Technology News
Apple Plans to Buy $75 Billion More of Its Own Stock
The New York Times - 1 May 2019 01:52
The company said it would add to its record returns to shareholders, most likely fueling an intensifying debate over corporate spending.
Why a drop of oil bounces in a water/ethanol gradient and eventually falls to the bottom of a jar
Phys.org - 1 May 2019 15:19
A team of researchers working at the University of Twente has solved the mystery of why a drop of oil bounces repeatedly when dropped in a water/ethanol gradient but eventually falls to the bottom of a jar. In their pape...
After Telcos Shut Off Bounty Hunters, Scammers Sell Fake 'Phone Pings'
Motherboard - 1 May 2019 16:39Altice USA to Bolster News Unit with $200M Cheddar Acquisition
Medical Design Technology - 1 May 2019 20:01
News Cheddar programming is geared toward millennial audiences and the networks are available in about 40 million pay TV homes through a variety of video platforms. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Cable
U.K. opens its first checkout-free store, but it's not Amazon Go
Digital Trends - 1 May 2019 05:30
The U.K. this week opened its first checkout-free store, but it's not operated by Amazon, the pioneer of the format. Instead, it's been launched by Sainsbury's, one of the nation's biggest supermarket chains. The post U....
Detecting Blind Spots on Motorcycles with Detachable Device
Medical Design Technology - 1 May 2019 16:00
Videos Sometimes motorcycles are put on the backburner when it comes to implementing safety technology. Now, Taiwanese company Senzar is putting motorcycles at the forefront with a new technology that warns motorcyclists...
New 3D Printed Microscope Promising for Medical Diagnostics in Developing Countries
Medical Design Technology - 1 May 2019 15:00
News Researchers have used 3D printing to make an inexpensive and portable high-resolution microscope that is small enough to use in the field or at the bedside. The high-resolution 3D images provided by the instrument c...
Five ways Apple is responding to falling iPhone sales
ZDNet - 1 May 2019 14:19
Big changes are happening inside Apple as the company positions itself to counter falling iPhone sales.
Apple loses industrial design team member to Airbnb
AppleInsider - 1 May 2019 04:47
Apple's industrial design group has lost another employee, as 8-year veteran Miklu Silvanto was recently hired away by Airbnb to head up a project launched by the home rental giant's Samara design studio.
NASA delays SpaceX's ISS resupply mission over space station glitch
BGR - 1 May 2019 04:07
It's only been a little over a week since a static test fire of SpaceX's Crew Dragon resulted in what appeared to be the complete destruction of the vehicle. SpaceX and NASA both cited the issue as an "anomaly" and have ...
Apple Fights Proposed Right to Repair Legislation With Warnings of Consumer Harm
Mac Rumors - 1 May 2019 02:53
Apple is fighting Right to Repair initiatives in California by telling lawmakers that consumers could hurt themselves attempting to repair their own devices, reports Motherboard. Over the course of the last few weeks, an...
Removal of gene completely prevents development of aggressive pancreatic cancer in mice
Science Daily - 1 May 2019 23:13
The action of a gene called ATDC is required for the development of pancreatic cancer, a new study finds.
Comcast Acquires Deep Blue Communications, Expands Business WiFi Reach
Medical Design Technology - 1 May 2019 22:25
News Latham, N.Y.-based Deep Blue provides managed WiFi services for commercial clients, including major hotel brands such as Hilton, Marriot, Wyndham Worldwide Hotel Group, Hyatt, and Omni Hotels. Staff Author: Bevin Fl...
Experimental drug shows promise for genetic form of ALS
Science Daily - 1 May 2019 22:12
An early stage trial of an investigational therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suggests that people could tolerate the experimental drug and, in exploratory results, the experimental drug was linked to possib...
Alzheimer's disease is a 'double-prion disorder'
Science Daily - 1 May 2019 21:33
Two proteins central to the pathology of Alzheimer's disease act as prions -- misshapen proteins that spread through tissue like an infection by forcing normal proteins to adopt the same misfolded shape -- according to n...
How our brain generates consciousness -- and loses it
Science Daily - 1 May 2019 21:33
In a first of its kind study, researchers have used cellular resolution in vivo two-photon calcium imaging in mice to investigate changes in the local repertoire of neuronal micro states during anesthesia. The team found...
Components Corner: Automotive, Wearable Device Markets Embracing the Supercapacitor
Medical Design Technology - 1 May 2019 21:30
Blog It should come as no surprise that the future of supercapacitors is bright. Supercapacitors, which store higher amounts of charge than traditional electrolytic capacitors and provide higher energy densities than bat...
Mental disorders more common in people who live alone
Science Daily - 1 May 2019 20:10
Living alone is positively associated with common mental disorders, regardless of age and sex, according to a new study.
Is there anything we can do to stop Greenland from turning green?
New Scientist - 1 May 2019 20:00
The speed and scale of Arctic melting is shocking even hardened researchers - the need to act now has never been clearer, says our chief reporter Adam Vaughan
Mouse studies show minimally invasive route can accurately administer drugs to brain
Science Daily - 1 May 2019 19:14
In experiments in mice, researchers say they have developed a technique that facilitates the precise placement of cancer drugs at their intended targets in the brain.
Changes in the metabolism of normal cells promotes the metastasis of ovarian cancer cells
Science Daily - 1 May 2019 19:14
A systematic examination of the tumor and the tissue surrounding it -- particularly normal cells in that tissue, called fibroblasts -- has revealed a new treatment target that could potentially prevent the rapid dissemin...
New target to improve response to cancer immunotherapy
Science Daily - 1 May 2019 19:14
Researchers have looked at a little-understood type of cell death called ferroptosis. They found ferroptosis occurs in tumor cells and plays a role in cancer immunity, suggesting the potential of targeting this pathway t...