4K video, and accurate and fast autofocus. Addition...
Identifying Brain Patterns of Consciousness
Neuroscience News - 17 Feb 2019 23:11
Researchers shed light on the neural networks that appear to govern human consciousness.
Discovering a New Form of Communication in the Brain
Neuroscience News - 17 Feb 2019 22:36
Researchers have identified a previously unknown form of neural communication. They report the findings could help better the understanding of neural activity associated with specific brain processing and neurological di...
On Itchiness in Science Writing
Scientific American - 17 Feb 2019 22:00
Spotting and scratching the places where something just feels off --
Meteorite source in asteroid belt not a single debris field
Phys.org - 17 Feb 2019 20:50
A new study published online in Meteoritics and Planetary Science finds that our most common meteorites, those known as L chondrites, come from at least two different debris fields in the asteroid belt. The belt contains...
Short Film Explores the Process Behind Analog and Large Format Photography
The Phoblographer - 17 Feb 2019 19:00
Surprising as it may still seem to some, there are still photographers who prefer the rigors of film photography, despite the prevalence of the more convenient digital workflow. This is especially the case for those who ...
Drug combination may become new standard treatment for advanced kidney cancer
Science Daily - 17 Feb 2019 18:59
A combination of two drugs -- one of them an immunotherapy agent -- could become a new standard, first-line treatment for patients with metastatic kidney cancer, results from a phase 3 clinical trial suggest.
A hidden source of air pollution? Your daily household tasks
Science Daily - 17 Feb 2019 18:58
Cooking, cleaning and other routine household activities generate significant levels of volatile and particulate chemicals inside the average home, leading to indoor air quality levels on par with a polluted major city.
This Week at NASA: Human Lunar Landers and More
SpaceRef - 17 Feb 2019 17:58
Working with industry to develop new lunar landers, testing resumes with our Space Launch System rocket engine, and after a job well done - the end of the line for one of our Mars rovers ... a few of the...
Comet and the Pleiades Meet Up in Meteor Shower in This Fantastic Photo
SPACE.com - 17 Feb 2019 15:23
Meteors, star clusters and a naked-eye comet light up the sky over Portugal in this full-dome fisheye photo captured during the Geminid meteor shower of 2018.
Josh Brolin Cast in 'Dune' (And He's Feuding with Dave Bautista Again)
SPACE.com - 17 Feb 2019 15:21
A rivalry that lives on past the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
What Will Happen to the Opportunity Rover's Dead Body on Mars?
SPACE.com - 17 Feb 2019 15:17
NASA's Opportunity Rover has died on Mars. Now what?
US Navy's 'Aquanauts' Tested the Boundaries of Deep Diving. It Ended in Tragedy.
SPACE.com - 17 Feb 2019 15:13
Who were the U.S. Navy's deep-diving "aquanauts"?
What the Heck Happened to This Yo-Yo Champ's Index Finger?
Live Science - 17 Feb 2019 15:09Congress oversight body recommends GDPR-style privacy laws
Engadget - 17 Feb 2019 15:03
Tim Cook and the Senators pushing for US version of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules have found an ally in the Government Accountability Office. In a report publishing its findings for a study com...
His iPad Pro was bent. An Apple Genius found a sneaky way to get it replaced
ZDNet - 17 Feb 2019 15:00
Perhaps it doesn't happen often, but some Apple Geniuses go out of their way to help. Even flouting the rules, it seems.
How the Brain Keeps Its Memories in the Right Order
Wired - 17 Feb 2019 15:00
A long-standing mystery in neuroscience is how the brain attaches a timestamp to our memories. Researchers now may have identified a neural mechanism.
Here's why we need an iPhone SE 2 right now - CNET
CNET - 17 Feb 2019 12:55
Commentary: The gaping hole in Apple's phone lineup has never been clearer.